Fall Is In The Air

One recent autumn day, touched with golden sunshine and cool temps, I was out and about doing errands.

Since Honey Cat, our grandmother feline, is losing weight and may have kidney trouble, we decided to switch her diet to veterinarian prescribed dry and canned food. So it was off to pick it up from the doctor's office. 

Outside the veterinary office,  a pot of chrysanthemums punctuated the air with saucy color.  The flowers looked like bright lollipops in a dazzling array of pinks and yellow. They required a run to the car for my camera to share them with you through pictures!

Behind the mums was the sweetest faux bunny family. At first glance, they could be mistaken for real. They were very cute.

Then, off to an orchard to get some favorite extra sharp Cabot cheddar cheese from Vermont. Once the orchards close at the end of October, this cheese, fresh from a farmer, will be unavailable until next spring. Even though our family has tried the store bought Cabot cheeses, which are very good, none can compare to the fresh ones.

The ladies inside were making apple cider donuts, pies, cookies, and turnovers, and the smell of cinnamon could be detected way outside.  Unfortunately, we have sworn off eating donuts  because they are mostly sugar and fat, but boy, they sure smelled divine. ( Would a half dozen of them make a good snack?  How about a dozen with a big glass of milk?)

Of course, outside the little store  a lovely display of different colored mums and pumpkins welcomed visitors. They looked perfect in the rural setting, with sweeping hills in the distance.

Ahhhh, fall. Could you please stop from passing by quickly?  Linger on as long as possible. Who wants to look forward to slippery roads, dirty snowbanks, and ice on the windshield?  (Unfortunately, we do not have a garage.)

Seeing the pumpkins, mums, scarecrows, and other bounty of fall make one so grateful to be alive, to be well, and able to savor such delights of autumn.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF FALL?