Park Pics

Some fall photos I've been taking, mostly on our park excursions. {1} We have tons and tons of squirrels, but not a lot of chipmunks in our yard. Saw this little guy at Loose Park and he is so tiny. {2+3} George picked up some acorns at Berkeley Park and I said something like, is this an acorn tree? And he looked at me dumfounded. Oak trees have acorns, there's no such thing as an acorn tree. Boy, did I feel stupid. {4+5} Leaf floating in the pond and moss on a wall at Loose Park. {6} Split log that we sometimes sit on in our backyard, which is absolutely covered in leaves right now.

In the Walls

My bathroom is getting an overhaul at the moment and it's a full gutting process. When the 600 lb cast-iron bathtub came out today, some paper treasure was unearthed. I didn't find a suitcase of gold or bundles of cash buried within the walls, but these old cards were pretty neat. I'm not sure what game they were for since the cards go to at least 14. Lovely fonts and colors though.

warm toes

 

 

These slippers from Anthro look so warm and I love the mix of patterns and colors. $68

Baby Plants

I received a succulent arrangment as a thank you gift this summer and during the move inside for our supposedly colder weather, I found two babies that had sprouted off into the moss. Since I was doing a bit of housekeeping, the moss was headed for the compost, but not these teeny, tiny babies. I have some vintage jars with the smallest necks and they were perfect for these newborns.

Magic

Murmuration from Sophie Windsor Clive on Vimeo.

Even though this is something I found through Yahoo! and everyone has most likely seen it already, it's still too cool not to share. Nature is amazing and wonderful all the time.

Lemons

When life gives you lemons, squeeze it on everything. My not-so-secret vice is to add lemon (and hot sauce) to all my food. Just saying the word makes my mouth pucker up and water. My vice for sourness is also George's pet peeve. I love to slice up lemon and lime wedges and then leave them on the counter. Today's treat was hot water with lemon and honey.

Happy November!

Illustration & Design by Linh Trieu/Fresh Fish Creative

Have a lovely month! Can you believe this beautiful fall weather we had last month?

Here's to November getting a little colder so I can wear my new coat.