I really don't know what happened to summer...
We had a chilly spring, which stretched into June and made our summer months feel very short. Usually September in the Pacific Northwest is gorgeous with bright, sunny days and an extension of warm weather which stretches out our summer gardens. Not so this year. September was rainy, rainy, rainy. My garden tomatoes didn't stand a chance for getting ripe in this crazy weather-- instead they all just turned black and died. My only garden successes were a handful of zucchinis, lots of green beans, onions & garlic turned out well, and my pumpkin patch is HUGE.
Now, it feels officially like fall. I picked a handful of Rodgers pumpkins for my front porch:
I changed out my banner so we can get a little excited about Halloween:
Elijah is modeling a new pumpkin fleece hat that I gave him this morning:
I changed my kitchen table for the season, which includes an octopus sporting fall colors (remember, I am a marine biologist) (even my kitchen is "fishy"):
And I remembered to change out my dishes, too. This may sound weird, but I have a secret "thing" for seasonal dishes. (Remember, I get bored easily.) So here is my fall collection:
And who can resist a trio of Rodgers chickens, showing off their pretty feathers? I know I can't...
This is Sugar, Oreo and a Blondie wishing they all could come inside for awhile... Silly chickens!
Though I do LOVE summer, I happen to LIKE fall. And the colors of fall are my favorite. :)
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