cryptique Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 I get NO trick-or-treaters -- I think they're daunted by the hill.More candy for you, then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j4lackey Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 I am one day away from completing the fall ritual of hauling of a cord of firewood -- first up the hill, then up the stairs. I've been working on it almost every day for the last 3 weeks or so -- I think I'm actually going to miss this activity.I've been wondering where you were (or where I was, for that matter). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viatroy Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 I DO buy good candy of course -- ya never know. I've been all lurky, trying to develop good study habits, which I'm pretty sure are not conducive to much VC-ing, at least in my case. So far it's working pretty well. It's okay for me to disappear, but the rest of you need to keep up with your regular posting so I don't have to worry about you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Preferred B Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 It's a little early for the real color changing, but I took this picture last week in a local park: I'm excited for autumn. I'll get trick-or-treaters at my new home for the first time this year! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 In the forties at night, seventies in the day -- that's my idea of perfect weather. I'm definitely ready for that! It's going to be 90+ again here today. Unbelievable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M. (hristine Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 I'm definitely ready for that! It's going to be 90+ again here today. Unbelievable. Here too mb. I'll be ready for the flannel sheets. If I ever get to put them on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 This always makes me think of fall, even though they're several thousand miles away from where I live: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poppydawn Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Second day of autumn, and it was in the 90s in central Missouri. My daughter and I are returning to Illinois tomorrow, and cooler weather is following. I can't wait! I want to sit on my front porch, drink coffee, knit socks, and listen to my iPod while getting chilly. My daughter is three and a half, so this autumn is going to be lots of fun. This is also our first autumn in our new (to us - built in 1928) house. We're going to decorate the front porch and christen the fireplace (our first one ever!) as soon as it gets cold enough. I've also to got get cracking on someone's Halloween costume. She wants to be a butterfly this year. Last year, she was a spider. Next year, she'll want a muzzle of bees. My wicked in-laws will be visiting this weekend. To keep them entertained in a way that doesn't require making awkward conversation, I think we'll go to the pick-your-own apple orchard. I made applesauce last year. Tasted fantastic, but it's a hell of a lot more work than I feel like doing this year. I've got an easy, tasty recipe for spiced apple cider jelly, which I might make once the local cider's available. Hm. Maybe I should suggest applesauce-making to my mother-in-law. Once she gets elbow-deep, fake an emergency and bail. October's going to be awesome! It's beautiful in this part of the world in October. Gorgeous colors along the Mississippi. Nevermind the road trip I'll be making across Missouri to see Wilco and Andrew Bird in Kansas City the weekend of the 12th! The weekend after that, which happens to be my birthday, I'll be road tripping to Memphis, which is an amazing drive in autumn. Lots of music-related fun (with absolutely no trips to Graceland!), and I'll get to see a friend who lives in Germany and only comes stateside every few years. Weekend after that, I'm throwing a Halloween party for all of my friends with kids. Apple-bobbing for the tots, pumpkin ale for the grown-ups. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 I'm going to Albuquerque in October for me and my mom's birthdays. (Her 60th, my 40th.) New Mexico is nice in fall - not really colorful, but warm and sunny usually. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chuck Turner Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 (i lived in santa fe for a minute in 85) . . . dang bjorn, those photos from the equinox(sp) made my day . . . what part of the year is 'maple syrup time' back east ? (cue seeger recording) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 That's in the spring, mostly. To get the sap to run, it has to be above freezing in the day, and below at night, I am told. Glad you liked the pics! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clouds of Fluff Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Fall's my most favo-rite. I love the crisp, blue sky one day, then foggy, spooky rain the next. I'm always ready for blue jeans and making soup/stew/chili weather too. I really like living where I do in the fall. Right now the Flint Hills are covered in yellow wildflowers (broomweed mostly), with dots of lavender and blue (blue pitcher sage ). Soon the grasses will all turn and the hills will be all shades of gold, tan, browns, and rusts...with a splash of red (sumac or poison ivy) here and there. And of course the trees...just a huge fan of all things fall...pumpkin patches, apple orchards, and of course, candy! Here's a pic from the other evening at sunset where you can see some of the flowers: And I'll throw this one in...my son, who's 5, is a determined little photographer and insists on having a turn taking pics...I liked his perspective on this one: Happy fall ya'll! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M. (hristine Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Breath taking pictures, Clouds!Thank you for posting. I'm really looking forward to seeing some of that soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Whenever I'm out at sunset and this color palette hits the sky, I always think that it looks like a good time for a unicorn to fly across the horizon. Totally gorgeous photos and a promising junior photog you've got there! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Today was the first day I wore my scarf to work - Autumn is officially here! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Steve Brule Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 I'm excited for autumn. I'll get trick-or-treaters at my new home for the first time this year! Make sure you have plenty of Spooky Friends on hand!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Second day of autumn, and it was in the 90s in central Missouri.That heat is coming here (Boston) today. It's supposed to be in the 90s today ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 We had some nasty thunderstorms in Columbus last night and the temps were supposed to drop down into the 70s today and for the foreseeable future, but we're still in the 80s and all the future forecast temps have inched up a few degrees, too. I can live with that, tho. I'm just done with the 90s and humidity. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
napoleon Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Bonfires burning brightPumpkin faces in the nightI remember halloween Dead cats hanging from polesLittle dead are out in drovesI remember halloween Brown leafed vertigoWhere skeletal life is knownI remember halloween This day anything goesBurning bodies hanging from polesI remember halloween Halloween, halloween, halloween, halloween Candy apples and razor bladesLittle dead are soon in gravesI remember halloween This day anything goesBurning bodies hanging from polesI remember Halloween, halloween, halloween, halloweenHalloween, halloween, halloween, halloween Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Bonfires burning brightPumpkin faces in the nightI remember halloween Dead cats hanging from polesLittle dead are out in drovesI remember halloween Brown leafed vertigoWhere skeletal life is knownI remember halloween This day anything goesBurning bodies hanging from polesI remember halloween Halloween, halloween, halloween, halloween Candy apples and razor bladesLittle dead are soon in gravesI remember halloween This day anything goesBurning bodies hanging from polesI remember Halloween, halloween, halloween, halloweenHalloween, halloween, halloween, halloween I play this every Halloween. I once had a "Mandatory Misfits" Halloween where I listened only to Misfits tunes all day and night. (When I say Misfits, I mean with Danzig. I don't really do the post Danzig stuff.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Silver Shamrock Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Silver Shamrock TV Commerical Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Silver Shamrock TV CommericalRob Zombie?EDIT: Oh, I guess not. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 (When I say Misfits, I mean with Danzig. I don't really do the post Danzig stuff.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
napoleon Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 I play this every Halloween. I once had a "Mandatory Misfits" Halloween where I listened only to Misfits tunes all day and night. (When I say Misfits, I mean with Danzig. I don't really do the post Danzig stuff.) i've had a bad habit of making that everyday for the past few weeks, and not realizing it. to me, the misfits are the only band as amazing as wilco. i really have the hardest time deciding who to say when someone asks me my favorite band. but hey, i post on a wilco fan board. so i guess we all know the winner. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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