Fall Front Porch

  I've never really had a big front porch.  I've lived in new houses most of my life, and with them came small porches.  So when I moved to the mountains, I was glad to have a big porch area.  I wanted to get a pumpkin for my front porch, and I found just the right one at the grocery store.

I was looking for some Mums because they always remind me of Fall, but couldn't find any.  But I did find some mini roses that looked Fallish.

Roses seem to follow me wherever I go, don't they?  This color was very much like the inside of a grapefruit, very pretty.

They were wrapped in an orange cellophane, which looked like Fall, so I kept it on.

I've had this plaque for many years.  My oldest brother, who passed away, used to sing this song often.   One day, I found this plaque that reminded me of him and bought it.  We were 10 years apart, and while he was the oldest, I was the youngest.....just like Nel and her brother.  My mother and brother's birthdays are in September, so I put it on the porch to keep them close to me.  

A few small items make a lovely Fall porch.

And my favorite part of the porch is the woods that surround me.

I made some apple cinnamon bread.  It's beginning to feel like Fall around here.

And Jess made some Harvest Mix.  It's starting to become a Fall tradition in her home.

"Autumn.....the year's last, loveliest smile."

~William Cullen Bryant