Fall Trip to Old Town

I ran a Saturday morning errand,

and then Ella and I stopped by Old Town.

The larger trees in the courtyard change colors

later than many of the smaller trees and some other

larger tree varieties. We visited to see the trees changing color.

We walked around the edges of the courtyard

and visited the outsides of a few shops.

Chile is popular in New Mexico and beyond!

The "Warpath" shop has a few katchina figures on the window grating.

Ella sat on the very old tree stump in front of the shop.

There is now a black fence along the sidewalk

that for many years has made it easy to photograph

the old tree stump with the shops in the background.

I like the history of Old Town. Ella thought the outside

of this shop was pretty cool!

We crossed the street back into the courtyard

with the gazebo in the middle.

Ella stood in the leaves and posed in front of the gazebo.

She said she looks forward to more adventures!

New Littlefee Arrives

For awhile, I had wanted to replace Ella.

She started out with a long time friend.

She arrived with me 2 1/2 years ago.

She has been a main companion I have much loved,

but she had a yellowed/greenish face with scratches,

and other issues in her body and face.

As a long time goal, I ordered a new Littlefee Ante when I had the money.

Ella went to bed on Sunday night, telling stories to her rabbit

with my best wishes for her transformation.

On November 7th, the new Littlefee Ante arrived.

Even in the evening photos, it is clear that Ella was ready

for her repairs and restoration in becoming a new doll.

On November 8th, I had the day off from work.

Ella woke up in the morning as her new self.

She posed her new body.

By the late afternoon, we went outside to pose with the

fall trees.

It is taking me some time to get used to her.

Even though her face looks very similar, her resin face

is not yellowed and there is some variation in her face up.

I am learning that sometimes, replacing something that I have had

means that there is some difference in the new item.

I was much used to the tone in her resin and in how her face up was done.

I am now getting used to her, and she is much loved as she

always has been.

Fall Leaves

Our leaves along the Rio Grande through Albuquerque

are turning yellow. Autumn went on a walk to see the leaves.

We decided to walk over part of the bridge first

as I had seen the leaves with a strong yellow brightness.

We overlooked the trail below.

Autumn could also pose near the leaves in the taller trees.

We did not walk far down the bridge,

but turned back to see the cluster of trees from the ground.

I walked into a tree grove, and saw a professional photographer

photographing two darling girls and their parents with the fall trees!

I photographed Autumn with a group of trees to the side

of where the photographer and the family were being photographed.

 We walked back to the trailhead with the wood carvings.

I loved the blue sky and the bush behind

the figure of La Llorona.

We noticed the moon in the sky

above the owl and ravens.

We noticed and appreciated the many trees of fall!

Soon, the leaves will fall from these trees,

but for now, they are the beautiful trees of fall.

Autumn enjoyed her trip out to see fall!