Leaves & Sticks ...

... it could also be entitled "Musical Leaves".  In any case in consists of a few cuttings from a large overgrown bush beside our back entrance.  Much work remains to be done :(

The events of the day (both in South Hadley) were  visits to Trader Joe's and  to our doctor  for a routine checkup due for me. He announced that he's retiring at the end of the year--we will miss him very much.  A lovely character with an ironic sense of humor.