Here in Highland Park, New Jersey

I love rudbeckia; I have many rudbeckia posted on this blog. Tattered and worn but still beautiful, a few yellow black-eyed susans still grace my front yard.

This pale pink rose was the last one to be seen on my rose bush in the backyard in October.

For more flowers, visit Today’s Flowers:

A big thank you to hosts of Haveil Havalim: Phyllis of Ima on and Off the Bima for last week and Hannah of A Mother in Israel for this week. Haveil Havalim is a weekly Jewish blog carnival.

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Long ago, Jacob prepared some lentils for his brother Esau. “And Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils” – Genesis 25:34. So here are some lentil recipes:

• Ilana-Davita: Lentil Stew
• Leora: Lentil Soup and Lentil Salad
• Mimi: Majadra: Lentils and Rice
• Cooking Manager: Lentils with Onions and Garlic
• Meg: Spiced Lentils with Squash and Raisins
• Christina: Stuffed Lentils

Here’s a leaf of my bald cypress, photo taken this November.

The same bald cypress tree was photographed in July, with a gray catbird enjoying the branches.

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My oak leaf hydrangea is almost all red.

It was much greener in October.

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One neighbor’s tall maple was displaying yellow leaves in October.

Here’s the same tree, back in January 2009. I looked an hour ago, and the tree is almost bare again, soon to look as it did in January.

For more Nature Notes or Signs of the Times, visit Rambling Woods.

When I think of songs that warm my soul, the songs of Shabbat come immediately to mind and heart. Lecha Dodi is sung on Friday nights – the song is a welcoming of the “Sabbath Bride.” Lecha Dodi was written in the 16th century by Rabbi Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz. I rather like this untraditional rendition of the song on YouTube.

Thursday Challenge theme is MUSIC (Guitar, Playing an Instrument, Things that make sounds, iPods, Sheet Music, Noisy Things,…).

The Three Little Pigs is showing at the Forum Theatre in Metuchen, New Jersey. For more information, including times and how to get tickets, visit the Forum website.

We greatly enjoyed seeing Rapunzel in October.

What creative groups are featured in your area? Theater, artists, musicians, museums – are there any that your family enjoys?