October is ....

I am running a bit late with my "October is" post but since we have had a lovely shift in weather for the cooler and I have been digging out some of my fall/winter clothes and observing the leaves, I am ready!
Autumn has always been my favorite time of year and after living in South Florida for so many years, I have a renewed love and appreciation for the seasonal cycle.

October is ...

Crisp ... crisp apples, crisp breezes & crisp, baked bread with a fluffy center ...

Last of the dragonflies in Utah ... thank you to my little dragonfly who posed so prettily for me with the autumn leaves ...

shorter days ... longer nights ...twinkly stars and seeing your breath at night ...

pumpkin!  pumpkin cookies, pumpkin pie, pumpkin soup, and jack-o-lanterns ...

snow on the Timpanogos peaks ... what a surprise and a lovely one!

ghosts, ghouls and goblins ... trick or treats ... candy sacks overflowing ...

forests and mountains painted with brushes of red, orange and yellow ... piles of leaves to jump in ...

warm soup ... fuzzy socks ... hot chocolate with a side of ginger snaps ...

PINK for the cure ... time to spread awareness to the women you love & get the facts on breast cancer!

 What is October to you?

September is ...

longer shadows ... cooler days ... open windows .... the first finger brushes of fall ...

back to school ... back to schedules ... back to routine ....

my birthday ... my sil's birthday ... tons of my favorite friendseses birthdays ... homemade chocolate cake

Ovarian Cancer Awareness month & there but for the Grace of God and a hysterectomy there could have gone I ...

the sorrow of our nation - 9/11 We Will Always Remember ...

the last month that we would go into the ocean when we were kids ...

Rehoboth Beach, DE - my home away from home as a child

the anniversary of when I became a MAC and left my pc behind ... with that ridiculous blue screen of death ...

the time of September harvests and canning and storing and preparing for winter ...


Another month of the Monthly Scavenger Hunt on Flickr! - check it out ...   


International Talk Like a Pirate Day ... 9/19 me maties! ARGGGGGGGGGGGGG ... erm something like that ... just pass the rum ...

hurricane shutters ... hurricane warnings ... mad rushes for water and food 2 hours before a storm ... when I lived in Florida 


the month before OCTOBER which happens to be one of my favorite months ever!

HAPPY SEPTEMBER!  What is September to you?