Reston in a way you guys hardly ever see it ...

Good morning!!

As per always, I hope your weekend has treated you well.

Here, in my corner of the world, it’s been a good one.

The sun has shone over us the entire time.

Said sun will continue to shine upon for the next ten upcoming days. 

As I have said a million times, if you’re planning to visit the American east coast, DO so in the fall. You will NOT get disappointed. Warm days and cold nights, zero humidity and very little rain. Add fantastic fall colors to the mix, and you are home.

Just saying, folks, just saying!

Peter and I have winterized our deck. That means that all the deck furnitures are stoved away until April next year, all the decorations are biding their time in the basement until spring. We do have a little table left on the deck, and four chairs so one can still sit out there with a drink or a cuppa.

However, as soon as the sun sets behind the tree tops it gets fairly chilly. It is safe to say that the true deck season is over. 

Fine.

SÖT! among other creatures, are now out and about as well.

Halloween is in a week (next Wednesday). I am sooo late when it comes to decorating this year. But, better late than never.

Peter and I also walked up to our “city center” here in Reston on Sunday.

I will now show you a Reston that you are not used to seeing here on my blog—the more urban part of it. I usually show you my leafy surroundings, but there is another Reston as well. Come with me as we walk to Reston Town Center.

Here is the metro station.  We shall now simply just walk thru it in order to cross the Dulles Toll Road.

Let's go!
Here you have a view of Reston Town Center from the metro station.  The newest part of RTC is in the foreground.

It is good that you can walk thru the metro stations in Reston in order to cross the toll road.
This is the newest part of RTC, it is still under construction, but soon this should be a buzzing area,

Peter's trying out the chairs.

The newest parts of "town", office buildings, a hotel and the highest apartment building in the state of Virginia.

Skymark is the name of the skyscraper where you can rent VERY expensive apartments, if you'd like to do so.

Skymark.

Now we have reached the older parts of RTC, or the main part of it.
We have spent sooo much time in RTC over the years.

This area is now getting prepped to be an ice rink for the winter months.
Kids, and adults alike, were all busy with chalks this very Sunday.

And, it is still perfectly nice to hang out at an outdoor venue.

Chalk central.

There are plenty of restaurants in RTC.

And you can just hang out.

I am glad we have this town center nearby.

Parents, kids and chalks.

The movie theater is on the left, the Apple Store on the right.  Important, haha.

A perfect spot in the shade.

Here is the zamboni just waiting its time.  AS soon as the ice rink is ready to go, this machine will get SO busy

With this I wish you a very good Tuesday!