It frosted last night.

One orange tomato hung upon the withered vines.

Five glorious months of  tomatoes and it came down to this

last

tomato.

A plaintive baby sign: More! More!

There are no more tomatoes.

Iris & I hiked up Mt. Philo.

From the top, there is a good view of some Charlotte farmlands,

Lake Champlain, and the Adirondack Mountains of New York.

It was a little chilly out…

…but it was not too cold to play in the sandbox.

Mom & Dad & Dan left today. Family activity: split & stack wood. Iris got to know her uncle Dan.

Dad hardly came inside except to eat. I gave him a pair of $12 gloves for days’ hard labor.

Everyone wore hearing protection. There were no arguments.

Mom gives Iris a slice of Syracuse apple.

I asked Mom to bring up some clothes for Dolly.

A softbox is a photographic lighting device.

Its purpose is to create even, diffused light by directing light through a translucent material.

The effect is that of a window.

With that in mind, I keep an eye on the lighting effects of the window

that I might learn to use such light purposefully.