Autumn at The City of Light

The City of Light is the name of the campus where I work at INSP. The trees are quite beautiful in the autumn all around the campus so I quickly snapped some pictures one morning last week. The first picture is taken at ground level by the reflection pool and the other two photos are taken from the fourth floor balcony near my desk.

Bikers with Boxes

This is a neat video featuring bikers packing shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. The biker putting his vest on right towards the beginning is the husband of my coworker, Karen. Their bike is also the one where you see a quick glimpse of the face of Christ on a bike. Just thought I'd share.

Weekend with Gabriel

Our favorite little man, Gabriel, came to visit us this weekend. Here are a few pictures of his stay, with his biggest fan, Major, prominent in many of them. Molly was content on the sidelines.

The weekend ended with Gabriel's parents, Glen & Emily, coming over for a bonfire, as well as our neighbors, the Malinowskis. This is the first bonfire we have ever had and we initiated our new firepit. It was awesome! I told Mark it was the first time I had ever "managed" the making of smores. For some reason I got a real thrill out of that. :-) Enjoy the pics.

Pumpkins & Pansies

Some pictures of this year's fall decorations and plantings.