Fall Weather

[gja1000]

I ate breakfast on my back porch this morning. It was so nice and cool. Gary and I had his grandparents' metal porch furniture, a chair, rocker, and glider. We had them stripped and powder coat painted. I took the furniture to Gary's sister's lake house this summer, so I didn't have any outdoor furniture. I found some on sale so YAY! I finally have outdoor furniture. I'm loving this weather, although it gets up to about 90 in the late afternoon.

[Janet]

Gayle that was so nice of you to give your SIL the table and chairs. It would be so nice to have a nice breakfast on the porch...I envy you. It's the little things that I really enjoy such as that.

It rained pretty good yesterday and a few of the nearby cities lost power. Still damp this morning and very cool, in the 40's but I love it. Farmers have been harvesting the corn so within another week the field across the road should be empty. I love looking out across the fields and watching the deer go from one woods to another.

This weekend the highs are to be only in the 60's so it will be perfect for tomorrow with my friend Diane and I will be heading out to the Atlanta Earth Festival. They have over 600 booths of everything you can think of and a lot of crafts. It will be cool enough that I will really enjoy being out and getting good exercise walking around.

[gja1000]

The Earth Festival sounds like so much fun. There's a huge antique show that goes for 10 days about 60 miles away. I doubt I'll make it this year, but maybe!

I at breakfast again this morning. You are right Janet, it's the little things I appreciate.

[gja1000]

Lol! I just saw what I wrote in the post above this one. What I meant to say is that I ate breakfast out on the porch.

It is in the 90's during the day and I'm ready for it to cool off a little more. We are supposed to cool down a little this weekend and maybe get some rain.

[Blueyes]

I'm in Seattle for a couple more days, and the weather here has been lovely! It's really Fall weather. The sun is shining and the days are cool. It hasn't even been raining, which is so unusual for here. I dread going back to the heat

[Janet]

The rain is here Betsi...lol. It's rained a bit everyday the last few days. It's so wet and dreary today, but I love it. I love fall rains.

[judy]

The Earth Festival sounds wonderful, Janet!

I also took my plants inside Diana! It got down into the high 30's last week at night. I re-potted some that I think might be okay in the house during the winter. Now, it's going to be in the 40's at night for the next week or so, but I think I'll keep them inside anyway. I don't want to lose them.

I have some miniature roses I would love to keep, but I think it will be a lot of work, and I hear they usually don't make it anyway. I have a couple of fuchsia plants that I will keep dormant. I hope those re-bloom come spring. They are still flowering, so they can stay out this week.

I already ordered some new patio furniture covers, and will take the others out soon. Got to get everything done before it snows. You just never know up here when that will be!

It is, however, so incredibly beautiful up here in the mountains. I think the trees will change a lot more this coming week, and it will be heavenly!

[gja1000]

We are back up in the high 80's, it's better than the 90's but I'm ready for some 70's!

[judy]

Texas is so hot! 80's are okay, but 90's is too much! I hope you get a cool spell soon.

Our fall foliage reached its peak about a week ago. I didn't have my camera, so I began taking it withme, but it rained a lot. Then the bridge was closed so I couldn't get on the mountain roads where I wanted to take pix the one sunny day. Too bad! There was one day when I was really dazzled by the beauty. It was as if the hills were on fire with color! I am so lucky to be able to see this every year.

Once it rains for several days the leaves fall off the trees, and now it is getting cold at night. It has hit almost freezing a couple of nights. Today is beautiful - in the 40's and sunny. I am going to meet Jessie and the kids at the school for an Octoberfest.

I still have those pool towels in the back of my car! I think it is time to bring them in!

I have a house full of plants, and I have to be sure the windows are shut tight at night so they make it through the winter! My cousin takes her fuscia in and it grows all winter on her porch. Maybe mine will too.

Linds, you are the perfect person to live in Canada, loving the snow the way you do! I bet your house will be beautiful for Christmas.

Janet, I think you should make it really festive for Christmas this year.

[DianaB]

I bet the trees have been beautiful, Judy. I would have loved to have seen some pictures. We just have a tree here and there that turns red.....not whole mountains!! It's pretty in it's own way but I'm sure not as pretty as what you get to see!!

We're raining today. We need it to fill the pond.....it's been about 5 feet low since summer. The pond by the house has a good area that drains in it and it fills easily when we get a good rain so hopefully this will help some. This afternoon the weather is suppose to be really bad. They're talking tornadoes........? All it takes is warm air and cold air so maybe.......? I guess we'll see.