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Well it doesn’t look like we are going to have too much pretty fall color but there is some to enjoy. This barn almost got away from me but I caught it out of the corner of my eye and turned around to capture it. This was  on a drive through the Richardsville area. I have a fascination with barns all the time, but especially when they are surrounded by the gorgeous fall foliage.

Since Daylight Savings Time comes to an end next weekend, I’ve begun to consider my exercise goals for shorter and colder days. My daughter(s) and I usually walk after work – the new sidewalks have been helpful, but our time before dark will soon be limited. So, we’re trying to find solutions to help us make healthy choices.

In his books, The Vanished Pomp of Yestrday, English Lord, Fredrick Hamilton, said, "Quite after of late there has welled up in me a craving to live in a stable, stagnant, society where values and ways have remained unchanged for generations, and no one is going anywhere." It looks as though Fredrick was tired of the rat-race.

On Sunday, Garey and I took our granddaughter, Sabria, fishing in a friend’s lake.  It was the first time she was able to hook a fish and reel it in by herself.  She was so pleased.  It was wonderful.  I remember that feeling.  I caught my first fish on a cane pole.  With a quick jerk of the line, I flung it back over my head where it was knocked unconscious on the river bank.

    I am sure we are familiar with this term. Sometimes, when people talk, they are vague. Some try to spare our feelings about certain issues and will not speak in a plain way. Thus, we may tell folks to “tell it like it is” and stop trying to spare our feelings. It is necessary that we say things in a plain and understandable way, especially in a situation where souls are at stake.

 How Great Is Our God. I look at this picture I captured and that song comes to mind every time. There is no other way to explain a sunset like this except it's the art work of God. This particular day, I just took a drive through some back roads close to the house. That's my favorite time, just grabbing my camera, windows down, and hitting the back roads. We are blessed, I hope every realizes how blessed we are to be alive and witness the beauty God surrounds us with every single day. Some days we notice it more than others, but every day on this earth is a blessing from God.

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Grant County. Kentucky was established in 1820 from land taken from Pendleton County.  The county seat, and largest seat, is Williamstown and was named for Colonel John Grant, who led a party of settlers in 1779 to establish Grant’s Station, in today’s Bourbon County, Kentucky.   As of 2015, estimated population was 24,757. 

Election Day is nearly upon us and I am sure many of you are as ready for November 8 as I am. Kentucky will join the nation that day in selecting our new president, and I encourage you to exercise your right to vote and participate not only in the presidential selection but the “down ballot,” or lower office races, as well.

Halloween is less than a week away, and I am questioning my preparedness. I have purchased candy, but have wondered whether I have enough. I have two Halloween decorations in my house, but will put them away when the holiday has passed, leaving the other fall decorations out for another month.