It's been hard keeping my composure as of late. Although I am slowly recovering from the theft of my wallet and the loss of my backpack (with old Chromebook and assorted supplies), I do not yet feel back to normal, due to GI-Tract issues I'll soon be seeing a doctor about. (My internist told me to contact a specialist, and I'll be dealing with triage procedures next week.) So, with the exception of my health, most of the other issues are being managed to my satisfaction.
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On Friday, RQS came to Croton. Our plans were to do some leaf peeping before the last of the leaves fell to the ground. Unfortunately, most of the leaves were already on the ground when we started our Saturday excursion. However, this wasn't so bad, as it was a day I could get out in the world as Marian and show RQS some of the vistas that can only be experienced in the Hudson Valley.
We started our trip by crossing the Hudson and taking side roads through Harriman State Park. There were a lot of great views to be captured, but there were too many people following us for me to stop for her to take snapshots. Once out of the park, we headed North towards Walden, where we made the mistake of pulling into a Dunkin Donuts, where the help totally ignored us for several minutes. After a reasonable amount of time, I took RQS by the hand and exited the shop to get a snack at the hotdog/ice cream stand next door. Going there for food was almost as bad as stopping at DD's, as we had reactions to food that tasted excessively greasy. We will never stop there again. At that point, I felt it was time to go home, and we crossed the Hudson to take in the views from Fahnstock State Park. At least, this time, RQS could get some photos.
Finally, we returned to Croton with a quick stop at the dam, where she got some nice pictures. Although the park was supposed to close at 5:30 pm, there was no way they would be able to clear out all of the people there before the sun set. It was too nice a day in October for anyone to rush home, as this would likely be the last nice day we'll get until Spring.
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Sunday came, and we did nothing all day. So I won't talk much about that. But I was supposed to receive 2 shipments from Amazon that never came. They were delayed until Monday, and weren't delivered until RQS got home. As I said, I'm still replacing things I lost when I misplaced my backpack at Croton-Harmon station. Hopefully, though I doubt it, MNRR lost and found will have the backpack the next time I go into NYC by train.
