Move Over Punxy Phil

Travis was eyeing up a little, fuzzy, black and brown caterpillar today. I rescued the caterpillar before Travis could eat it. I thought that it was strange to see one this time of year. When I think of caterpillars, I think spring.

I came inside, hopped on the Internet to see if I could find any information on this cute little creature. Turns out it's a Woolly Bear caterpillar and it's totally normal to see them this time of year, they are actually a sign of fall. According to The Ohio State University article the Woolly Bear caterpillar has long been a forecaster of winter weather.

"According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, the longer the middle brown band, the milder and shorter the coming winter; the shorter the brown band, the longer and more severe winter will be."

Well, judging by this little guy that I found, I would say winter isn't going to be all that bad.

Fall is coming

Fall is upon us. It is a beautiful time of year, yet it means winter is coming. I hate winter with a passion. I want to live in CA and Mr. Bruises wants to live in FL. We compromise and stay here in PA. Some compromise.

I love to take photos of the boys in the fall. It's something about how sunny it is and the color of the fall leaves coordinating with their golden coats. I snapped a new photos of the boys and I last week. In typical fashion, Travis was being a stinker, he was more interested in the sticks that I was sitting on than posing for some photos.

I want to be like Riley!

I want to be like Riley! He enjoys life to it's fullest!
He does everything with enthusiasm! If he was a person, he would be a cheerleader for sure!


He loves to go for walks. He finds any stick that is out there and has to carry it around, hoping that you will thow it for him.
The stick is always slimey. Then let's talk about all the bark on his tongue!
Any day that Riley gets to go for a walk is the most awesmome day ever in his world!

Falling Water

Nick and I headed to the mountains this weekend to stay at Seven Springs for their Octoberfest. We go every year. This year, on Monday morning, we really didn't have anywhere to be and it was such a beautiful day, I suggested that we go to tour Falling Water.

I remember passing the signs for it Memorial Day weekend when I went camping with the derby and refs at Scarlet Knob. I really didn't realize it was so close to us. Nick's mother had always talked about it and whenever anyone from out of state came to visit, it was always on her list of places to go. She always wanted to take me there.

When we arrived, we found out that you couldn't take a tour of the house on Mondays. You could only purchase a grounds pass. That was totally cool

with us.

Once we parked the car, we headed on one of the paths that took us past Bear Run, which is the stream that runs under the house.

Before we knew it, we were at the house. The water level is low, usually there is a full pool of water under the house. They had a really neat are where it looked like they could walk down steps from the house and into the water. To the side was a space that looked like it collected water and became a small wading pool.

There was a lot of really cool art around the property. I thought this statue was beautiful, how it was placed so that the sun would usually hit just the face.

After we walked all around the outside of the house, we headed up the road to an area above the house. They called this the garage. I can see where it would house three cars, but this was the best garage I'd ever seen. The top of the garage seemed to be a pool house. Here is the pool. Even green, it's beautiful. There was a wonderful walkway from the garage down to the house. Everywhere you looked was a little deck or a cozy nook.

After viewing the garage, we headed down to the creek. It is at this point that you get the "money shot" of Falling Water. This is the vantage point where almost every photograph has ever been taken. Nick said it best, if you lived here, you would never leave.

I really enjoyed this tour, I just wish that I could have taken it with Nancy. Also, the whole time I was there I kept thinking about how Skankalina Jolie brought Brad Pitt there for a private tour for his birthday. EWWW!

WTF is up with Ford City Borough??!?

I went to the credit union today. I nearly wrecked my car when I turned down Ford Street. It is October 22. Most businesses and homes are decorated for Halloween. The leaves are just starting to turn. Well, Ford City has decided to decorate for CHRISTMAS. Now I fully understand taking advantage of the wonderful weather we've been having and putting them up early, but do you have to have THE LIGHTS ON..................................and at 3:30 on a Monday afternoon? Seriously, that is messed up!