Waking Up In Latern Waste, Narnia

     Yesterday I awoke from an afternoon nap to find.... a new lamp post in my yard. We weren't told by the city or anything that we were going to be recipients of our new light fixture, but at least it makes our little house a little bit safer. I guess it's all in how you look at it.

     The lightpost looks like it suddenly grew out of the ground kind of like the one from the Magician's Nephew.
   
     Monday, Chase had the day off. After running several errands, we went on mini-date to Swansboro. People ask us why we go on so many dates. We ask them "Why not?!?" 

    We stopped in here for some cafe mocha and a cannoli since I've never had one (and didn't think I would get an authentic one in Japan). Their coffee was super good and they give you the option of having either regular ice or coffee ice in your coffee. Why doesn't everyone do this?! Genius! And the cannoli? Also super good, but I'm glad I got the smallish one. They're probably made with a lot of butter love.

    I thought when we saw this duck it was sick. Like it had some kind of horrible face disease. Apparently this breed of duck is supposed to look like this. The Muscovy duck. "They are widespread and fairly common in tropical regions of Mexico, Central America and South America west of the Andes south to Ecuador, and east of the Andes south to northern Argentina and Uruguay." So I guess they're uncommon here in North Carolina?

       I looked at this statue (I have no idea who this is) and thought: To the windoooows! To the waaaall!!!!

   

      I love how the leaves are starting to turn colors. I missed this in Okinawa and it probably won't be like this in Florida. So, I'm trying to enjoy it while I can. :)