In the Mood for Fall on the Porch

I love decorating for fall but this August heat is crazy!

 Fall means the temperature will be cooler and 

I will be much happier.

 My hydrangeas 

 look quite different from their gorgeous blue color as they

 turn their heads toward fall colors too.  I clip and save the heads, 

spray them gold to work into flower arrangements. 

 

School bells are ringing and has started back in full swing 

amid these crazy covid times. 

I have started pulling out fall decor and doing a bit of shopping...

I can really tell the days are getting shorter

 which makes me love our 

twinkle lights even more.

 The lighting is so important especially in the fall. 

On the porch my black and white seems to anchor 

all the fall colors as we repainted the porch swing. 

How are you decorating for fall?   

The fall colors are so inspirational and once the mums, pumpkins, 

corn stalks, Kale ...even purple looks good I think with the black and white!   

Fall is truly a painter's pallet of color .

What are you using to decorate 

outdoors in the fall?

I would love to know what you think about the fall porch decor 

...are you using a bit of

black and white too?

If you are looking for some ways
 to add fall to your home, check these out. 
 I hope this has inspired you to add some fall porch decor.

For me, Fall is here! 

Just click on the photo below to see what I am shopping on Amazon and see some of my favorites that I have bought for our home. It always helps to have the addition of a few new pieces to add to my fall decor. 

Cozy up the porch...here comes fall!

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Even though our pool is still getting some use, 
if you are like me, you are starting to think about fall.
Have a wonderful weekend! 

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Out in the Fields With God

 Out in the fields with God...early morning walks offer a glimpse of fall ... a sign of the seasons turning. The fog blanketed the lake quite heavy this early morning and lifts as the day begins.

            “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.”
                                                                                                            ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭40:8‬ ‭

 Here, one can see the fog starting to lift off the glassy still water this morning. Fog must be almost everywhere as we are located in Arkansas. It is noted that  the foggiest place in the world is the Grand Banks off the island of Newfoundland, Canada. It is said to get  more than 200-days of fog per year.

 Buddy walks early in the morning and captured this image...By the time the sun comes up the fog has lifted off the water. The color around the lake is slow to turn this year. There are so many leaves to fall. 

Once the fog has lifted, look how the clouds 

are reflected in the still waters of the lake.

This is one of the most popular vantage points at the farm – the back of the carriage road leading to the woods and back pasture behind our lake. In this photo, it’s difficult to see where the carriage road leads, making it quite mysterious and even romantic. 

                      I love how the leaves carpet the carriage road.

My mother used to describe fog to be “as thick as pea soup”. This was originally used to describe the dingy yellow smog from burning soft coal common in Europe. Such fogs occurred in London until the Clean Air Act of 1956. 

We never really had pea soup at home, so I don't know where she heard that! 

Out in the Fields with God 

by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

The little cares that fretted me

I lost them yesterday,

Among the fields above the sea,

Among the winds at play,

Among the lowing of the herds,

The rustling of the trees,

Among the singing of the birds,

The humming of the bees.

The foolish fears of what might happen.

I cast them all away

Among the clover-scented grass,

Among the new-mown hay,

Among the husking of the corn,

Where drowsy poppies nod

Where ill thoughts die and good are born--

Out in the fields with God.

Out in the fields with God. 

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Blue and Delilah say thanks for stopping by! 

HUGS! 

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Sights and Sounds of Fall

Sights and sounds of fall around the lake....

Buddy snapped a picture of the morning fog as it rolled on the lake. 

He walks around the lake almost every morning. 

The Canadian geese always find our lake tempting to fly in and check out the waters.

 

A bit of cotton reminds me of my mothers family as they 

were cotton farmers and the fall was like a holiday 

almost with the harvest season.

I saved seeds from my last years pumpkins and they grew like crazy. 

But one can never have too many, so a trip to the farmers market

 added a bit of color. Will save those seeds too!

Buddy's handmade built  wooden Spring Creek Bridge

 is my favorite in the fall with leaves carpeting the boards. 

I love the sounds of the carriage wheels as it rolls over the boards. 

I love to forage through the woods 

and amazed at the color for flower arrangements. 

Even the ferns in the front of the house

 take on a warm glow in the fall light. 

Smell of the woodsmoke ...

A lovely way to end the weekend

 with a bonfire by the lake. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

HUGS! 

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