Haiku Thursday

We've been having a great week up here in the Adirondacks. The first few days were beautiful and we were able to see a lot of great foliage. We also had the opportunity to clean out our newly-purchased cabin and get it all tidied up and ready to have work done on it.

The fall foliage inspired me to write some haiku to go with the pictures we took! See below...

Hawk gliding above
Quiet lakes and rushing streams
He awaits his prey.

White birches flashing
Through brown oaks and red maples
As chipmunks rustle.

As the trees undress
A bright carpet of yellow
Forms at their bases.

White-tailed deer bounding
And flocks of turkeys roaming
Are there any bears?

Now leaves are falling
Sifting through tangled branches
Against bright blue sky Birds are quiet now
Muted calls filter through trees
Autumn closes in.

Below are a few more pictures we took. This one below is the cottage - really, a house - that we are staying in while working on our cabin. The cabin, as I've mentioned before, is not yet ready to live in - there is no running water (we need to drill a well) and that means no plumbing! So we are spending the week at the same place we stayed a year ago, Sheltered Lakes, which providentially is only a 10-minute drive from our property. Sheltered Lakes has a number of rustic cabins surrounding a beautiful pristine lake (that is the lake you see in the first two pictures above).

Most of the cabins don't have television, but "The White Cottage," as they call it, does have satellite TV, central heat, and all the amenities of home. The one thing it doesn't have is internet access. The only place you can access wi fi is in the parking lot near the office or in the cottages nearest the office. So we spent some time at the parking lot but mostly we just didn't try that hard. Today we are at the laundromat in town, which has internet access!

DH's dad came up for a couple of days and really enjoyed being away, even though it actually snowed while he was here! I think he enjoyed the novelty of snow in October. It didn't stick, though, and today is another beautiful sunny - but cold - day.

Here is some beautiful scenery near the town of Whitehall.

Diva enjoying the sun on the deck at our property:

The inside of our cabin (the one we just bought) now that we've cleaned up the junk that was left lying around:Diva after a long day of sniffing squirrels, chipmunks, deer and who knows what else in the woods:We'll be returning on Saturday and at that time I think I'll have Baxter take over and summarize all of the events of the week. There certainly have been a lot, what with Colin Powell's endorsement of Obama and the news that the GOP spent $150,000 on Sarah Palin's clothes! In fact, I think that little news item deserves a few haiku of its own:

Sarah Palin's clothes
Cost a hundred fifty grand
She's a hockey mom?

Saks Fifth Avenue
And even Neiman Marcus!
What were they thinking?

Caribou Barbie
Has all the accessories
Talk about "elite"!

But hey it's OK!
It all goes to charity!
Just what the poor need!

Heating bills too high?
Here's a Neiman Marcus vest!
That should keep you warm!

Who needs those tax breaks?
Have a thousand dollar skirt!
You'll feel so pretty!

I could go on...but I'll stop now.