1 post tagged “autumn”
I love fall, and today was the most beautiful kind of fall day in Michigan. Crisp and cool, without being too cold or windy. Gorgeous clear sunlight slanting in from the south. And a lot of the trees still had color on them.
I especially love when all the cornfields go golden, and the cattails go dun, something about the combination with the sapphire blue sky... Lovely.
So today we were spontaneous, and decided to go to Greenfield Village after Eldest Son's last swimming lesson. (He gets to graduate from Young Swimmer II to Young Swimmer III. Yay!) (You know, "America's Premier History Attraction," as it bills itself? -- We *love* Greenfield Village.)
Now normally you know I'm not big on spontaneity, right? But this afternoon was simply fabulous. Everything was perfect. The kids were well-behaved - despite missing naps - and nobody had any meltdowns. (Not even me! ;-) ) Finally we read the warning signs correctly and got out of there while the getting was good. Yay, us! Back-pats all around.
And, I was able to take these photos.
One of them even inspired me to change my, whatever-you-call-it, the photo that comes up associated with my name. My icon? My thumbnail? Whatever. I'm putting in a new one now. I've had the old one up for almost a year. It's time for a change.
Happy November, everybody!
