Leaves, chipmunks, and a glitterless bottle...

The leaves are starting to turn. This photo was taken looking up through the window in my room at the Mason's. Everywhere yellows and reds are making their happy appearance. I came back today and a chipmunk was chirping quite lividly at me. I conversed with him a little bit, then tried to bribe him with some raisins but I must have looked too sketchy. Probably the glitter is what spooked him.

As I walked down the block I found bits of sequins and glitter quite some distance away. It reminded me of when I was about five years old and our school took us all to the roof of the building to let helium balloons go. The student with the balloon that travelled the farthest won a bicycle. To my recollection the winner's balloon was found in Germany. (We were living in France.) I wouldn't be at all surprised if my glitter makes it into the sand patterns of the world and ends up on another continent. I overheard the maintenance people yesterday discussing how it alludes the vacuum cleaner and the broom. They were going to resort to a mop. All this was discussed without complaint so I guess I haven't worn out my welcome yet.

Yesterday a couple came to have what appeared to be their engagement picture taken by the trees. The bride and groom-to-be stood back to back with a tree in the middle and smiled for the camera. Tomorrow two different school groups come to visit their contributions to the installation. I stayed late tweaking the trees and loading the ArtPrize tree with their creations. It's so cute how they want to find a bottle that they cut and painted. "It was yellow with silver glitter" will send me on a search for something that matches the description. The other day one little girl stumped me because she specified that she had made a red flower with no glitter. Of the hundreds of bottles delivered to me I'll bet money that hers was the only one like that.