Saturday, September 18, 2010

Slowly Falling Into Fall



Scarecrow, Scarecrow

What do you see?



I see Blackbirds looking at me.

Blackbirds, Blackbirds

What do you see?



I see Frisky Squirrel

Looking at me.



Frisky Squirrel, Frisky Squirrel

What do you see?

I see hoards of acorns

Falling from the trees!

Yes, here in Central Texas we are slowly falling into the fall season. The temperatures might still be in the 90s, but the mornings are cooler and the evenings are dipping into the low 70s. One thing for sure is that there are acorns scattered about everywhere, a sure sign of fall.

I'm joining The Tablescaper for her weekly Seasonal Sundays. Click here to see what seasonal changes others have to share this week.

Sarah
Sarah

The summer we married, my husband was in graduate school, and I was employed as a teacher. We took a portion of our savings that summer and purchased a sailboat. We christened our Catalina 22, “Hyacinths For The Soul” after Saadi’s poem. Our "Hyacinths" provided years of pleasure.

34 comments:

  1. I like all your squirrel decor!! Perfect for fall!

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  2. That is probably the cutest scarecrow I've ever seen, and I have a thing for them! Thanks for sharing a really fun post.

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  3. I love the squirrels. Their different but definitely say fall.

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  4. those blackbirds are very very cool! enjoy your fall!

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  5. This was a fun post Sarah. Love the blackbirds on the pumpkins. It has been beautiful in the mornings, and yesterday was glorious (until about 1 lol) Have a wonderful week.

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  6. Cute post! My favorite is the blackbirds on the pumpkins. Those are very cool. Enjoy the cooler mornings/evenings!
    Jane

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  7. What a sweet post!
    I remember how happy I was when the nights cooled down during our year in Oklahoma - I'd never known such heat.

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  8. Another delightful post, the scarecrow is adorable.
    But really, Sarah, 90 degrees in the Autumn, when we didn't even get such high temps in the Summer, it just isn't fair!
    Maggie

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  9. Even here in NY it's a very slow change to Fall. Todays it's to be in the mid 70s.

    Love your fallness, particularly those squirrels and their acorns.

    Thanks so much for taking the time to put together a post for SEASONAL SUNDAYS!

    - The Tablescaper

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  10. It's been really nice in Philly this last week, down to the 50's at night and low humidity! I love your squirrel with the big acorn:@)

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  11. I love this time of year...just one beautiful day after the next! Love your frisky little squirrels, too!

    xoxo
    Jane

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  12. Your Texas weather sounds alot like ours in NC! Love your frisky (or pesky depending on your perspective :-) squirrels... I'm soooo ready for signs of fall around here~ Your blackbirds perched on those pumpkins put me in fall spirit!

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  13. Love those squirrels!! We are in the 80's during the day and the high 50's at night...fall is coming!
    Hugs,
    Penny

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  14. I'm not letting Charlie Ross see the squirrels. He goes crazy. S-l-o-w-l-y we're going to have fall weather in Texas.
    Brenda

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  15. Know what you mean, jellybean! I love Brown Bear too! Such a clever post and we here in Tennessee are slowy faling into fall, it is supposed to be 95 tomorrow and I am sick and tired of HOT! I just want to say I appreciate your lovely photos and intresting posts, sorry I have not responded but i do read. The beginning of school is always tough for me and I am now getting "back into the weing" and plan to read, post and comment more!

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  16. I love both the scarecrow and the squirrels! It certainly looks like fall. We have had such a cool summer in Southern California so right now I'm holding on to every last minute of that season. But there is just something so very special about fall!!! Very cute post!

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  17. Sarah, this post is so cute! What a great way to "fall" into Fall. love the black birds on the pumpkins. laurie

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  18. So cute Sarah. I can see you are getting in the Fall mode...it just happens whether we want it to or not. I love it..so I embrace it all. Cute pics!

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  19. Thanks, Sarah, for inviting me in. I've enjoyed the visit. When I am not in Maine, I live in Houston so we share Texas. Maine is definitely cooler! L

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  20. Really like your Fall decor - especially the pumpkins with the black birds sitting on them. The temps are still pretty warm around here also, but since the humidity has been down, it is more bearable.
    Thanks for stopping by.
    Have a great week.

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  21. This was delightful Sarah! I like your pretty lifelike squirrel statues. Even though they always steal my bird feeder seeds I like to watch the squirrels. We had a beautiful weekend but I do notice the days getting shorter.

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  22. Hi Sarah,

    Love the poetic reminder of the coming of what may well be my favorite season. We've long had our last 90 degree day. This is after all Minnesota. So you come to treasure spring, summer and fall before the coming of Nanook of the North winter.

    I LOVE the spirit of your blog.

    Ruben

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  23. We're still having hot days here in GA too. The mornings kind of shock me when I walk outside to a cool breeze. Can't wait for the leaves to start changing!

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  24. Sarah-You are ready for fall! I adore your squirrel! It is still SO hot here--98 yesterday, a record. Thanks for your encouragement on my little sewing project--I was kidding about slipcovers :).

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  25. Sarah,

    Love your scarecrow and your fall pumpkins are so great! Love all your accessories! We too are having warm days and cool evenings and mornings...so nice to go out in the coolness and have a cup of tea!

    Miss Bloomers

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  26. J'adore Fall... I think it is my second favorite season of the year right behind Spring!

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  27. Squirrel, squirrel what do you hear?
    It's Kathleen yelling, "Get out of here!"
    I am always chasing them away. They dig up my flower pots looking for nuts! :)
    Love your falling into fall displays, so pretty!
    I have shopped, but not brought the bins out. Have to pack up all the summer things from outside. But it is still nice and warm, with a chill at night. Perfect!

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  28. Loved your squirrel and acorns...loved it all. We went to pick up two chicks on Sunday and the guy had an acorn tree with the acorns falling like crazy. We had to hold something over our heads as we looked at all the baby chicks. And the acorns on the tin roof....oh mine..what an awful racket they made but they were the biggest acorns I had ever seen. I picked up a whole bag of them to craft with sometime.

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  29. I can't wait to get out and gather acorns to use in the house.
    Your fall is just beautiful..
    Our weather in this part of Texas is still some 90's but mostly this week it will be in the 80's. Early morning and late evening does have a tiny nip to it...

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  30. I love fall decorations:) Still looking for crows:)I saw them on a bench last year and was quite taken.. certainly not w/ my real ones in the yard though:)So pretty Sarah.

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  31. Neat fall decor! I'm slowly getting there. We just returned from our trip Tuesday.

    Katherine

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  32. Hey - I am certainly glad to discover this. great job!

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