Daily prompt : Midseason bloggers

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autumn, foliage, mideason, postaday2013, weather

For many of us the seasons are changing, bouncing unpredictably between cold and warm. Are you glad to be moving into a new season, or wishing for one more week of the old?

I am enjoying our resurgence of the warm weather. Having experienced a small chilly snap last week, I decided that I wasn’t quite ready for permanent cold weather. I need more time to mentally and physically acclimate to temperatures that are below 55 degrees . I am not ready to let go of 65 degrees yet, though having the fall foliage displayed in all of its magnificence on a daily basis is incredible and a gift.

I wonder what it would be like to live in a change free environment. I think of it as a warm place, I never wonder what it would be like to live permanently cold because I already know that I would move away, I wouldn’t stay for long. In the case of permanent warm weather, I don’t know if I would miss the changing seasons, at least for the short term.

Island living with palm trees, blue skies and tranquil waters with balmy temperatures in the low 80’s would be quite lovely, at Christmastime I would decorate the palm trees somehow to add some yuletide cheer. Christmas spirit is much more than the surrounding environment, no snow shouldn’t mean no Christmas feeling. Sunshine practically everyday, I wonder if that would ever get old?

For now I will be taking in as much nice weather as possible and hopefully it will last for another few weeks. 🙂

Hooray we are home!

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children, foliage, Jack, Miami, postaday2013, travel

We are missing our baby girl and saying goodbye was bittersweet but it is nice to be back home in Massachusetts. We missed both the baby boy and Jack. My feet are a little cold because it is a cool 55 degrees as opposed to the 85 degree humid soup we left. There were some gorgeous views out in Miami, but when we were flying back home and getting close to the ground, the fall foliage was breathtaking seen from above. All the rusts, oranges, yellows, reds and greens made me think of pumpkin pie, apple tartes and hot chocolate.

I am exhausted and I am definitely looking forward to sleeping in my own bed tonight as I am sure that Jack is looking forward to sleeping with his Maman and Papa. lol. Here are two pictures of our little baby boy Jack.

A peek at the upcoming fall foliage

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autumn, foliage, leaves, postaday2013

My hubby and I were doing the New York-Massachusetts round trip today and as I was sitting looking out the window, I noticed that some of the leaves were already turning. I was surprised because it hasn’t been cold enough or wet enough. I had always been under the impression that leaves changed their colors after the first frost and we definitely haven’t had one just yet. The reason that I’m sure that we haven’t had a frost is because my bougainvillea, Mandeville and hibiscus are outside and still thriving.

Roundtrips are tiring and I am looking forward to some rest.

Leaves, leaves and more leaves

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fall season, foliage, leaves, leaves colours, postaday2012, raking

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One of my least favorite chores, the disposal of fall leaves. I never mind the raking, the exercise is such that I am never cold while I’m raking and it builds a nice little appetite that I like to indulge as a result of my hard work. It is the bagging that really annoys me because for some reason once you pull out a lawn and leaf bag, the winds come out to play and the leaves scatter away while you are battling the rake, the leaves and the bag all at once.

I used to love the piles of leaves in Astoria Park when I was little, I never had to rake them and bag them back in Astoria, I don’t think anyone did. I remember having as an assignment for at least two years, I think in first and second grade, having to find as many different leaves and sticking them on colored paper to bring to school. That was fun, running after the leaves before the wind did its job and swept them away somewhere else. It is when we moved up here to Blandford that I was introduced to the whole raking and bagging leaf thing.

Supposedly the reason behind the disposal of fall leaves is that if you leave the leaves where they are, when the snows come, the carpet of leaves will kill the grass because the grass will have been suffocated by the layering of the leaves and the snow. It makes sense so in a day or two I will start to make some piles and perhaps start the bagging process. We are only in October and we do live in tree country, many trees still have their leaves attached so I don’t know how early I want to start my least favorite chore.

Rex and Jack; my boys

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changing colors, dogs, foliage, leaves, pets, postaday2012, town park

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As I was walking Rex and Jack and noticing that with everyday passing, the leaves are changing into the beautiful fall foliage that we in the Northeast are famous for, I know that we aren’t the only ones to have spectacular fall colors, but it is pretty nice to live right smack in the middle of it all. I thought that this would be perfect to capture with my cell phone to write about and share.

 

The leaves are accumulating everywhere in my front yard and in the back. Soon I will be outside raking them up and putting them into plastic leaf bags, one of my least favorite things to do. I tell myself to get through the onerous task, that it is burning calories and I am ashamed to admit it, but that logic is all I need to get me out there raking and stuffing bags.

 

While I was walking the boys I was thinking about this coming winter and what to do about Rex’s need to go out in the middle of the night. My mind was wondering to the thought of a doggie door, my Tonton had one installed for his German Shepard and his Labrado,r but Rex is much bigger than your average Lab or German Shepard. We would need a door that opens in half, while the top is closed the bottom opens or when the bottom is closed the top opens. I forget the name for those types of doors.The only problem is that having a half door open during the night in winter will send our heating bill though the roof.

Actually it isn’t that bad waking up in the middle of the night to put the boys out for ten minutes or so, I fall back asleep fairly quickly. I’m getting at least three hours of sleep at each stretch so cumulatively it works out to about eight or nine hours. Go to bed at midnight , get up at three, get up again at six and then back up again around nine. Thank goodness I am a stay at home wife and mother. I would be fried if I had to work outside the home only because at work you normally can’t set your own pace whereas no matter how much I have planned to do, I can go as quickly or slowly as I feel because I am the boss.