Tick, tock, tick, tock......

While many folks have already left the Chesapeake Bay for points south, we are waiting for some parts to come in later this week.  Most of the countryside has turned brown, but there are still some pockets of color around the marina.  Since the next two days will be rainy, I took a walk this morning while our laundry was tumbling and captured some fall beauty and late summer blooms......a little bit of color and texture.

Last night's peachy sunset

Stowed for winter

This is what a blue tarp looks like after it disintegrates and blows off a boat :(

I love barns and found one adjacent to the marina....

...and another one across the field

Stopped by the playground

Why does one flower remain when all others have withered? 

And as I type this, the rain is pitter-pattering on our boat.  Time to hunker down for the evening.  Cribbage anyone??

Halloween weekend - boo!

Well, while I was trekking through Ohio last weekend, David was lucky enough to be crewing with our friend, Bob, on their beautiful trawler, Liberdade.  They left Oriental (NC) on Friday and arrived in St. Augustine (FL) on Sunday after a 56-hour run in the Atlantic.  All photos from David, unless otherwise noted :)

Liberdade in her home port of Oriental, NC

Bob at the helm

Beautiful weather!

David on the bridge (photo credit: Bob Arrington)

They saw the "green flash" the second night at sea

Bob filming the dolphins

Always fun having dolphins swim along

To watch Bob's video of the dolphins, click here.

While they were southbound on Liberdade, I was trekking through Ohio on Halloween weekend and managed quick visits with Meghan & Jason, Matthew & Claire, and Alex.  Our car is once again hunkered down in the greater Cincinnati area -- thanks for taking care of my little red grocery getter, Alex!

Meghan and Jason in Lakewood

Matthew (my nephew) and Claire in Wooster

Early morning at CVG with Alex before I flew home

David and I are back aboard Virginia Dare and look forward to moving south in the (hopefully) near future.  Stay tuned!