Veteran's Day Stroll to Town

Veteran's Day here in the USA, 11/11, was really nice.  Not too cold, not too windy.  I love the light this time of year.  The post office was closed but everything else was open so I walked to town to do some errands. 

Bittersweet

Last of the foliage.

This trail goes out to the Canal Service Road, but I felt a little uncomfortable and hinky about venturing too far down that path alone.  I went a little way down, but turned around and went back to the street instead.  

I never noticed the peace signs on these banners till recently! 

Love the deco style stone work.  That's not a painting.

My friend Jack teases me about how many pictures of the train bridge I take.  Now I take them just to harass him.  ;-)  In this one, you get two bridges for the price of one.

The back of St. Peter's.  This has a Winslow Homer quality about it.

I think this is a Japanese maple tree.

These red bushes that I post are called Burning Bushes.  They are breath taking.  They are popular and vivid in Washington State too.

Down the street from my house.

I'm glad I took this walk and shot these pictures because the following day was the polar opposite, emphasis on 'polar'.

Buttermilk Bay Beach

It's a real treat to live within walking distance to this beach!  It's not one I'd ever swim at, but water is water.

If this inlet beach got the tidal and wave movement that the coastal beaches get, it'd be a goldmine for beach glass.  There's a ton of glass all over it, but it's still all freshly broken.

Construction continues on the other side of the highway bridge over the water.

Not sure what fish it was.

Water sparklies!

To me these berries look like tiny pumpkins.  I think it's bittersweet.

This was even too rusted and icky for me to take home as a beach treasure!

Fall was finally showing up as of this photo, taken on August 28th.

Seawall's a bit cattywampus.

Top o' the bridge