Gorgeous autumn colors,
leaves like rainbows,
sipping tea outdoors from cute teapots,
flowers still blooming,
weather vanes on red barns,
and finding rocks upon rocks (and wondering just who piled those there?).
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9 comments on “a few things that make me smile”
nacherluver
smiling with you at these wonderful photos. the trees are really starting to explode with color!
Jenny Wynter
Oooh! We spent 2 years in Canada (back in Oz now) and this just brought me right back to how much I adored the drama of Fall. Oh and the barns too! Oh the barns.
Lovely! x
Mrs. Spotts
Beautiful! I just posted an orange leaf picture on my blog too. Some of the same things are making us smile this morning.
xxoo
Lorrie
Susan
The fall colors are amazing this week. Good idea to take pictures.
GLOSSING OVER IT
La Dolce Vita
: )
patty
Having just returned from a trip to Michigan, I feel so lucky to have had a chance to experience a little part of a true fall, something we are lacking here in So Cal and which I truly miss. Lovely!!
jacqueline
That tree and that leaf are gorgeous! Such wonderful fall inspiration colors! Wish i was there to see it with my own eyes. Thanks for making me smile along with you! Have a lovely merry happy day and love to you!
Suzanne
I love rocks upon rocks! Is that a recent thing, because I feel like I'm seeing them everywhere. Except for here in Florida. We don't have rocky beaches.
j-leigh-nelson
Ahh, I love finding stacked rocks. They're everywhere in Utah. Someone said they are meant to mark trails but I think they are much more mysterious than that. Here is something you will like:
http://www.teamsandtastic.com/RockStacking/
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–Jaime