Tag: Autumn

The “true beginning” of Fall

I think you know that the beginning of Autumn falls each year around the third week in September. It truly does. But for me, I really feel like it’s Fall when we get a week or so into the month of October. So many… Continue Reading “The “true beginning” of Fall”

Yes, It’s September and Football Season Is Starting!

I always associate two awesome things with September: the arrival of (slightly) cooler temps and the start of football season. College football is underway already. This is the first full week of football and tomorrow is a monster game that I’ll be watching no… Continue Reading “Yes, It’s September and Football Season Is Starting!”

It’s September 1st and I’m Thinking About…

It’s the first of September and I have some pleasant thoughts associated with this particular milestone in our annual journey. It means college football is about to start. That’s a marvelous thing. I look forward to it each year. It means that Labor Day… Continue Reading “It’s September 1st and I’m Thinking About…”

Fave Fotos: My Star Spangled Futon

Several months ago I found this amazing specimen of patriotic folk art at a discount store and brought it home. I’ve still not found a suitable place to hang it on the wall so it’s living against one wall of the dining room. I… Continue Reading “Fave Fotos: My Star Spangled Futon”

In Praise of Blossoming Trees

There are few things in Nature as beautiful as a tabebuia tree. The photo here is of one I tended, watered and pruned for nine years. Lovely tree; it was a gift from our next door neighbor. The fact that a tabebuia only blooms for… Continue Reading “In Praise of Blossoming Trees”