Legion World Forums LEGION OUTPOST Mission Monitor Board Autumn will be here soon....

If nobody's posted such an image on Deviant Art by the time you're done reading this, just shoot MLLASH a handful of Sonic coupons.

Of what? Panko breading? Chocolate? Finely ground Brazil nuts?

I have a mini space-cold, a by-product of my favorite season. Welcome to having a kid in preschool I guess.

But on the plus side, I'm wearing a coat as well!

I turned on the heater the other night. However, Autumn and Late Summer still are fighting it out. It is really warm today.


Both fans on!

I wouldn't mind having on some pain au chocolat. That sounds really good right now!

Just had! with a nice cup of early evening coffee. In the fresh air of the garden no less (although it's a bit damp for it to be honest)

This after a nice run into the countryside. It's a little early here for lots of autumnal changes, but there are a few small chestnuts on the ground and a few leaves fluttering down when the wind gets up.

There was a large japonica in someone's garden that had already turned a vivid reddish colour.

But what happened to summer?

Spring
Summer
Fall
Ouch!

An early evening coffee in the autumn, especially on the countryside, is heavenly.

I walked into the office this morning, it was summertime.

I walked out of the office this evening, it was autumn.

it got down to the fifties last night here. I broke out the thermal underwear and down coat, scarf, and started puttin up plastic on tha windows. We hunkered down and waited out the snowstorm. it was touch and go at fifty nine degrees, but I let my chest hair out and blanketed the family.


Bwaaaahahahahahah.

Not Autumny enough for me yet here. However, aside from a mere handful of days, this past Summer was the mildest one I can remember.

Never got the snow that was predicted the last time I posted but its cold enough at night for it.

Daytime is still ok, a little cool but not cold. Most of the trees have lost their leaves

crispy leaves falling from the trees now. Just the right texture for jumping in, but without the volume. So, it's more of a shuffle through them.

Pretty mild though.

leaves (and apples) coming down, snow on the higher peaks.

we apparently don't get a ton of autumn colour here, but there are bits here and there.

nights get down close to freezing, days are cool to mild.

nice.

Just turned the furnace on. It's official. I'm a total climate wimp.

Still enjoying a pleasant brisk mornings / warm afternoons weather rhythm.

I'm gearing up for the weekend too: a few more autumn beers (Sea Dog Pumpkin being one I'm most looking forward too) and on Saturday morning I'm taking the kids to a local farm to check out some animals / play around, and also pick up fresh tomatoes, onions, apples and broccoli.

Also, maybe some squash. Is there a squash thread? There should be. I'm going to do a olive oil / sea salt roasted squash thingy that I've always liked. But I'd love to learn some more recipes / soups for squash.

Then its a little marathon of the White Queen on Starz to see if the rest of the series is as good as the opener was. As a history buff, I love this period of British history, though even I get super-confused by all these damn Plantagenets, Tudors, Nevilles, Lancshires, etc. I just always assumed the line of Coulthard ruled England.

Meanwhile, the awesome array of trees in my backyard are changing colors and a few leaves are dropping. My sons and I went exploring and I told them I liked "the orange ones" so whenever my oldest son sees an orange leaf, he grabs it and runs to me yelling "Dad! An orange one! An orange one!"

What kind of squash?

Just took a stroll out to the yard and the first of my Colchicums is sprouting!

w00t!

cleome: 1, Squirrels: 0

Yesterday, I got fifteen Rembrandt tulips planted. Today, I'm gonna' try and do the other fifteen, or maybe some Bergamo lillies. I haven't decided yet.

Portland is the moisture capital of the world, and a couple of the bulbs had some mildew/mold spots when they arrived. So the first thing I had to do yesterday was unpack them, roll them in sulfur dust, and then put them in net bags until I have time to plant them.

Of course, the whole time I'm going in and out of the house getting this done, Jerkface the cat is trying to sneak past me so he can go pick another fight with the neighbor's cat. So I'm trying to keep him contained without getting sulfur dust on his coat.

Cats...

Just back from sitting with the cat that has adopted me, watching the slightly bleached blue sky of early evening.

Cats

Still annoyingly warm here. Flies. Flies everywhere at my Grandparents' house! UGGH.

Which may help explain this particular post from last August:

http://lashlaugh.wordpress.com/2012/08/28/grannys-worst-enemy/


Rumor has it that next week might see some major cooling off...

We need more Secret Granny Code Translation!!

Tell me about it. Her crazy has gone from 0 to 60 lately...