Quilt Barn at Marsh Hollow & Fall Drive Tip

Well, it's really a quilt garage. I have admired the many quilt patterns that are being painted on a variety of structures in the Hocking Hills, so I painted this "Ohio Star" on the garage/storage building at Marsh Hollow.



Adams County has created a driving tour of more than 20 quilt squares. You can view them online at http://www.adamscountytravel.org/BarnQuiltSquares.htm.

Fall color seems to be making an extended stay this year - the Hocking Hills are still absolutely gorgeous this week. Yesterday, my daughter Carolyn and I drove along Chapel Ridge Road and Route 374 to the Wind Chime Shop at 29205 Ilesboro Road. Just incredible views of oranges, reds, yellows, purples and greens. Plus the Wind Chime Shop had the perfect chime for a wedding gift for friends.

Here's a sample of yesterday's fall color:

Carolyn atop Dusty, Cash looking on

Fall in the Hocking Hills

The past few days have been pretty rainy, which is good for the waterfalls, but hard on the leaves. Fortunately, there are still quite a few trees that haven't even started to turn so the next week should offer good color. Let's hope the sun comes out.

All summer, deer visited our apple trees for snack time. Lately, they seem much shyer. Or maybe they are sick of apples! Last week, I drove past a large buck (with a very nice rack) on Big Pine Road, just past the intersection with Wagner Road. Our guests (at Marsh Hollow) saw another one near the cabin. Love is in the air!

I am pretty sure this is the same doe & fawns we saw all summer long.

Photo by Dave Kellerman
Despite the rain, this time of year makes me so happy. I enjoy looking at all of the fields we mow and thinking that there are really only 1 or 2 mowing days left. You cannot imagine how comforting that is.

An update on the September 17th Indian Run, which is the series of races that the Hocking Hills Tourism Association offers every year. Dave and I both entered the 5k. He won his age group (well, 1st out of 1 entry), and I was 3rd in mine (well, 3rd out of 3). And we WALKED the race. Overall, there were over 400 entrants - but most were much, much younger than we are.