Too nice to be inside

Yesterday was way too nice to be inside. I can't believe the weather that we are having this week. Today is supposed to be another nice one. I've been able to hang laundry outside to dry and I stacked wood near the house for when it inevitable turns cold enough to fire up the woodstove. For now, though, we are enjoying open windows.
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One of the projects that I've been working on the past few days is repainting this sign that my brother made for me a few years ago. It's really cut down on the mis-directed traffic that we were getting. Some delivery apps send people here for addresses that are behind us across the river. That has now stopped.  This is all good for a couple of years and some bird has already give it the "seal of approval".
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After lunch I was going to sew but Chris decided to go fishing at the lake. It seemed too nice not to take the opportunity to get the kayak out.
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I usually do two loops around the pond but I always take a break in this cove. It's my favorite spot on the lake to stop and listen to the birds and see an occasional deer.
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Chris stayed to fish longer so I left my kayak for him to bring home and I had a lovely mile walk home.
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I saw Bart on the way. He seems to be missing his friend Magic.
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This is the huge Sugar Maple in our yard and a smaller one right beside. It's a beautiful tree, some years are more spectacular than others. This will be a less spectacular year. We notice that the color is strongest in dry years. We've had a very wet year this year until the last few weeks. Soon I'll be out here every day blowing leaves. These trees drop an absolute ton of leaves. There are also 2 big Oaks and 6 giant Sycamores.
SO. MANY. LEAVES.
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We haven't killed any of the new plants yet. If you look at the Cedar trunk, you can see all the limbs that Chris cut off. We planted 3 Hydrangea, 3 Rhododendrons and 4 Lenten Roses. It doesn't look like much in this big space but we didn't want to invest too much until we see if we can keep these alive. It will look better in February after I dump some new mulch around the yard.
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The squirrels have been busy preparing for winter too.
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I did finally come inside and iron some of the fabric I dyed 2 days ago. This wasn't exciting dyeing. These are comparisons of 3 different fabrics for a Facebook group I belong to. We wanted to see if they dyed differently before we place a group order. As you can see, new and old versions dyed exactly the same.
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I also dyed 2 options for the background squares for this veterans quilt. My consultation committee still prefers the green but I'm really feeling that dark orange. What do you think?

Today I'm getting out my pruning saw again to destroy some more aggressive foliage near the road and then I'm going to get out the Cricut and start working on postcards. Unless something more fun outside comes along. It's really our last call on summer-like weather. Things cool down tomorrow.