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Lew
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Theme ~ Signs of Fall
Chosen by Lew.
I love this week's theme. Then again, that was easy, since I love all things autumn, and I tend to break out my camera and go exploring in a big burst before the really cold weather hits us here in Chicagoland.
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Fernando and I went for a walk at a local forest preserve. I hadn't been there in ages, and although there wasn't a lot of color because most of the scenery is scrub trees and "natural" vegetation, there were pops here and there.
Here are more signs that it's fall.
Brown, crinkly leaves...
More opportunities to warm up the house with baking...
Pops of color along the river...
A harvest moon...
Autumn colors on the prairie...
Ladybugs congregating on our south/west windows...
And my favorite image, which I see every day for just a week or so through my kitchen window.
This is a very special tree. My dad gave us this little stick of a tree for Arbor Day the year Jacob was born. We put a little plastic fence around it--actually, there were two trees but one kept getting mown over by the lawnmower!--and it grew two or three feet tall. Then we moved, and we took the tree with us. But, we moved to an apartment while we waited for a house to be built (or not--long story), so my parents transplanted the tree into their back yard.
We ultimately moved into our current house, and that autumn had my dad re-transplant the tree into our very own back yard. It's a small tree for 23 years of age, but it has always been called Jacob's tree, and for a mere handful of days in autumn, it is a beautiful reminder of the glory of autumn, and of God's faithfulness to us in our family's journey together.
Treasuring life's moments,
Christine
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Here is the full image of my header:
Red leaves, McDowell Grove, Naperville, Illinois.
Fernando and I went for a walk at a local forest preserve. I hadn't been there in ages, and although there wasn't a lot of color because most of the scenery is scrub trees and "natural" vegetation, there were pops here and there.
Here are more signs that it's fall.
Brown, crinkly leaves...
More opportunities to warm up the house with baking...
Pops of color along the river...
A harvest moon...
Autumn colors on the prairie...
Ladybugs congregating on our south/west windows...
And my favorite image, which I see every day for just a week or so through my kitchen window.
Jacob's tree.
This is a very special tree. My dad gave us this little stick of a tree for Arbor Day the year Jacob was born. We put a little plastic fence around it--actually, there were two trees but one kept getting mown over by the lawnmower!--and it grew two or three feet tall. Then we moved, and we took the tree with us. But, we moved to an apartment while we waited for a house to be built (or not--long story), so my parents transplanted the tree into their back yard.
We ultimately moved into our current house, and that autumn had my dad re-transplant the tree into our very own back yard. It's a small tree for 23 years of age, but it has always been called Jacob's tree, and for a mere handful of days in autumn, it is a beautiful reminder of the glory of autumn, and of God's faithfulness to us in our family's journey together.
Treasuring life's moments,
Christine
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Stop by my family blog
Like me on Facebook
Neat selection of Fall (Autumn) colours, Love the last photo, very pretty.
ReplyDeleteNice captures for the theme Christine.
ReplyDeleteI really like Jacob's tree. Awesome memories and beautiful to boot.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful signs of fall! And a touching story about Jacob's Tree - Kudos to your Dad for tree sitting!
ReplyDeleteIt was neat to hear the back story of Jacob's tree.
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