of pumpkins and mums and the best month of the year...

hello october, 

hello my lovelies, 

if you're still here following along, thank you.  i truly had not meant to be away so long.  an injury to my foot threw me off my game in august and made my planned travel in september questionable which resulted in quite a bit of panic on my part.

but, it all worked out and i was able to take my trip west.  it was lovely and i plan to share about it soon.  i'd planned to get here after returning home and share, but i've been completely exhausted and am still not up to full steam just yet.  i'm getting there.

with today being the 1st of october, my favorite month of the year, i figured it was the best time to come back to bloglandia.

so here i am.  the photos i'm sharing today are from previous years posts.  i've not decorated for autumn yet, that is on tomorrows plans, at least inside.  i need to run to the farmers market for pumpkins and mums for the outside.

well, that's all for today.  i'll see you back here soon.  and i'll be coming around to visit everyone as soon as i can.  it'll take me a while to get caught up, but i'll do it.  :-)