Leslie's sister Pat spent almost two weeks of October at the ranch, we added a new dog, and our plants and trees continue to grow!!
We started the month at a local Oktoberfest party. It wasn't Germany, but they had lots of great beer and food.
Leslie went to the Humane Society down the street and found a beautiful 3-year old black German Shepard. He loves to play fetch (all day) and chase the neighbor's pigs!!
Pat gave us one of her fantastic paintings - this one of Hilo Bay. She found a dealer here that will sell her paintings for her. She better start painting more, because they take months to dry.
The poinsettias that we planted in the ground after Christmas last year are already starting to turn red. They look like they will be in full "bloom" by Thanksgiving. They obviously love it here and require no strange rituals to get them started as we tried to in Virginia.
