More Autumn Fun

This evening we each carved a pumpkin. Mine is the third from the right, he's missing his top tooth, because I acidentally cut it out. Thought this was a good night time photo or our efforts. Lots of fun. I had never carved my own pumpkin before. I grew up pumpking deprived, and then crushed in spirit when the kids in our neighborhood would smash the pumpkins that my mom had carved. Oh well, Happy Halloween!!

Walking Around Town, Cool Old Buildings

Went to a movie with my boyfriend this afternoon. It was nice. Went to the hardware store, then we had an early dinner, or a late lunch, "linner" as he calls it. I had those tiny burgers, I think they're called "sliders" and some fries, but the best part was a huge milkshake, chocolate fudge with whip cream and a cherry. I was in heaven. A walk was in order after that. We walked in the park by the river which was beautiful, but my camera was in the truck. Then we drove to downtown, and I remembered my camera. Downtown are some cool old buildings.

That's it. Snapped some photos. It was just a nice afternoon spent with my friend. I like doing things with him, and looking at things I normally wouldn't look it. He makes me think about things I normally wouldn't think of.

Welcome Autumn

Okay, I have accepted the fact that summer is over, summer lover that I am, but look at this! Autumn in all it's glory is in full swing. I did two fun and romantic things this weekend. Friday evening, we put sleeping bags on the ground and many blankets over us, and layed down and stared up at the stars on a chilly autumn night. I had never taken the time to do that before. I saw some shooting stars and the milky way, and realized how the earth is spinning and shifting as the stars drifted away.

Sunday afternoon, we walked through some snarly woods for the purpose of collecting autumn leaves of all shapes, sizes and colors. I am partial to red, but I gathered up all sorts of leaves, of red, orange, yellow, brown, gold and green. They're pressed in one of my Bibles now, until I'm ready to do something creative with them. It's so fun to get outside and enjoy what every season has to offer.

Sunflowers

I was reading a section in my writing book that was talking about being specific. Instead of writing "that flower in the window box", write that geranium in the window box. Okay, but sometimes I like not being specific, because it forces you to imagine any kind of flower you want. I would never imagine a geranium. I would imagine my own kind of flower in the colors I felt like at the moment. . . for instance, it's autumn and I'm in the process of drawing some flowers. . . they're going to be orangish, reddish, yellowish which jives with the autumny feelings and colors I'm undergoing right now.

I've decided I'm crazy for anything sunflower, long sweeping fields of them, a sea of yellow on a green background, postcards and scenes of the south of France and Italy come to mind. As summer disappears and the gray of winter is approaching the sunflower just seems like such a joyful, happy, warm flower. It's a yellow burst that looks like a sun, and it's so needed in winter. I just want to find everything sunflower and surround myself with it. I found this sunflower cup at a rummage sale the other day. I'm thrilled. I love having my coffee out of it in the morning.

Moon on an Autumn Night

Blustery, windy night

Clouds floating like film under a white milky moon.

Chilly, but not to the bone.

The kind of night that makes you want to kiss in the wind

And drive home listening to Patsy Cline.