bought myself an early birthday present

Now I've just got to wait for it to be shipped here from Texas. :) Yesterday was a perfect fall day - warm, with the sun on the changing leaves, and I just kept thinking of how much fun it would be to be out paddling along the river shoreline at Riverside Park.

Of course, when it gets here, the weather will probably be cold and miserable. But I'm thinking ... I'm going south for Thanksgiving ... I might just take it along. :)