Pic Today 10/15/11

RECIPE FOR FRESH APPLE CIDER

Harvest a bumper crop of organic apples

from a famous local orchard.

INGREDIENTS: Fresh, ripe Jonathan apples.

1. Wash and sort, removing any bad apples.

2. Run them through the chopper.

3. Pump chopped apples into the bladder press.

4. Press fresh juice, transfer to refrigerated tank

and package into cider bottles.

Nothing complicated. No additives.

Just fresh, delicious organic apple cider.

Heat, and serve with a cinnamon stick.

Perfect for the holidays!

Pic Today 10/14/11

IT'S NEVER TOO SOON

TO TALK TO YOUR CAT

Watch for the warning signs . . .

Is your cat forgetful?

Bloodshot, crossed eyes?

Sleepy, lethargic?

Missing school or late for class?

Seeds in his litter box?

It's never too soon to talk to your cat

about the dangers of catnip use.

It can lead to serious abuse.

It can hurt other cats.

Don't put it off.

Talk to your cat TODAY.

Pic Today 10/13/11

AND I TOOK

"THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED"

". . . and that has made all the difference."

With due credit to Robert Frost,

it is always worthwhile to choose a less traveled road.

The discoveries, views and peace found there

are always worth the adventure.

Especially in the woods, this fall!

Pic Today 10/12/11

YOUNG GARDENERS

PITCH IN

When a local church did some fall planting,

parents got their kids to "dig in"

and brighten the grounds with fall flowers.

Yellow mums, purple pansies and

tulip bulbs for some color next Spring.

And a truck load of mulch to finish the beds.

This group wasn't afraid to get their hands dirty.

Good work, kids!

Pic Today 10/11/11

LEAVES ARE BEAUTIFUL

. . . and not just for their color

in an autumn sky.

They release life giving oxygen

and cool us with their green mantle.

They feed animals and insects,

as the season turns toward winter.

And when their blanket covers the ground,

they decompose and enrich next year's soil.

But for now,

it's showtime, folks.

Enjoy the technicolor spectacle!