As much as I've been resisting it, the fact of the matter is that it's just not summer anymore around here ... the school year is underway, the camp kid's sailboats have all been pulled in for the winter, even the docks and floats are starting to be pulled out of the harbor - the air has developed an autumn bite in the mornings and there's just no more denying it: summer 2010 is officially history ... gone are the long warm evenings like this one ...
Summer 2010 has been a particularly tough summer to let go of - not only was it action packed and fun filled, but the weather was the best it's been in a decade - we must have had 90 sunsets in row like the one above ... sigh ...
In case you didn't notice after reading the drama of my last post, I don't handle this change very well - Fall hits me with a pow every single time. The jolt of the rat-race routine, the return of those chilly northern winds, the sudden overload on our schedule, it's not easy for me ... but at the end of it all, after I've had a chance to recover from the shock of the pow, I really do like the Fall - blue jeans and boots, apple picking, pumpkin carving, autumn leaves, even the frosty winds (and that's saying a lot from this Floridian). It just takes me a little extra time to embrace it! The other night we enjoyed what will likely be our last grill-out of the year ... our outdoor table is next to a tall wall in our backyard that is completely covered in leafy vines ... out of the blue our littlest ladybug looked up and exclaimed 'pumpkins!' To our shock, we all looked up to see something we have never once seen in our 9 years at this house:
Two tiny pumpkins peeking out from the vines! Somehow, a rogue pumpkin vine has appeared out of nowhere on our leafy wall, like a happy little surprise whispering in my ear that it's ok to say goodbye to summer ... it may be tough for me, but this fun sight sure helps take the edge off. Thanks for the nudge, Mother Nature ...
follow up ... thanks so much for the reassuring words regarding the middle school social drama my daughter felt in her first days last week, your input was so appreciated ... I'm happy to report that week 2 has been a thousand percent better - ah, the reality of middle school ... (insert large exhale here) ...
8 comments:
I cannot believe you found those pumpkins in your own backyard!! How cool is that?:) Now if that's not a sign to embrace Fall in all it's "orangey goodness" I don't know what is!
Enjoy the day
Glad to hear the second week was better......
Can I come visit? Your town is absolutely gorgeous. I didn't think places like that existed in real people's lives, just spreads in magazines.
And I didn't miss the passing reference to boots, either! Waiting for pictures, my friend!
love the little pumpkins!
all i have in my back yard right now is mud and dog poop. wanna come over?
ha.
oh Sloan. . .what a little gift those pumpkins were!! What a fun surprise!
I have to agree with Jen, you little town is beautiful. . .I would love to live that close to the ocean. I have to make due with the Great Lakes.. .which are fabulous, but not quite the same!
Glad that things are looking better at school . . here's too a better next week!
That is the best surprise ever! I love that. I wonder how many will grow. I'm getting ready for fall too. I found a rockin' leather jacket today that I'm dying to wear. :)
Love, love the baby pumpkins and the images are a delight!
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Those pumpkins are so stinkin cute!
Have a pretty day!
Kristinartlesse
Sloan, I agree, it's hard to embrace a new season. I love fall, but feel like we don't get much of one. I swear we go right from hot and humid to freezing cold! lol I would love 3 full months of 65-70 degrees. :)
The pumpkins are so precious! What a great surprise!
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