Down to the river bottom and back . . .

Today we met up with some dear, dear friends to make the short hike to the river bottom. It had been a ridiculously long time since we had seen them and everybody had grown. 

 The little boys ran practically nonstop until we got there . . . 

 We passed the remnants of an old vineyard . . .

 And after this picture, I officially name this giant rock Dragon Toe . . . 

Or maybe it is already called that . . . 

 The kids were so happy . . . 

And I caught this picture of one of my daughter's favorite dresses. This same dress that has been worn year after year. . . It used to be far below her knees  . . . 

 And it has now been proven that pants make very good hats . . .

 Really truly . . . 

There was a bit of time to crochet . . . 

But all too soon we had to pack up to go home . . . 

 Leaving in the late afternoon sun . . . 

A perfect October walk.

                                               ~ Marica