May your year be filled with the things you hold dear.
Of course, it is up to each of us to know what things (or more likely beings) are dear to us, and to cherish them and spend time and attention on them.
Enrich your life. It will not be there forever.
In October we made a trip to Pennsylvania and came back and waited for the autumn colors. They were late this year. I remember when I was a kid we would go out on Halloween and crunch through the fallen leaves that covered the roads. Now most of the leaves haven’t even turned color yet, except in the mountains.
Oh well. I do have some color on my Squirrel Ridge blog so come over and take a look!
The first post for this month on my other blog was challenging. Hop on over to see what theme I was trying to meet.
Well, we only had a partial eclipse in Virginia but it was enjoyable. I wrote about it on my Squirrel 
Ridge blog.
https://webcroft.blogspot.com/2017/08/todays-eclipse.html
We went to the beach last weekend. See more pictures on my other blog.
On Saturday we visited Middleburg, Virginia. It’s a pleasant ride to get there and I knew there was an art gallery we hadn’t seen yet. I’ve posted pictures of it on my Squirrel Ridge blog for three days so you can see them there.
Here’s one of the Red Fox Inn seen from the side. 
Our sweet dog Flash has been diagnosed with heart disease! He is on medication for it and is resting comfortably. More at my Squirrel Ridge blog.
It’s a new month and I’m looking forward to a better one. I’ve had a foot injury for a couple of weeks plus a sore mouth that finally turned out to be due to an absce
ss, which seems unfair because I am diligent with dental care. But tomorrow I go back to the dental surgeon who did my root canal to get this fixed. My husband will drive so I can rest my foot.
Meanwhile I’ve been posting daily on The View from Squirrel Ridge. Come on over and see what a Shenandoah Summer looks like!
I’m also working on a site for Shenandoah River Lakes but it’s not finished by any means.
I haven’t posted here in a while but I’ve shared many photos over on “Squirrel Ridge.” Drop by and take a look!
Here’s a shot from my upcoming post. 
I’m still posting daily on VirginiaVista.com, also known as The View from Squirrel Ridge. Come on over and see my current photos.
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