Leaf Peeper.
The foliage is peaking on cue for the millions of visitors who crowd our fair state on this holiday honoring an Italian who sailed for the Spanish and discovered the Bahamas. So I crawled up the Blackwater Ski area and enjoyed the view back to the north.
Back at Ives House, students are relaxing in the sun before the arrival of this evening's forecasted rain and snow.
More local color: after assembly this morning, Jake Goodwin successfully demonstrated his ability to make dogs bay spontaneously.