Miss Summer? No, Miss Oktoberfest!

I have stopped my weeping by now. Summer is gone and without even a chance anymore for an Indian Summer to surprise us. But have faith and I am sure that summer shall return next year. Pretty sure.

I am so totally a summer person but there are a few delightful things that I also enjoy about this time of the year. Here they are. In random order.

Pumpkins. Miniature ones and those record breaking humongous ones! Not sure what it is about them. Maybe their color. Maybe because they look so great on the front porch bannister or maybe because they are so fun to carve. I love the smell of their burning candles and the glow that they emit through their toothless grins on Halloween night.

Fresh apple cider from the local farm, tapped, and drunk straight from the barrel.

Memories of pillow cases, stuffed full of candy collected from a good night's work.

Losing myself in the fall colors on a windy neighborhood road, making me feel as if I am miles away and lost deep in the countryside.

Candy apples - in which I can't indulge anymore.

Black cats. Well, actually any cat.

Greeting Trick or Treaters and still dressing up when I answer the door.

I hope you are creating your own special Fall memories.

This is the last plein air drawing that I did this year. First time I did anything in oil pastels. I think I like to work with them. It is a view of the gardens and garage doors from, of course, my favorite museum bench.