The Joy of Fall


I'm not a big fan of the cold weather and usually when Fall comes into the scene, it starts giving me the imaginary *shivers* just because Fall is the big precursor to the cold weather ahead of us!

But on the flip side, Fall is one of my favorite season ONLY because of the wondrous colors that all the leaves evolves into during this time. I love driving along tree-lined roads with the explosion of mesmerizing Autumn colors, just like the picture I took above on a not-so-busy highway on our way to SC! lovely ain't it? (ok shush! not a word!)

BUT these lovely leaves will soon turn into a BIG mess! And that's exactly what we have in our front and backyard. We have this BIG BIG (Monstrous) tree around the house that does this. Today, Hubby (inspired by his brewing angst with his nutty laptop) decided to put all his energy into gathering all the ugly, rotting leaves (rather than throwing his laptop on the floor) and piled them on each side of the yard. Yet before it went to its' last destination, Miss Sasserfrass thought of a grander idea where the biggest pile was the winner!







The pile sure did get a lot of beating but the joy Miss Sasserfrass got out of it was priceless! (And hubby's threatening wrath towards his laptop came to good use! )Even the minute things in life has its' perks! ( My perk is that I'm NOT the one cleaning up after HER mess! ) oh Joy!

What do you like about Fall? Any Fall stories you care to share?


Story by Maricris
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  1. I miss playing in the leaves!! Autumn is the best reason to live in a country that has seasons. :(
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  2. Autumn is great! Our kids actually get right under the leaves and hide there so you can't see them... Great fun!
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  3. I love autumn.. The kids hide right under the leaves so that you can't even see them. Great fun!
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  4. Your daughter looks so cute playing in the leaves. My daughters love to do the same thing!

    I actually love Fall. I dread too that the cold weather is coming, but I think it's the prettiest time of year. We love to take family walks through the woods just to see all of the different colors on the trees. Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing your Fall memory!
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  5. I guess it is a good thing we only have three trees, small and young ones, in our yard! How fun to play in though.
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  6. I was just telling my 4 year old yesterday how I used to play in big leaf piles.

    Sadly all our trees are too young to make a big leaf pile.

    Now I am off to show her this photo.
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  7. I walk on the ground everyday with leaves scattered everywhere. It's a mess! But they will just rot and disappear and the soonest the better. I don't like to walk on the leaves especially when it's raining. :-)
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  8. love the pictures!Come get your award, check you might have more than 1!
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  9. Thanks for stopping by today!! I love those pictures of leaves...one of my favorite things to do as a child was jump in freshly raked leaves!!
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  10. That leaf pile looks like such fun! Thanks for visiting my blog.
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  11. The photo of all of those leaves looks so inviting. I may just have to jump myself!!
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  12. Hi Maricris! You went mingling, mingling today didn't you? Thank you for the visit!
    Personally, I am not fond of the way fall looks, I don't care for all those colors. I prefer the barren trees of winter and snow. The GOOD thing about fall is that it's the season of soups and chowders!
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  13. Never have autumn season in my country, so I don't know what to share about Fall. Thanks for visiting my blog.
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  14. Great fall pictures. Looks like she had a blast! That is one of our chores for next weekend also.

    Thank you for visiting earlier today, and I'm an enabler for shopping especially for deals! :o)
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  15. I saw you were first on roll call today. One day maybe I will be. I have been 15th, that's the closest for me.

    Anyway, thanks for stopping by my blog. Cute pictures. A few years ago before hubby's grandma sold her property, the whole family would go out one November weekend and rake and burn leaves. Some years there would be 10 to 15 of us. Granny would always have a big pot of home made meatballs and sauce for us. It was the best. My kids have great memories of that. I will have to scan some pictures and post them, they are great! This was before my digital camera days.
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  18. My daughter hasn't gotten to play in the leaves, yet. But I'm sure she'll love it. She knows that it is fall, but she prefers to call it autumn...probably because of the Signing Time song, "Autumn time is a windy time...."
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  19. hi maricris!

    salamat for visiting my blog at sa compliment. i love fall also but here in los angeles, the temp is still in the 90's. i love the pics of your daughter.

    how are you and your husband doing?
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  20. Ooh... my boys would've LOVED to jump into that big ol' pile as well!
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  21. That pile of leaves looks like so much fun. I remember being a kid and jumping around all day.
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  22. Yikes! I am still tired from the 20 bags we raked from the front yard alone. The leaves are so nice to have on the trees, but not so nice to have to rake up when they fall! Cute picture of your daughter in jumping in the pile though. That is what Fall is all about!
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  23. Ahhhh! She's so sweet!!

    And yes hun, hold on to that promise, ok?? He is always true!!
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  24. It's recommended that you leave your rotting leaves to rot even more, in neat piles, of course. Makes the best mulch there is. Charming little girl in those photos!
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  25. Hi Maricris, I should have informed you about the tag last night but my eyes were so sleepy already when I was done, hehee. Anyway, don't think about it, it's just a tag. :-)
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  26. Playing in leaves; great memories from when I was a kid. :) I am sorry you have a cold! It is definitely going around, and has attacked my daughter for round two! :( Thanks for stopping by my blog, and I hope you feel better soon! :)
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  27. She looks like she had a ton of fun! We had such a gorgeous fall this year and are paying for it with a yard full of leaves! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog! :-)
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  28. thanks so much for stopping by! i hope everyone in your house feels better!

    the leaves are no longer on the trees here...we had our first snow yesterday morning and today there is snow that has actually stuck to the ground... i'm not a fan of cold weather either. i like to be outside, and cold fingers, nose and ears kinda make me not want to be outside...

    :)
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  29. Awwww!I love those Fall pics!
    Great photos!
    And yep, Autumn is definitely here.
    xoxo
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  30. I love the fall to..because of the beautiful colors...not the chilly weather..lol....love the pictures...hubby has been here on a work visa for years...we got married in 2006 and has been on the perm visa trail since then...its a long trail...and expensive...how long did it take you in total? :)
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  31. Hi there, thanks for stopping by my place. I love the cold weather simply cause it's summer all yr long where I live, but Fall is awesome too. Love the colours of Fall! :):):)
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