Autumn Blessings

I've really enjoyed seeing all the autumn decor and the lists of reasons why folks love fall! I thought about that a little bit this weekend and jotted down my thoughts......the things that really say fall for me....the things I look forward to about fall....the signs of fall....really just the little blessings of fall......




The sound of the katydids and locusts in the late afternoon & evenings....

The colorful leaves on the trees, blowing through the air, and crunching
under my feet.....

Tractors in the fields.....

Pumpkins on porches....

The cotton fields ready to be harvested....

Friendly scarecrows....

The fuzzy caterpillars (wooly worms) crossing the road....

The cool crisp air.....

The evening autumn sky.....

Bales of hay and corn stalks...

Indian corn....

The smells of fall....candles burning, goodies in the oven, pumpkin spice,
cinnamon, apples.....

Hot chocolate.....

Being home for longer evenings by lamplight and candles burning.....

Watching a movie with my family all snug in our pj's and covered up with our afghans.....

Snuggling up with the family inside our cozy home for a good read-aloud book......

Inching closer to Christmas.....


And speaking of Christmas....I had this little treasure in today's mail! I have some time that I will be waiting in between appointments today, so it's going right along with me! I love having it to look forward to and take in every little thing!



And I'm going to leave you with a picture of my new treasure! My mom was with me when I purchased this Ball Jar. I loved the shape of it and was talking about what I would put in it. During our conversation, my mom mentioned that somewhere she had the marbles that belonged to my grandmother's brother (that passed away when he was 18)....the marbles he played with as a child. Well last night, my dad found them and brought them over! We were figuring up how old they were and they are probably somewhere between 95-100 years old! Putting them in the jar and just thinking that he played with them that many years ago was pretty awesome! I decided they were perfect for my new (old) jar!



Thanks for stopping by! I wish you all many Autumn Blessings! :)