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A few pictures of our backyard under peak foliage for this year. We are on Eastern Long Island, in Suffolk County. Trees very pretty, red, orange, brown. This is from my office overlooking our backyard.

And here is our house decked out for Halloween 2025. Nicole did a great job, like she does every year, and made the house look awesome. So much work and prep goes into every detail!

I have been more of a collector than a player over the years, it was fun hunting down a set of Moxes. They are "lowly" Unlimited, not Beta or Alpha, so they don't carry us much "prestige" with the old MTG crowd, but still, ever since graduating from college I wished I had bought them. Many yearly latter, bucket list item completed! I think it's in the details - the case, the magnetic UV individual protectors, the light and the sign make it more fun to display.




PS: I have proxies on display and the real ones put away in a safe.

Wonderful ceremony at our school where Laia, along with a handful of other students, was inducted into the National Junior Honor Society. Filled us with pride to see her up on stage, rewarded for her hard work not only academically but also her service, citizenship and character. Congrats Laia, and also to her best friend Alexa.

We spent the evening in the city this weekend, had a good time. The weather was mild, no jacket, the city was vibrant as ever.