Perfect fall weather

The weather has been perfect here the past few days. Not a cloud in the sky & about 70 degrees. Jake had a half day of school today so I took the afternoon off & we went to Gates Pond for a walk with the dog. Gates Pond is a beautiful spot that not a whole lot of people know about so its a nice place to go for a hike and not have tons of people around. There is a dirt road that goes all the way around the pond for about 2 miles. It was the perfect thing to do on such a nice day. I'm adding a few of my favorite pictures from our stroll...

I have a thing about photos taken from behind. Love that they're candid & not posed for. This was Tanner's first time here & he loved it. Although maybe he was just overjoyed to be out of the car. But hey he only vomited 3 times on the ride this time. Ugh.....hope he outgrows that someday soon.


Such a handsome boy!

Another photo from behind. I love the colors in this one with the sun shining through the trees.

We took Tanner off the leash praying the hunting dog in him wouldn't catch the scent of something and take off on us. But he was sooooo good. Stayed right with us and he was so much happier off the leash.

Tanner finally stayed still long enough for me to get a halfway decent photo of him.

Too bad Jake was squinting into the sun on this one....the colors were gorgeous but the sun made him look a bit washed out & squinty.

Tomorrow we're off to climb the mountain....now that we know the dog can be trusted off the leash on trails it should be much more enjoyable for all of us. Have a great weekend everyone.