32 days to go...

...until Fall!

Fall is easily my favorite season and by this time of year I'm more than ready for it.  Already its getting a little cool and breezy in the evenings and soon it will be time for pumpkins and mums.  I've already seen mums for sale at the grocery store and I've been so tempted, but so far I've held out.  Its still too hot I think for them to do well on my balcony and after a summer full of overheated plants I don't want to chance it.

I've also got pumpkins to look forward to.  I've got a small pumpkin patch growing at my sister's house and so far they are doing well.  Hopefully in a couple months they will be ready for carving and baking.  

I don't have these kinds of problems

I recently got back from my trip to Yellowstone National Park and it was absolutely amazing.  I had no idea that the park would be so beautiful.  I took over 600 pictures (all with my iPhone camera...love that thing!)  so I'm currently in the process of going through them all.  

Here are a couple to start with...

At first when I saw this planter, I thought "Oh cute, they made a little covered wagon". 

But then I saw that all the flowers had these wire covers on them.  Are they in flower jail?  It all became clear when I turned a corner and saw this herd of Elk!

This is definitely not a problem that I have on my balcony!