Finally.

The air is crisp, the light golden and soft. As we drove to the farmer’s market in Mia on Sunday (top down) we both had our seat heaters on and light jackets. The wind tugged at the brim of my hat, threatening to dislodge it from my head. I thought that spring and summer were the best times for a convertible, but I was wrong. Fall definitely is.

At the market we bought apples for a pie, acorn squash which we’ll make tonight, and lots of veggies to go into a stew that I will make tomorrow as the predicted Nor’easter brings us rain—lovely rain.

The trees are starting to change. Just in the one week that we’ve been home we’ve seen a big change. Today I took all three dogs for a walk (two at once, then Bella). While on my walk with the dogs I noticed some things I wanted/needed to photograph. What follows is the beginnings of fall where I live.

Virginia creeper along our chain link fence.

Love that red!

The leaves of this particular kind of tree (of which I do not know the species!) look like web-fingered hands.

The day was nice, but with spotty clouds obscuring the sun at times. Not the most ideal conditions for taking photos but sometimes the lack of sun is a good thing. I decided to walk down to Green Turtle Pond to see how the colors were coming along. It’s coming along nicely.

I can predict a canoe paddle soon!

More creeper!

Fall ... you’ve gotta love it! I know I do. Now we just need to get all that wood moved in time for fire season!

Autumn is my favourite season too.  I love the sound of a warming log fire - sadly I live in a centrally heated bungalow with no chimmney - nice and cosy but not the same as snuggling up to a roaring fire on a cold winters day.

No, there really isn’t anything quite like it, is there Joyce? Your bungalow sounds wonderful though ...

I believe that unidentified tree is a sasafras? Anyway, my dad uses it in tea sometimes. And Green Turtle Pond looks amazing as you drive up Awosting with all the colors around it!

Luke, no clue! He picks the leaves from the trees for tea?

I know! Green Turtle is looking good and so is Monksville. Next week should be even better!