A Fall Jaunt

A brief pre-dinner jaunt around our neighborhood this evening provided quite an exquisite backdrop for some photos of my tired and hungry cutie pie. Sofia requested to make “snow angels” in some fresh fallen Maple leaves.

Mississippi River Colors

The Mississippi Riverbed is absolutely breathtaking and magical this time of year. I snapped this photo while standing on the Franklin Avenue bridge a few evenings ago and I am sure the colors are completely different today. I don't think I have ever seen such an array of autumn colors in one scene.

I find myself enjoying everything about the fall weather and all of the changing rhythms that it brings.

Fall Days

Vitamin D, fuzzy caterpillars, tree climbing and dinosaur watching all contributed to a perfectly lovely fall walk around the Lake of Isles.

I just arrived home from ten gleeful days spent in Portland, Oregon, greeted by the arrival of fall and countless raindrops.

I love the fall weather, and the fifty-cent rubber polka-a-dotted rain boots that I found over the summer while on a thrift outing. Sofia and I made our way outside to play today (as we do every day) to splish and splash in the puddles and race boats (small twigs) in the streams of water that traveled down our road.

I am feeling quite relaxed after our Oregon vacation - that overflowed with heaps of time spent enjoying my family and eating amazing home-cooked meals that were mostly made of vegetables freshly picked from the garden. (Thanks to Nana!)

While vacationing, I took a little road trip to Eastern Oregon through Mount Hood National Forest (where we took a short detour to play in some fresh snow). We spent two nights in cold and arid Eastern Oregon on the Deschutes River, where I hiked through the desert and got to be a part of some magnificent nature.

I am grateful for the amazing trip and also glad to be home with some new inspiration for life.

Here are a few of the scenes from my travels. Enjoy!

Approaching Mount Hood.

"Nana" met some friendly horses.

This horse has some crazy eyes.

If you click on the photo, you will see that Sofia has horses on her sweater.

A wild horse in an enchanted forest.

Somewhere stunning in Eastern Oregon (I forgot the name of the town).

Intriguing Desert Flower.

Sofia at the Portland Art Museum.

Sofia picking raspberries and taunting Leeloo.

Red lanterns.