autumn treasures

I do love the summer. I love being near the ocean, being in the garden, and planning day trips that involve outdoor activities. It is great to have long days, lots of vitamin d, and bbq invitations.

Nothing beats the beginning of fall, though. Autumn smells wonderful and cozy. I love needing a sweater and a blanket. I love pumpkins and mums and apple crisp and hot cider. It really is my favorite season. I even like when it starts getting a little darker out earlier and you feel cozy warm inside. The farmers' markets are lush with bounty and filled with people in fleece coats and smiles. I guess it is a little bit of nesting that happens to me at this time of year. It is nostalgic, maybe.

I just realized I wrote a similar 'i heart fall' post last year. It was a lovely time to be wedding planning last year. Mike and I looked at wedding pictures this past weekend.

I celebrated the beginning of this autumn season with Laura. We made our own Rosh Hashanah meal to ring in the new year (sweets for a sweet new year!) We cooked a lot of farmers' market vegetables and I re-learned how to knit. Pumpkins and squash, and well, homemade ice cream can be for any season! I am going to try to enjoy every day of this fall season...

treasures

I can't seem to get enough of ocean-viewing time. We went to the beach house again for a short while. I caught the sunset, around 6 am or so. It was a full moon that night, so morning and evening were beautiful. September is a great time to catch the sun rising over the water in Stonington. When we get home, I can close my eyes and still see this view from my grandma's beach house, the ocean, the moon, the sun, the waves, the many many sailboats off in the distance. I suddenly feel like I want to drive right back. I guess I have to just try to treasure the moments when I am in front of the ocean and close my eyes and imagine it when I am not there.