![porch stories icon winter 2020](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/citysafari/dsf/porchstory2020dsf2.jpg)
![October 2019 desert spirit's fire](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/citysafari/fall2019/oct2019dsf.jpg)
• Porch Stories host Kristin reveals an extremely varied October; her book suggestions always interest me.
• Here are a few of this month's stories from round about town!
![early October middle eastern dinner](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/citysafari/fall2019/rbrestaurant230.jpg)
• Very early in October, Green Teammate Jane and I enjoyed a middle eastern dinner with conversation about our currents.
![LA Metro fall 2019 conference table decor](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/citysafari/fall2019/lametrofall039.jpg)
• LA Metro Fall Conference happened in my old South Central 'hood; not any pictorially memorable metting moments, but the pumpkin-themed table décor was seasonably pretty—pumpkin desserts, too!
![Glendale playground](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/citysafari/fall2019/glendale524.jpg)
![Glendale greeneries and flowers](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/citysafari/fall2019/glendale748.jpg)
• With the school no longer on site, Green Team meetings in Glendale no longer bring a plethora of pics, but I found a worthwhile glimpse of the playground plus one of intertwined flowers and greens.
![farmers markets apples](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/citysafari/fall2019/tfm213.jpg)
![farmers market peaches](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/citysafari/fall2019/tfm312.jpg)
![farmers market root veggies](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/citysafari/fall2019/tfm237.jpg)
![farmers market pomegranates](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/citysafari/fall2019/tfm408.jpg)
![farmers market gourds, squashes, etc.](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/citysafari/fall2019/tfm516.jpg)
![farmers market sweet bell peppers](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/citysafari/fall2019/tfm510.jpg)
• A small sampling of the many excellent images a romp through one of the largest local Farmers Markets yielded; I also enjoyed a [not illustrated here] savory Peruvian lunch.
![blessing of the animals 2019](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/citysafari/fall2019/2019critters105.jpg)
• Sunday morning closest to St. Francis day for annual Critter Blessing No. 3.
![last moonflower of 2019](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/citysafari/fall2019/moonflower611.jpg)
• Last moonflower of 2019.
![Another Level at the Proud Bird](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/citysafari/fall2019/proudbird416.jpg)
• Another Level Ministries celebrated Ten Years! at The Proud Bird—within easy earshot of LAX. Surprising that I didn't find any memorable photo opps at the celebration itself.
![Roxy Kitteh nine years birthday/adoption](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/citysafari/fall2019/roxyday2019three.jpg)
• Roxy Kitteh flew from DFW through PHX to SAN nine years ago!
![porch stories icon winter 2020](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/citysafari/fall2019/blubes855.jpg)
• It's been far too long since I blogged blueberries (or any berries), so here's some for this year as the berries season slows and concludes.
![Reformation 2019](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/citysafari/fall2019/reformation2019print.png)
• As a church geek, theology geek I had to celebrate Reformation Day 502. I didn't get a bulletin cover designed for my church this time, but upcycled a design from a previous year for this blog and for twitter. Really appropriate since again I discussed the Jeremiah pericope with my SS class. Can you say "neighborology"? Can you live neighborology?
![Kristin Taylor porch stories button](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/citysafari/covers6/kristin188porch.png)