Unprepared !!

When I hastily loaded a minimum of things--two weeks ago--I failed to pack the right clothing!! I brought one pair of jeans, one pair of "peddle pushers," and two pair of shorts. Lots of T-shirts, one sweater and one coat. Plenty for a one week trip!?!? Also, two dresses for Church with my Old German Baptist Brethren cousins--and dressy shoes. But the weather has turned cold and windy, with rain. I wear the jeans and sweater every day!! Cousin Doris included my things with some of her laundry so I periodically have clean jeans (and underwear, ha). ~~ There is a special event this afternoon and I should wear a dress. Old German Baptist Brethren ladies always wear dresses and I like to do likewise while with them. I wish I had "long johns" to wear under my ankle-length dress!! ~~ It was 42 degrees outdoors when I crawled out of bed at 8 AM this morning. Frankly, I'm glad I'm staying in a well-insulated house because I would have slept inside a sleeping bag, inside a sleeping bag--in Little Guy. (Yes, I brought two sleeping bags.) I'm staying on in Wakarusa for a few more days for a weekend event.

Incidentally, just a hint of autumn color but I had to watch carefully to find even one tree. (Can you see the color in this small [top] picture??)

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Postscript Fri., 10/02/09: This tree, in a neighbor's yard, just "turned."