Friday Photography

 David, who lives in one of the apartments at the Laundromat is in charge of this flower bed. Every October he pulls out the old annuals and plants new ones. And every year he plants a different kind. David delights in keeping it beautiful.

                                                             Visiting at the park.

At The Pinecraft Park

 The old kitchen chair has seen its last days.

The sunset tonight.

Winter Preparations

 Ready to redo the flower bed at the Laundromat. Now is the time to plant a bit more hardy flowers that prefer cooler weather.

 Snowbirds, Laura and Omar Beiler returned yesterday. Today they are cleaning up their flower beds.

The Coming of the Pioneer Bus

The Pioneer bus came in today, loaded with passengers. At least full enough to call it loaded. Noah Chupp and Lloyd Kauffman were the drivers.

Stepping off the bus one by one.

                               Ora Bontragers from Gladwin Michigan returned for more doctoring.

                       The returning of Snowbirds. Wayne and Sarah Ann Mast got a hearty welcome.

Lloyd Kauffman gets his photo taken. In the background are John & Mary Ellen Troyer. They are the kind of Snowbirds that come down for a week or so to clean their house, then return to the north until later in the season. 

Sunday Photography

                                         

 While I was in the pavilion these fine young men from the Ultimate Cadet Challenge came marching in along with their instructor.

 Glen visiting with John Miller.

 Later tonight while throwing out peanuts for the squirrels there came a loud shrill call from somewhere and every squirrel froze for the longest moments. 

Melard Coach Goes Home

 Monday evening about 8 PM the Melard Coach from Lancaster PA arrived in Pinecraft with about 20-25 passengers. Most of them came to clean their winter homes. One or two came to visit family.

Tonight at 7PM they were loaded again and headed back north. Next trip down will be the Christmas trip, leaving on December 22nd.

Waiting for the bus to pull into the Tourist Church's parking lot, where they will load. 

The usual last minute visiting and "Good-byes."

I can never remember this man's name, but I do know he is my landlord's brother-in-law.

The final Good-Bye.

Men at Work on Estrada Street

John is disabled and so he does what he can to keep busy and make a little bit of extra money. He collects tin cans and recycles them.

And a few houses down Albert is remodeling the former house of Levi Esh. Last winter it changed hands. I don't know who the new owner is. 

The Chicken's Bus Ride

The chicken's first bus ride. At least I think it is her first Pioneer Trails bus ride. 

Sam thinks the next animal to ride the bus will be a goat. 

Fall Decorations

October is here and so it is time to decorate Yoder's Amish Village. 

I never realized these hay bales need support. So the women got the tallest worker to handle that job. 

Melard Coach's First Seasonal Run

The Melard Coach from Lancaster PA came in tonight with about 20-25 passengers. I think this is about the third year they make a run down here in October as people want to clean up and repair their winter homes. 

An so Pinecraft is a bit more alive. 

Sunday Photos

Sunday's Preening

We do have a tree that is shedding its leaves, but in here in Pinecraft this is not good for the tree is dying.

Tonight's sunset was yellow.