Fall Carpet

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Both sides of Fall

Sad side:  driving by the lake and seeing boatless docks. 

Super side:  driving down brand new black top highway, which is smooth as a babies bottom, on a blinding sunny day and seeing this:

Mother Nature does do good work.

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Appleumpkin Festival 2009

Applewhat???  Appleumpkin, a fall festival with a catchy name.

Any good festival worth its name has lots and lots of vendors.  This one does too.  Crafts and artists, galore.  Need Dish?? Saw several vendors if you do.  Even homesforourtroups.org was present, a group that builds homes for our disabled veterans.

And, ya GOTTA have a way to vent frustrations and destroy cars, all in the name of charity, but of course.

And of course, lots and lots of food, ya, there is Man, ordering food.  We actually split a pulled pork sandwich, mmmmmm good.

This year there was even a magician, must have been a good trick, the young lady (to the left, just can see her face) has that look of amazement and delight on her face.

A local resident??

There were lots of carnival rids, music and entertainment.  A ride to the local apple orchard will delight with more vendors, craftsmen, and to die for apple goodies, betcha can smell the cinnamon and apples now, can't ya??

*Stay tuned for the fur kids of Appleumpkin

Fall is turning colorful

Today we noted that the sumac is at it's peak of color. Many of the red maples are at what I think is peak, bright red, not wilted, a tad bit of green still showing under that red coat.  Found in our yard today:

Above, crab apples.

Above, the seeds of a pink star magnolia, some still plump, some already dry.

Close up of the burning bush, where I discovered berries.  Who knew??

One of my hydrangeas, muted fall colors.

Marigolds, always, ALWAYS, look their best in the cool weather of fall.

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