Seasons - They are a Changin'

It's something called "Fall" here in Connect-ee-cut. Archy says this is the time when the air gets crisp, leaves turn from green to bright golden colors and tumble to the ground, and folks go apple picking.

Well, it's been warm. Today it was 75. Second, only a few trees have turned colors; the rest are still summertime green. Third, we got them apples! Last weekend, Moms and Dads went to Bishop's Orchard and got on a wagon and picked apples! It was Moms' first time picking apples. They got five types of apples but I can't remember what kind. Anyhow, there were so many apples on the trees that they looked like bunches of grapes.

It was $1 per pound of apples. Moms and Dads picked over eight pounds of apples, more than they eat in an entire year! We still have apples here. They are big and crispy. I do not like them in my food.

Then Moms and Dads went to Bishop's Orchard's store. They sell things like apple cider, fresh veggies, prepared food, yummers desserts and fruit wines. But they also have a huge outdoor festival in the fall. They have a million punkins to pick from, make-your-own-scarecrow and, yes, fresh maple kettle corn. Here is mom chowing an entire bag of it in front of some of the punkins. (She claimes she shared it with Dads but, when I ask Dads, he just shakes his head no.)

Moms and Dads didn't buy a punkin at Bishop's Orchards though. They bought one today from some garden store in Westport. Dads says it is a really nice punkin and we should take a picture of it before we carve it all up and make it rot.

Then yesterday, Moms and Dads put on their Halloween party pants. We have no idea how many kids will come and take things from us but Moms keeps hoping that lots of people will show up. (I don't know why.) They decorated half of the walk way and the garden gate with orange and purple lights with orange and purple lanterns. (Moms is going back to Target to get more lights this week because we ran out.) They look really, really nice from the upstairs window. Moms has a Halloween flag that says "Treats Here" that Dads is going to put up on Halloweenie night. On that night, I'll be upstairs, under the bed.

These are the lights along the walkway with the lanterns. They're really nice. Dads did lots of work to make them all pretty...I mean, manly.

This is the view from our front door. Moms and Dads hope the lights will help guide the kiddies to the door for treats. I hope it will provide a clear, illuminated path for them to get out.

Happy Fall!

JDamn - OUT!