Fall is in the air

*Note - I thought I had published this post for Madie last week but it's been sitting in "draft" mode - oops!

So, it's been fall for quite some time here - the leaves on a single tree gradually went from green to yellow, and then the tips started to turn red. This week they finally started falling off the tree. They held on for a long time!

We live near the River Avon, so we've been walking up and down the banks, talking to fisherman, punks, people walking their dogs, people feeding ducks, etc, etc. And.....there's quite a few rowing teams that come out on the river. It's fun to watch them - it reminds me of my Lesley crew days! Speaking of rowing, we were at one of the other sisters' flats and Sister Clark and I spied a strange work out machine in the corner. We pulled it out and realized it was a rowing machine! They weren't using it so we lugged it out of their flat, down some stairs, put it in our car, and now have sweet morning work outs! Solid!

I took my driving theory test this week - a bunch of multiple choice and a "hazard perception" segment that shows video clips - you have to click anytime you see a potential or developing hazard that would cause you to change speed or direction. Now that I've passed that I have to take some driving lessons and another practical driving license test. Phew!

The heating in our flat are these weird radiator things on the walls. They produce heat by heating up coils and realesing the heat through the top of the radiator. They take 24 hours to turn on and warm up so you have to plan ahead. It's a little sparadic but we try!

The work is going well - we are doing tons of finding! I have always hated finding, but I'm starting to love it now. We've made some hilarious friends and bump into some great people. To help people come closer to Jesus Christ, to help them come to a position where they can now fully access the atonement in their lives, is something that took me a long time to understand, and the poignant significance of that is something that I still marvel at. Godspeed and the Lord moves mountains! Sweet.