Pumpkin on the Veranda

It's a bright sunny day here and those pumpkins sitting in the sun will rot and shrivel much more quickly than if the temperature was a bit more fall-like. I suspect that the uncarved pumpkins will fare much better.

We're expecting just a few neighborhood gobblings this evening. Hope you have a Happy Halloween!

Le Chat Noir

Le Chat Noir is Augusta's 80-seat Off Broad Street Theatre, which tonight will host the Third Annual Black Cat Ball. This year's theme is Beyond the Grave (Zombies, Ghosts, Vampyres, etc). Of course there will be food, drink and a costume contest. I don't have a ghoulish costume, so I'm staying home.

Pink Fountain on Broad Street

As the month is nearly over, I didn't want it to pass without acknowledging that October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM). Awareness involves education about prevention and treatments, fundraising efforts to help find cures and support for survivors and those dealing directly with the disease. Breast cancer is the fifth deadliest form of cancer worldwide and on this 25th anniversary of NBCAM, the organization that started it wants to remind women everywhere to practice regular breast self-exams and to schedule regular vissits and annual mammograms with their health care provider.

The Falls at Savannah Rapids Park

Savannah Rapids is situated on a bluff overlooking the Savannah River and the Augusta Canal.