Category Archives: Autumn

The Week So Far

Here in northern Illinois we’ve had a rather warm week, until today… it’s sooo blustery, which makes it seem sooo COLD. My cold tolerance is pretty low right now, so I’ve been wearing my knee length down coat today. We’re expecting our first snowfall late Friday into Saturday. It seems too soon, but it really isn’t.

Today, even though it was blustery and cold, the sun shone brightly. I walked outside with my camera to photograph possibly one of our last “green grass” days for awhile.

These leaves were REALLY blowing when I snapped this photo.

The pachysandra still looks pretty; it stays green, but is covered with snow most of the winter.

Other news, my new Little Darling painted by Helen Skinner arrived on Monday! Ohhh, happy day!!! I waited approximately 30 seconds to open her. Ha ha, such discipline.

I asked my daughter to name her for me, and she picked Lucy. I do like the wig she arrived in, but for fun I tried lots of wigs on her and I like her best as a redhead. Did you ever notice how, even though we can change our dolls wigs, there seems to be a hair color that suits them the best? For Lucy it is auburn or carrot; Gina looks best as a brunette. Lucy is my second Little Darling and is the #3 sculpt. I love how she always seems so happy. It sounds silly, but seeing that smiling face makes me happier. Helen did a phenomenal job bringing her to life. I also really like the new arms on the Little Darlings; Lucy holds onto things such as dolls and stuffed animals very easily, too cute.

Here is a quick photo of what I was working on today. Lucy will be modeling this sweater dress for you all very soon. She can’t wait!

Thanks for spending some time visiting with me today. Bye for now!

The Progression of Fall and A Doll Photo

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After some windy days our trees are getting barer and barer. It’s really looking like fall now even though this week was quite warm. Earlier in the week I grabbed my camera and took a few pictures outside around our house.

All of our crab apple trees are filled with tiny red fruit which the birds and squirrels enjoy munching on.

The magnolia trees have finally felt the effects of the season. In a matter of days the leaves turned yellow green. Today, a few days after this photo was taken, the leaves are brownish yellow with many covering the ground. They’re going from deep green to bare in no time.

Without planning it I made four winter white sweater dress/Santa hat ensembles. Well, I had to have the four girls pose for a photo together, they looked so cute. Riley was beyond excited. Believe it or not, it has been at least 5 years since I’ve made her anything new.

Hope you’ve had a nice week!

More Fall Color

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Today was a beautiful fall day! The fall colors seemed oh, so vibrant and probably are at their peak. As I was outside with my camera, I couldn’t help but think about the smoky air from the leaves being burned, the gentle slightly crisp breeze, and the wispy clouds floating in the very blue sky.

Oops, it’s trash day. Sorry about the trash can in the photo.

The feral cat that we feed just finished her breakfast, but was talking to me. She probably wanted more moist food. We always put a dollop of moist food on top of her kibble, which isn’t her favorite. I suspect that the other two or more feral cats around here come around at night and clean up the remaining kibble. This little girl, though, rules the roost, and we’ve heard her putting up a stink when the others come by and she’s around.