Fall Leaves Fall
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My son loves this book from the library, but has got it in his head that any tree with lots of leaves under it is “Fall leaves Fall”, lol.
The autumn equinox just passed (almost unnoticed, sadly!) and as I pointed out in my post yesterday, fall is upon us. I’m enthralled with this season right now because I never had much of a Fall growing up. I can very distinctly remember the one fall I spent NOT in Florida as a child, when I spent 4 months with my mother in central Louisiana at the age of 8. There was a harvest or street festival we went to, the air was chilly, and she remarked at how gorgeous the bright yellow trees were in the fall.
Florida trees do not turn yellow. They are primarily one of two types: on the coast, its the quintessential Palm Tree, and inland (Lakeland), its the great big mossy oaks. They give you lots of leaves, albeit dry brown ones that kill your grass. And there are days so hot in a Florida September that you can fry an egg on the sidewalk. There are CHRISTMAS DAYS so hot in Florida that you can lay out on a lawn chair in your bikini and get a tan. A small handful of you might think that’s totally cool, but trust me, 23 years of it and I’m done. Where’s my Bing Crosby and my White Christmas, darn it? (Rainy christmas, ie. Portland, is a step in the right direction, lol).
Anyhoo, despite the gazillion things going on today, Misty and I managed to trek over to People’s Coop Harvest Festival. It was awesome! Below are some pics. (BTW, this is a great idea, People’s! What a wonderful help for those going sans automobile! More grocers should offer such service!)
Apple Press:
Mmmmm….. free tasting…
More?
Pumpkin carving contest!
Say Cheese, Misty!
Ok, this is not the Harvest Festival, this is from our family day on Sunday… Despite what this look might tell you, Lil’ E WAS happy about his bunny balloon hat… no, really, he was, promise.
Some people still live in Florida! I’ll have you know that it has dropped down to 90 degrees during the day- thank you very much! :o) It’s not always where you live that counts, but I do envy your 58 degrees (a little).