Hello Again, Croton

Much to my surprise, I awoke at 8:30 am....something I rarely do.  If you know me, you know my sleep habits.  Five or six hours of sleep seem to be enough.  Today I was greeted with a going away present.  On my last day, the forest representatives stopped by to bid me a fond farewell.

This fat, little creature spent dawn till dusk doing nothing but moving the thick carpet of fallen leaves out of the way foraging for acorns.  Every day of my stay, dawn till dusk that's what it did.  I anticipated a hawk swooping down and making a meal of it but it was lucky.

At 8:30 am, I thought it a bit late for this trio to be foraging but there they were.  As a deer whisperer, it be-hooved me to pay attention for they knew I'd be going fur.  I made my points by saying it was nice stalking to you butt I doe know if they understood. I certainly didn't want to get into a rut but still, I'm happy to have gotten these photos.  Buck because they were taken at an odd angle from inside my RV and through a window, it's the best I could do through sleepy doe eyes.  

And so began the closing up and preparations for my journey back to Croton for my final RV adventure (for this year).  Yes, January 19, 2015, a new chapter and a new adventure awaits.  Today, I accomplished everything I set out to do.  I picked up essentials at a Stop & Shop in Red Hook (Dollars spent equals points I use toward Shell gasoline).  The total spent today brought me over the 100 point mark which afforded me a $.10/gallon reduction in gasoline.  So Winnie was treated to full tank.  With the S&S card, diesel fuel was $3.659 (cash or debit card).  Very pleased with that.  Next, I stopped to fill my propane tank.  There, on Route 9 in Cold Spring is Synergy Gas where much to my delight, propane was $3.22/gallon.  When I arrived in Croton at 4:30 pm, I was greeted with a light drizzle that turned into rain just as I was hooking up.  A quick job of that had me inside warm and cozy with a cup of coffee and yes, quite happy with the savings today.

As I await my friends V&G driving in with Allie tomorrow afternoon,  I should like to direct anyone who know V&G to check out her blog at this site  She's a great writer and I find her blog posts to be interesting and always a good read that will keep your interest till the end.  At the end of her posts are her "Deep Thoughts for Today."  She may research some but most, I think, are her own thoughts and deep they are.  We're both Geminis so that explains it all, I'm sure.  P.S. In case you don't know us, read on:

At 12:35 am, I bid you good night.