Walking with Monkey 2025
October sunshine bathed the park with such a melting light that it had the dimmed impressive look of a landscape by an old master. Leaves, one, two at a time, sidled down through the windless air. ~Elizabeth Enright, American writer, illustrator, literary critic, and teacher
I Monkey here.
After I upchucked my lunch, Mama decided we should go on my Walktober (something about her being okay with vomit outdoors but NOT okay with it inside on her carpet — huh).
Don’t feel sorry for me, though. After everything was up, I felt just fine and was raring to GO. Tag along while I show you some of our Fall color (such as it is).
Let’s go, Mama — gee, you’d think she was the one vomiting!!
Here’s a red tree with lots of green still hanging around:
And if you’re partial to orange, look at this big fella:
Or maybe you prefer yellow:
I told Mama you’d probably like some Fall decorations, too. Not the creepy skeletons and witches, but something tamer. Who doesn’t like pumpkins and mums?
And since it is Fall, I couldn’t let this one slip by. There’s a set of twins living here — we guess their high school buddies weren’t impressed by the mock graveyard and decided to paper the yard:
It’s funny how some trees are just beginning to turn, while others are nearly bare:
Here’s pokey Mama again, trying hard to get an artsy picture. C’mon, Mama, does anybody really need to see more leaves, when there are so many interesting smells around?
This is different. I think it’s called prairie grass, but who cares when it tickles as you pass it by?
Mama says we did my Walktober too late to capture what must’ve been a brilliant red tree:
But this one made up for it:
And somebody better get out their rake:
All right! Another successful walk and not a speck of vomit!
I Monkey hope you enjoyed our excursion. Get out and take a walk of your own, post about it, and hook it up to the Official Walktober Post so Dawn will know to include you. We all want to see where your travels took you!
Signing off,
Monkey your walking guide
