14 October 2009 Photo: Wearing Your Heart On Your Gourd

Bill went and bought gourds for our fall decorating. Doesn't it look like a heart on the front gourd? Unfortunately I am still not at capacity to do the outside decorating. Hopefully by the weekend, I will be mobile enough!

13 October 2009 Photo: Still Blooming

Mobility is still an issue due to the foot so no ladder climibing to get pictures today, but these looked so pretty on the table. They were from Bill from our anniversary last week!

12 October 2009 Photo(s): R.I.C.E.

I have been R.I.C.E.ing all day. Resting, Icing, Compressing and Elevating to try to heal my sprained foot. As a result, I have not been real mobile to take pictures so today's pictures is one of our recycling bin and I threw in one we took on yesterday's travels that I didn't include in yesterday's blog post. This is our new friend that we met at Tim's Pumpkin Patch who happily ate leaves out of our hands.

11 October 2009 Photo(s): Pumpkins And Apples And Sprained Ankles...OH MY!

It started out as a perfect fall day - the sun was shining...the air was crisp...the pumpkins and apples were plentiful. We took off early this morning to head to Tim's Pumpkin Patch to pick pumpkins, get cider and take some photographs. We bought 10 pumpkins to decorate around the house...big one, little ones, traditional ones and slightly ill shaped ones (they will make their appearance on the blog at a later date).

After that, we headed to Beak and Skiff to pick apples...here is where the day went terribly wrong. I was trying to get all creative and climbed the ladder - not to pick apples but to take pictures. Stupidly I was not paying attention and lost my balance on the ladder - crash, boom, twist - and I was on the ground. I still say Bill pushed me :) no not really - but when he asked if I was ok, first thing I asked about was my camera!

Two and a half hours in Urgent Care to find out the ankle was not broken. Let me tell you, it hurts like HELL! You can see me screaming in the second picture. I am hoping it is feeling better soon because I am not a good patient; however, I am resting (uncomfortable), taking Aleve (like candy) and Bill is taking care of me (like a princess).

The last picture was taken before the sprained ankle...if you click on it you can see it looks more like a painting than a photo.

10 October 2009 Photo(s): I Don't Know Art...But I Know What I Like

Bill and I were driving down to Ithaca today to visit friends. I decided to veer off our usual route and head down the back roads hoping for some good foliage shots. However, I was more surprised when I saw this interesting sculpture garden on the side of the road. There was metal work, wood work and paintings in the old barn in Little York, NY. If you are ever in the area of Cortland, NY stop by and check it out http://www.ferroart.com/index.html. We found several sculptures that would be fun to have, above are a few photos of the art.

9 October 2009 Photo: Another Leaf

Yes, I know, another leaf, you ask? Hey, it's fall...deal with it!!!

8 October 2009 Photo: Spooky Season

The fall season is a favorite in our house. I love the fall leaves...Bill loves Halloween. The house will be transforming over the weekend with decorations for fall and spooky season and here is just a taste.

7 October 2009 Photo: My Personal Poet

October 7th, 2005 was our wedding day and four years later my amazing husband surprised me with a beautiful poem and gifts. It was the perfect ending to a VERY long day. I was still traveling for work and got home just before midnight to this freshly painted box filled with leaves, our wedding vows framed, a poem and other gifts. Bill was at work and I was in tears because it was so heartwarming.

autumn leaves

whisper and dance

like two leaves from different trees we fell

winds of fate blew us together

like two seeds of fire

spiraling...smoldering

leaves of autumn

shades of red and yellow

aflame

two lives...two seeds

bursting into autumnal bloom

falling together

in love

we whisper...smile

and

dance

-william hartman 10/07/09

6 October 2009 Photo(s): Cheers To Bill

As I was driving along the back roads of Maine, I came across a Flea Market that had hundreds of bottles of all sizes and colors. It made for some good photographs. Also, today is Bill's birthday so I raise a glass to him and say cheers and I love you!

5 October 2009 Photo: Chapel Towers

During a visit to Bowdoin College, the towers of one of the campus buildings caught my eye.

4 October 2009 Photo(s): Another Milestone

Today marks another milestone in the blog...I have officially taken photos in all of the New England states after arriving in Maine today. The photos above are from the harbor area in Portland after I had dinner with some friends. The drive here was just awesome. The fall leaves are in full peak here and also in the Berkshires so while it was a long drive, it was just breath-taking the entire way here.

3 October 2009 Photo(s): Perfect Fall Day

After a VERY long week on the road and being sick, I finally had a day free to spend with Bill. We went to the Farmers Market, went to see a fellow photo enthusiasts show at a local coffee shop and then we went wandering about the area near our house. The trees are still not in full peak but we found some great photos around the Jamesville Reservoir, Fiddlers Green Park and the side of the road (while trying not to get hit by passing cars). It was a wonderful afternoon with my wonderful husband!

2 October 2009 Photo: Handmade

While I was at the store, I saw these bags/baskets that reminded me of the Kenya bags that were "hot" back in the 80's. These were beautifully handmade and much more expensive than the Kenya bags of my youth.

1 October 2009 Photo: Lemon And Lime

I love the lemon and lime colors in this picture coupled with the white birch. Damn - I love the fall season!