Kansas 4A Cross Country Champions!

http://signal.baldwincity.com/news/2010/dec/30/baldwin-high-cross-country-continues-winning-tradi/

Congratulations to the Baldwin High School Boys and Girls Cross Country teams, the 4A Kansas State Champions!

Baldwin City Maple Leaf Festival 2010

Come visit the Baldwin City Annual Maple Leaf Festival Sat. and Sun., Oct. 16-17--the best time to view the autumn leaves. Hundreds of booths, lots of food, rides and a quilt show. The parade is Saturday, Oct. 16-17.

 
This is a tree in my yard; the town and surrounding areas feature thousands of trees with bright yellow, red and golden leaves.

KS Frontier League Cross Country Champs 2010

 Congratulations to the Baldwin City Cross Country Teams, the Frontier League Champs. Making 1st Team for Girls are Katie Jones, Kaitlyn Barnes, Sienna Durr and Elizabeth Sigvaldson.

Boys 1st Team are Tony Weiss, Ethan Hartzell, Brian Wright, Tosh Mihesuah

Regionals are Oct. 23 and State is Oct. 30. Way to go, Bulldogs!

Time to Mulch

Last weekend Tosh and Josh unloaded a trailer-full of mulch we bought for $10 from the City of Lawrence. We also have two compost bins and every six weeks in summer add that mix to the beds.

Late Summer Butterfly Garden

October 5 and my butterfly garden is still attracting insects. We've had one frost but the blossoms are bright.

Summer moth

A moth rests on bark that surrounds my small pond.

This swallowtail caterpillar found a spot to make his/her chysallis. This is what it looked like after a few hours of being immobile. Note the silk that holds it up and the discarded head. The butterfly is the result.