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Disclaimer:  None of the photographs in this blog post were taken by me.  When I tried taking pictures a few days before Thanksgiving, I realized no matter how many times I pressed the ON button it was not going to cooperate.  Consequently, I had to wait for my sister to arrive with her i-Phone.  I added a few shots taken by Jodie as well as a few from my niece, Stephanie.  These are my lifesaving photographers. My daughter, Jodie My niece, Stephanie and my sister, Margaret. If you follow this blog you know that my dining room table that seats twelve was replaced by one that barely seats six. I made a few attempts to sell the large table and chairs but it still remains in my basement. Somewhere in late October I started thinking "family Thanksgiving" and decided it was probably going to be at my house this year.  Although having guests balance their loaded plates on their laps might have been a good you tube video, I decided my rugs might not recover.

I could not resist going for a walk through the neighborhood during the intermittent rain yesterday. The colors were so beautiful in spite of two days of rainy weather. It was such a joy to see the neighborhood dressed for the ball. Because many leaves had fallen to the ground, the dark wet branches added definition and contrast to yellows,... reds, ... and oranges on display. Even the more subtle brown and maroon shades were more vibrant. Interesting architecture definitely provides another layer to an already picture perfect setting. All of these pictures were taken within the fourteen blocks of Tower Grove Heights Neighborhood... except for this one.  I shot this while standing within TGH but pointing the camera towards the next block.  I couldn't resist the orange porch. I also could not resist showing the vines on my own residence. I think a rain drop on the lens blurred this shot slightly. Many of the trees are close