These are a few of my favorite things

I was inspired by a fun meme on Facebook to post about my favorite things about Autumn. The meme was "Favorite Five Things about Autumn." Where to begin?

• Autumn leaves. I love the vibrant colors of gold, fire, and ember. Especially when the sun shines on those leaves. It makes them pop even more. At the same time, have you ever seen those same leaves against a dark Autumnal storm? Just as vibrant, I think.
  
• My birthday, of course! I was born two days before Halloween. And that's my grandmother's birthday as well. I was her birthday present, her first granddaughter.
  
• Pumpkin Pie. I've only recently become a fan of Pumpkin Pie. I tried it for the first time last year, either at Thanksgiving or Christmas. I am a bit picky about who makes it. Store bought is never as good as homemade. That is goal of mine this year, to make my own Pumpkin Pie for the first time.
• Hot Apple Cider. While I like the drink itself. It's one of my favorite scents of the season. Ah! I still of the melted fragrance tart in my simmer pot from last year. I've been tempted to light it. But I want to wait until the season actually begins.
• The weather. Autumnal weather is perfect! It's not to hot and not to cold. The warmth of the sun is pleasant enough to lull you to sleep. Add in a nice breeze and you've got perfect weather. I don't mind the rain, too. I don't mind it in any season of the year.
• Baking. There's something about Autumn that brings the baker out in people. It could be the scents it brings to the home: Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Ginger, and all those warm spices. It really brings a warm, welcoming feel to you when enter into the house. I'm thinking about baking my Granny Smith Applesauce Cake soon.
• Apples. Autumn is the prominent season for apples. My favorite kind of apple is--can you guess? Granny Smiths. They are the best apples for baking. But that's not why I like them. To me, they are the sweetest of the apples and are even better with peanut butter.
  
• Warmth. Strange that a season that brings in the cold should be so warm. It's the colors, it's the scents and smells, and the coziness of curling up with a book and blanket on rainy day. All those conjure up warmth during the cooling of days.

I could go on if I could think all and every thing I like about Autumn, but I think shall leave it at that.


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Winding down

I feel as though I'm coming to you at the end of the story. But of course, it's not the case. It seems as thought my beginnings start as the weather prepares the earth--at least north of the equator--for the cold seasons. Already, I can feel Autumn in the air. I seem to be in touch with the season early on. It is my favorite season. A lot things, both good and bad have started in these months. I was born in the middle of Autumn. It was unusually cold that year for this part of the south--I've been told. Anyway, this year as been an exception.....

Over a year ago, I took a photography class. I didn't think I had much of an eye for it, but come to find out I did. Ever since then, I've refined my eye and I've become a better photographer just by shear practice. This summer a lot of the objects I've wanted to photograph, I've done. But I've also gained some new desires. I'm interested in weather photography. I live in the wrong part of the country for it. I still have some old desires. I have vintage and antiqued items I'd like photograph. It drives me crazy! I lack the space to properly do it. But I guess I'll have to improvise. I've still to capture a lighthouse and an old oak tree within the realm of my aperture.

As the Autumn approaches, I am in the mood for fall-ish projects, scents, and sights. I live too far south for a whole of color. Hopefully, when I take a trip to North Georgia in early October for a Mary Kay retreat, I'll see and photograph those elusive colors. Oh, yes! Be looking for some Autumn inspired post in the future!



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