Scrappin My Bliss: It goes so fast...

~* I Love... *~

...80's music
...apple orchards
...autumn craft fairs
...beds with lots of pillows
...birkenstocks
...blank journals & notebooks
...cameras
...campfires
...candles
...chocolate
...concerts
...dogs
...dolphins
...early morning sunlight
...fall mums
...first snowfall of the season
...fleece blankets
...football
...fresh herbs
...good wine
...handmade afghans
...holiday dishes
...hot coffee
...hydrangeas
...ink & paint
...lavender
...ll bean boat & totes
...magazines
...mismatched serving pieces
...mountains
...my macbook
...oceans
...peonies
...pretty paper
...pumpkins
...red geraniums
...rich hot chocolate
...road trips
...sharpies
...sunflowers
...sunsets
...veggie gardens
...vintage treasures
...whimsical cookbooks
...wood-burning fireplaces
...wood-mounted rubber stamps

Remember the trees across the street from my house that I wrote about in this post and the drastic change they went through over the course of just two days? This is what they look like today, just three days after the second picture from this post. Autumn just goes by so fast doesn't it. Well, I guess in calendar terms the season is the same amount of time as the other seasons, but the real autumn ... the beautiful, ethereal, breathtaking autumn just passes by in an instant.

This is what our street looked like when I came home this afternoon...

Of course it is raining, but the trees are past their peak. This would have happened with or without the rain.

Our street looks like a winding ribbon of gold. It actually is really pretty against the wet pavement...

I know most people don't feel that way. They see these leaves as a mess, a nuisance. Not me. I never tire of them, whether they are on the trees or off.

(Please don't mind all the garbage cans in these pictures...today is trash day...)

11 comments:

Courtney @ One Fine Wire said...: I love it when the Fall leaves cover the streets :) It's my favorite season, and yes, it goes by way too fast! Just stopping by from SITS :)

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thatdesigngal said...: NO, NO, NO!!! Ah, it needs to hold on until next Friday!! I want those beautiful background in our engagement pictures!!! AHHHH! Fingers crossed!

(I swear I am not being a crazy bride!!!!) lol; 10/28/2009 9:47 PM
Monica said...: It is kinda sad how fast the leaves change, then fall off the trees. I love your pictures, Kristen - Rain, garbage cans and all!; 10/29/2009 2:33 AM
Amy said...: I love the leaves too Kristen! I like leaving them on the lawn for a while. My neighbors have sycamore trees and I even love it when their huge brown leaves litter my lawn. So natural and wonderful! Thanks for sharing your pic...we don't get that color here! HUGS<; 10/29/2009 7:45 AM
Young Wife said...: Hi, there! Stopping over from SITS. The leaves are so pretty!; 10/29/2009 8:58 AM
Jenny said...: They say that all good things must end someday....autumn leaves must fall....but dontcha know that it hurts me so... Oh oops, sorry for the little musical interlude there. Neat post.; 10/29/2009 10:46 AM
Unknown said...: I'm with ya girl! Leaves on the trees or on the ground are fine with me! (Well, I suppose until I had to rake them, I guess!) Yesterday I was in Wakefield and this one house - the tree had literally shed all of their beautiful yellow leaves onto the ground, they had a yard of yellow leaves, it was so pretty!; 10/29/2009 2:05 PM
Unknown said...: It is sad to see the leaves fall off the trees...when we took a drive last weekend some of the trees were bare...but I am enjoying it as much as possible:); 10/29/2009 2:12 PM
Alicia said...: i know what you mean...i love the way fall trees look....the leaves on the ground just depress me...so, any sight of ol' tommy boy???; 10/29/2009 3:37 PM
marnie said...: I like the looks of your road covered in it's autumn glory. The leaves are pretty, even on the ground!; 10/29/2009 5:42 PM
Cheryl said...: These are such awesome pics!; 10/30/2009 9:30 PM