Fall Harvest Begins

Fall Harvest Begins! 

It’s that wonderful time of year again when the air gets crisp, the leaves turn golden, and the harvest season kicks off.

Check out this video of a local harvester in action, capturing the progress and hard work that goes into bringing in the cornfields.

Fall into crafts!

Mom has been hard at channeling her inner "Martha Stewart" once again!  This time she has been creating new fall wreaths for our front doors.  So, it was off to Hobby Lobby to purchase a couple of grape vine wreaths and all the necessary fall foliage to adorn them!

It is amazing how she can take a plain grape vine wreath add a few picks and tweak it this way and then that and end up with two beautiful wreaths!  We have already had several compliments on the finished products.  I swear she is missing a bet by not selling this stuff, but according to her that would them become the dreaded four letter word "WORK", which would translate into no fun!

 Take a look at the wreaths we are proudly displaying on our double doors!  

Maple Hill Cemetery Stroll

On Sunday, October 16, we had the opportunity to participate in the Maple Hill Cemetery Stroll.  This is an annual event held in the month of October by the Huntsville Pilgrimage Association.  Maple Hill Cemetery was established in 1818 when the city of Huntsville purchased two acres of land from Leroy Pope.  Maple Hill Cemetery now extends almost 100 acres and houses the graves of many historic and political figures.  Located in the heart of downtown Huntsville, it includes more than 80,000 graves.  The Pilgrimage Association has assumed the maintenance and restoration for Maple Hill Cemetery's grave markers, monuments and landscape.

The event lasted for 2 1/2 hours and showcased (77) presenters dressed in period clothing.  You couldn't help but be drawn in by the fascinating stories of these individuals and how they lived their lives.  There wasn't nearly enough time to begin to see and hear all (77), so you can bet we will be there again next year and the year after until we have heard them all.

It was a beautiful day a little warmer than the one before, but the shade of the large Oak trees kept it pleasant.  We walked among the paths to the sound of the Confederate band, which played in different locations throughout the cemetery.  

It was definitely like taking a walk through time, and a great way to learn more about the history and people who made  Alabama, Huntsville and the surrounding areas what it is today!  So, if you are ever in this area in the month of October be sure to add this to your things to do list, you won't be disappointed!

Tate Farms – Pumpkin Patch

Welcome to the pumpkin patch.  We spent on Saturday strolling around Alabama in search of some new fall fun spots.  We bought some great pumpkins at Tate Farms, and found some bulbs and gourds at Bennett's Nursery.  It was a beautiful day to be out and about and as you will see in the photoshow we all had a good time!

 

 

Follow the road to......FALL!

I pass by this house every day it seems and I always think what a great picture their driveway would make especially with the change of seasons.

So the other day while my Mom and I were out and about I remembered to bring my camera and I pulled off to the shoulder of the road to snap this quick photo.

I love the way the leaves are covering the path up the drive and the way the yellow and green leaves create a canopy just welcoming you to drive up to the house.

Fall is my absolute FAVORITE time of year and it is scenes (great photographic opportunities) like these that remind me of the reason why!

Welcome Fall.....I have missed you!

Happy Fall Ya'll

We finally felt like putting up our fall decorations. Mom and I made a run to the Co-Op to purchase the straw bales and then to our local nursery who was running a sale on mums for $3.00 a bucket. I am talking small, medium or large they were all just $3.00, which was a killer deal compared to Lowes and Home Depot.

We planted mums around the mailbox, along with purple and green ornamental cabbages and kale. Mom's clementis is in full bloom ( go figure) and looks beautiful! We decided to use purples to coordinate with the clementis.

We have a Happy Fall Ya'll arrangement that Mom and I made a few years back, which we place on the front porch. It looks nice next to the big bronze mum with the "witch crossing" sign.

Happy October everybody.....hope you are enjoying yours as much as we are ours!