October

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=105 BGCOLOR="#66CCCC" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="14aea8ab1ezvthe.jpg"> <div> <B>   </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>Nature and Spirit</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#66CCCC" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>   </B></FONT><B>|  </B><B> </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Spirit and Nature_Alan Lorefice"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="november2006.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="November"><U>November</U></A>   |   <B>October</B>   |   <A HREF="september2006.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="September"><U>September</U></A>   |   <A HREF="august2006.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="August"><U>August</U></A>   |   <A HREF="july2006.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="July"><U>July</U></A>   |   <A HREF="june2006.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="June"><U>June</U></A>   |   <A HREF="may2006.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="May"><U>May</U></A>   |   <A HREF="april2006.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="April"><U>April</U></A>   |   <A HREF="march2006.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="March"><U>March</U></A>   |   <A HREF="february2006.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="February"><U>February</U></A>   |   <A HREF="january2006.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="January"><U>January</U></A>   |   <A HREF="december20052006.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="December"><U>December</U></A></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=375 BGCOLOR="#66CCCC" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> The Fall arrives with fields of gold ...</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="15f198f20.jpg" border=0 width="664" height="498" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                                               <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0066FF" FACE="Times New Roman" >field</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> and blazing colors above...</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="160498f20.jpg" border=0 width="664" height="498" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                                     <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0066FF" FACE="Times New Roman" >trees above drive</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> and the Grove begins preparations for winter...</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="160698f20.jpg" border=0 width="664" height="498" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                                                  <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0066FF" FACE="Times New Roman" >grove </FONT></div> <bR> <div>  </div> <bR> <div> as honeybee gathers sustenance...</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="15ff98f20.jpg" border=0 width="664" height="498" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0066FF" FACE="Times New Roman" >                                                      </FONT> honeybee</div> <bR> <bR> <div> and the stream flows quietly in gleaming patterns...</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="15f888a60.jpg" border=0 width="904" height="678" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                                                                     stream</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> beneath the spirit trees ablaze with fall colors.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="15f488a60.jpg" border=0 width="904" height="678" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                                                            Spirit tree                                      <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" > *</FONT></div> <bR> <div> As always, you can return to<A HREF="september2006.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="September"><U> </U></A><A HREF="september2006.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="September"><U>September</U></A>, to see the chicory bloom  and Beaver's work.  Then too, you can accompany me as we continue on with work on <A HREF="http://www.alanloreficeandcompany.org/id164.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.alanloreficeandcompany.org/id"><U>A Windhorse Project</U></A> which continues as always! </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                                                                                           </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                                                         <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" > * pictures courtesy of  A Luminous Diamond (Bright) Crystal Show productions.  </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div>                                                                                                           </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>