back to normal

My laptop crashed after a week here so I have been booting off a linux live cd. Such a pain. Anyway, it's fixed after a re-install and life is almost back to normal. Here's a photo of my rental car



It's so pretty here and the research is really interesting too. The cold is starting to kick in. It's about zero celsius and the thick coats aren't even out yet. It snowed a couple of days ago but it didn't stick and supposed to warm up a little for halloween. People make a big thing of halloween here. Many decorate their front lawn and porch with pumpkins and hanging monsters/witches. It's cute.

If the English talk about the weather all the time, then Americans talk about the economy and politics all the time. It's okay and I guess I bring some variety to the conversation.

View towards Albany from Thacher Park


Leafy steps up from the Indian Ladder Trail


Cohoes Falls