Welcome Fall…sort of!

Here in Northern California we are experiencing a heat wave. The weather forecast is calling for possibly one of the hottest days of the summer…today, on the 2nd day of fall!

 

 

Last weekend I was finally able to freshen my front porch and add some fall color…

 

 

Although, now I am hoping everything doesn’t wilt and dry up! I remember growing up here in the Bay Area, and wanting to wear all of my new school clothes in September – jeans, boots, sweaters – but having to wait a few months since we always get the Indian Summer heat. We may not see real cold until December or even January!

 

 

 

 

Now, when I say real cold…my friend that lives near Detroit, Michigan just laughs at me! Us Californians don’t know REAL cold like a Midwest winter! That’s why we can grow succulents and ivy on our front porch all year long…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love the look of the Fairy Tale pumpkins, especially the white ones…

 

 

 

 

Just like the one that turned into a beautiful horse drawn carriage for Cinderella…

 

 

 

 

And I always have to buy several good old fashioned orange pumpkins. How else can you make a classic Jack-O-Lantern?…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, don’t pack away your shorts, and flip flops just yet! Here in California we welcome fall with an ice cold drink, to be enjoyed in the shade, on a front porch all decked out with mums and pumpkins!

 

 

Happy Fall