Switching Seasons

I certainly haven't been posting much lately. No excuses, I've just lost that blogging feeling. When last I posted, it was mild and fall was in full force. With not much effort, Mother Nature moved on without me!

I don't mind a snowy day or two before Christmas comes along. The photo-ops are always appreciated! The other day we had one of those gorgeous heavy wet snows that coats everything and is gone the next day.

We didn't need to walk far to get plenty of pretty shots!

I live in suburbia and a nice snow can sure do wonders for the natural beauty!

My pretty boy!

And later in the evening, things were still pretty awesome! My neighbor's bush looked so festive under a layer of snow!

A view from the front yard...

Peeking in my living room window on the way to the back door....

I of course took Christmas themed pictures of the boys. I couldn't let the opportunity pass me by! But those are for another day and another post closer to Christmas.

An Odd Fall

We didn't have much of a fall season here this year. The weather stayed mild longer than usual and the trees were slow to change. They did eventually get their bright colors but it was for a much shorter time before they faded to shades of brown and yellow. I did snap a few shots so there would be a record of Fall 2017....

Sometimes......

....I just can't come up with a clever blog post title! Today is one of those times!  During this period of unemployment I've found myself in, I am trying to make the best of the new freedom and free time I have, and have been taking the boys around to walk in new areas. We all enjoy the change of pace. The fall season is such a great time to be outdoors, with the heat and humidity a thing of the past.

So here are some shots taken on a recent walk......There is a bonus to being unemployed....places that are packed full of people on the weekends are blissfully empty on the week days! I had no trouble taking pictures without other people in the way!

This was Sunday's black and white picture.

This gate was beautiful but I couldn't do it justice.

This tree is on FIRE!

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In a Blaze of Glory!

Most of the trees in my area have given up their leaves. I know because I've been raking them up out of my yard fairly often. But there is one variety of maple that still has all of it's leaves intact and it is putting on a glorious show and one last hoorah for the fall season!

Fall Festival.....but NCC

Yesterday was a gorgeous blue sky day, pretty much quintessential fall! We went for a motorcycle ride out to the west toward the mountains. We ended up at what was supposed to be a hot air balloon festival (on a very small scale) but alas it was super-windy, so no balloons.

Here is how pretty the day was:

There was an antique firetruck show.

 Another firetruck with a pretty background...oh, and John.

Only in America....Grown men racing around on souped-up lawnmowers!

 

 

 

How silly is this?

MONSTER truck ride, anyone?

On the ride home through the scenic Virginia countryside, we saw what was once a gas station, way back when. It looked like a good photo-op.

And finally, the route home took us past a restaurant that serves a kick-ass Reuben sandwich. We rounded out the day (and our bellies!) with a nice dinner.

Jimmy would have thought this was a tavern just for him!

We've had A LOT of rainy weather this fall, so it was great to get out and enjoy the sunshine and scenery!