Comforter

This is a statue located outside the College Place Presbyterian Church. I don't know the story behind it, but as the man is holding a hammer I would guess it is something about the man being tired and needing comfort from the Creator.

The Dragon

This is the second pumpkin I have ever carved in my life. My husband and I carved it together and it turned out beautiful, I must say. I didn't grow up celebrating Halloween, so didn't have too many opportunities to try this out. It's fun! Have a safe Halloween, everyone.

College Place Fall

This week was the peak of fall colour here in the Walla Walla Valley. I have some beautiful autumn pictures I will share with you this week as we transition from crisp fall to soggy and cold nearly-winter weather. This is the view looking south down Cedar Street in College Place. The water tower was the tallest thing in the city until Walla Walla U. built its 7-story women's residence hall in the 1970s.

Welcome Back!

While Whitman College resumed classes for fall term back in mid-August, Walla Walla U just opened its doors to students again on Monday. The university is on a quarter system, as opposed to Whitman, which is on semester. This means that Whitman College begins in mid-August but has graduation in mid-May, whereas Walla Walla U begins at the end of September but doesn't have graduation until mid-June. Personally, I prefer the quarter system, simply because it means I only have to have each class for ten weeks - which was especially good for the classes I didn't like! This banner welcomes folks back to the campus every year, hanging across College Avenue. The tall building in the background is Foreman Hall, one of two women's residence halls on campus.

WW Traffic

This is a common sight around the valley: Tractors going down the roads. Fortunately the drivers are quite courteous and always stay close to the shoulder so you can go around them easily. This one was actually going pretty fast; I'd guess it was going close to the speed limit, which is 25 mph on this road.

Pink Sparkles

This is at the same breast cancer fundraiser on Main Street last week. I couldn't get close enough to the horse to get a good picture (all I had was my phone's camera), since they kept walking around. Kids could pay a couple of dollars (100% of which went toward helping cancer patients at a local hospital) for a horse ride around the block. The horse was, of course, decked out in pink and even sparkled in the sunlight.

JUGS

On Friday the city closed down the corner of 1st Street and Main for a breast cancer awareness event called "Paint the Town Pink." The event featured pink hair extensions, pink cupcakes, pink lemonade, pink bracelets, pink t-shirts and more. All proceeds went to cancer patients at a local hospital. This booth was by the coordinating organization, JUGS, or Just Us Girls Sharing. For $20 you could get one of the t-shirts you see hanging at the end of the table here; it is for men and says "Guys Supporting JUGS." Perhaps a little inappropriate but I must admit it caught my eye and I did chuckle. Click on the picture for a better view.