Finding Fall: Or Maybe Not

After I got done looking at Halloween indoor ideas, Bitty decided today that he wants to go to the beach. I was informed on the way to daycare that he didn't want to see the colorful trees; he wanted to build a sand castle and play in the ocean. He also told me, "I need a sunscreen." At least part of him is still rational. 

When I got back, the mailbox had tipped over, and three pieces of mail were in the watery ditch. After a fruitless search for a mallet in the shed, I got an edging tool and an ax. I slammed that ax head into the pole and ruined it, but it's back in the ground. I stabilized it for now with two edging bricks.  

The two other hunks of concrete came off my retaining wall as I used my industrial broom to get the wet leaves off the sidewalk and steps. I'm ready, just in case intrepid kids or storm chasers come to the door tonight for candy.

And during all of this, it was raining, as it continues to do. Trick or Treat! I think there's a Milky Way calling my name.