How can summer be gone?

I am still trying to come to terms with summer being gone. My mind and body is fighting the arrival of winter...but I am convinced with such a cool fall that winter does not care whether I am ready or not. It is coming.

The colors outdoors are just amazing! So...I am trying to soak up the beauty while it last.

photo: spbm

colors of autumn

The colors of autumn are bittersweet, my thoughts anyway. Not so thrilled about winter arriving, but, don't think I have much to say about it. The Almanac is predicting a cold and rough winter for most of the nation. So, until that time, when I win the lottery, I am stuck in Missouri.

Until then...these awesome colors will be in charge of lifting my spirits.

One of my beautiful fish. How I will miss going out and watching them, they give me such a zen-like feeling.

Tuesday Thinking...
Message to self:

All photos taken by spbm

A Different Chair

All images from http://www.atticmag.com/

I love mixing chairs - colors and styles.

How bright and cheery to walk into this bright eating space every morning. I love the bright colors.

Makes my heart skip a beat.

Changing Colors

If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it.
 ~Mary Engelbreit

 
The colors are changing, from beauty to more beauty. Fall is bittersweet - leaving behind the bold and bright colors of summer - falling into a cozy, earthy, trance-like, even somewhat protective state of being. Fall makes me want to settle in - bake some bread, have a pot of soup cooking on the stove, hot cocoa loaded with marshmallows, and a warm cozy afghan to cuddle with, etc.  Sooo....it is time for me to embrace the changing season.

Last Days of Fall

The colors of fall are fading fast; most of the leaves have detached themselves from the trees and fallen to the ground. I've raked and cleaned my yard more times than I want to recall, and there may be one more cleaning left. Yes, I know I should wait until all the leaves have fallen and do it one time; it's the kind of thing that drives me crazy. This beauty is outside my yard, but I can visit its beauty anytime by walking to my kitchen window.

Spring, Summer, and Fall, the leaves do a very nice job of blocking my view of the ugly city buildings. Aren't the colors BREATHTAKING!?

So...I've been crocheting a pillow cover with the beautiful colors of fall, because they are so warm and comforting.

If only...I had something wonderful baking in the oven. Maybe tomorrow.:)

My home is filled with castaways, things other people throw away. I found this wonderful old table on the streets while living in Germany. Also, the marble slab on top of the old feed bin was a treasure I could not pass up when I saw it laying on the side of the road. I miss that about Germany. I can't tell you how I got the thing home; my back still gives me fits. It is a perfect example of how my determination can give me enormous strength.:) I just found this wonderful old chair on my last trip to the dumpster. Am I the only person who comes home with more trash than what I take?

I HOPE everyone has a wonderful and blessed weekend.