Today
while organizing boxes in the attic I came across some photographs
that I had taken last autumn and I got to thinking of my favorite
season and wondered what activities we would participate in this
year.
I
do not need a calendar to tell me when the season of autumn has
begun. Nature has a way of letting you know. When I look south
toward the mountain ridge I can see that the leaves are starting to
change. I may see that a few trees have red leaves and others have
orange and golden leaves, while other trees have green leaves.
Here
are some postcards that I made from my autumn photographs. All
photos were captured when I was hiking in the Ozark Mountains parks.
Magnificent
silver maple tree, this photo postcard is my favorite.
The
fall season is my favorite time of the year. I enjoy the warm days
and cool nights and also like the activities. There is something to
do every weekend from late September through the first part of
November.
One
of the activities that my family and I enjoy is getting together with
my brother to harvest the pears. We also like to go to the you pick
it pumpkin orchards. We usually make it an all day event because
when the harvesting is done everyone eats a bowl of homemade chili
and then sit by a bonfire. The kids roast marshmallows and if there
are leaves on the ground we will all participate in a leaf jump.
Another
autumn activity that my family enjoys doing is touring the corn maze
and then picking out our pumpkin at a local farm. We participate in
neighborhood gatherings; annual Jack O lantern carving contest and go to country church bazaars and hometown festivals in Missouri.
You
bet I enjoyed looking at the autumn photographs today and reminiscing
about all the activities. I am looking forward to this fall and
wondering what we will be doing.
What
are your favorite autumn activities?
