and now it's Fall ...

I think I'll make Columbus Day weekend the official start of Fall for me, the timing seems to be just right. September is just too early for me - not only am I buried by the back-to-school craziness, but September is often still too warm to really feel like Fall. But now it's October 11th ... and this last weekend has been one of those picture-perfect early Fall weekends with a chilly breeze, a brilliant blue sky, early sunsets, and a few trees starting to turn colors - so not only is it starting to feel like Fall, it even looks like Fall. Between the perfect Fall weather, the relaxed weekend schedule, and today's Monday holiday thrown in as a bonus, I finally feel ready for Fall. Unbelievable, but true ... I made the switch from this at our front door:

To this:

On Saturday, my big ladybug and I went down to the local Farmer's Market that runs in our town every Saturday from May through October ... and all around us was a sensory overload of Fall ... the colors of the autumn veggies and flowers, the smell of warm cider, the feel of that cool breeze ... it was all there. And, although I know it doesn't exactly follow the rules of a 10 on 10 (all of these photos were taken in the same hour on the 9th rather than over 10 hours on the 10th), at least it's a close cousin of a 10 on 10. So here are my 10 photos to show that we really have turned the corner into Fall around here ...

Oops, I actually see that I've put 11 photos up - but since I can't decide which one to take down, I'll just leave it as my "11 on 9" ... I'll get the math right one of these days! Happy Autumn, everyone!!