It's been a long and tiring weekend.... and I fear that I did not get as much done as I had hoped.

That said... I love this weather... and I love this time of year... so I am trying really hard to get things together... get some things done... and enjoy the season.

Lazy mornings (or in my case... afternoons)... time well spent on the front patio drinking hot coffee and watching the birds. Today I got to see a Cooper's Hawk catch and enjoy his afternoon meal.

Fantastic.

*photos by Elaine A. Russell