Fall 2008

Lisa's Birthday

Labor Day

Zoo

Fishing

School

Towpath hike

Fall Color

Steam Engine

Gaithersburg, Maryland

Halloween

Snow

Thanksgiving


Our new house at 9950 Gatewood. It poured the night we moved in, August 29th.




Now that we had an official address, it was time to get our official Ohio State hunting licenses.




Studying the Drivers Handbook, I found this section:

"WHAT TO DO IN CASE YOU HIT A DEER
If you hit a deer and cause its death, you may take possession of the deer by law, as long as you report the collision to a game protector or other law enforce- ment officer within 24 hours. The protector or officer will then investigate and issue a certificate entitling you to the carcass. It is illegal to take a deer carcass without reporting it."




Deer wander through the yard periodically. This is the view from the living room window.




The creek behind the house. It's not quite on our property, but the owners of the $1.5-million house behind don't seem to pay any attention to it. Our neighbor says he rarely sees anyone when hiking along the creek. The creek crosses into The Cuyahoga Valley National Park just downstream past a few houses.




Skipping stones in the creek. This is several hundred feet downstream from our house.




We have to cross the National Park and the Cuyahoga River to get to the nearest Target store!




Glen removes a log that crossed the proposed tubing run down the ravine slope.




Glen's new office.




This big toad (3"?) surprised me one evening in the garage.




And Jenny found this cute little guy in the yard.




A woodpecker was busy just down the hill by the creek.




Jenny is ready for her first cross-country trip back to UCSB.




We emptied our storage units by the end of September and swapped in our larger refrigerator. The smaller one got moved to the deck while we tried to figure out what to do with it. We actually hired a crew to bring everything back to the house. Now all our boxes are reunited and awaiting unpacking.




Glen called Chris Olsen to see if he could help move the fridge off the deck. He also made of use of very handy ramps the Sweitzers had given us as a house-warming gift.




Once down the steps, the guys rolled the fridge to the garage to await final disposition.




This is one of 3 lakes owned by the Echo Hills homeowners club, of which we are now members by virtue of moving to this neighborhood. This lake has a designated swim area and the Club hires a life guard in the summer.




The dam between the silt pond and the swim lake.




The silt pond is currently drained so the silt and debris can be cleared away.




Mom hosts a dinner to celebrate Jerry's visit Stateside.




Lisa's boss decided it would be fun to celebrate having the catalog done by carving pumpkins at the office.




We've been buying a few pieces of furniture, including a new sofa. This acquisition didn't go as planned, though. They delivered a rather faulty article, with screws sticking out because a piece was missing, and crumbs in the folds. After seeing these pictures, they agreed to bring another one and swap it out.




Making gingies in time for Thanksgiving.




Roger models his elf-ears.




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