Pumpkins are starting to appear in the markets, and the little chrysanthemums are blooming. Summer passed by so quickly. It didn’t really get started until the middle of July and never really got all that hot. This was a summer like we used to always have up here in the San Bernardino Mountains, and it’s my favorite kind of summer.
Apples are nearly ripe, a few trees are tentatively coloring their leaves and I’m starting to make my fall cards. Stella always likes to “snoopervise” while I put up the autumn decorations.
Stella and Malcolm love cuddling up in front of the fire, although Malcolm isn’t too happy in this photo because Stella just bit him! He might have deserved it; he has been known to try to push her off the hearth. Now that SoCal gas is charging so much I’ll be having a fire every night, and probably every morning, to help defray heating costs.
I hope everyone has a lovely, cozy autumn filled with fun things to do. Visiting pumpkin patches, eating caramel apples and taking walks to see all the beautiful fall foliage are some of my favorite things to do on a beautiful autumn day. It won’t be peak season for our fall foliage up here for several more weeks but I am really looking forward to it!
