Autumn pics from the mountains of NC

I don’t often ‘repost’ photos but I keep mentioning the colorful rooster we saw a few years ago so I looked back at an old post to grab the photos.

These were taken near Bluff, NC where we have some land.

We stopped at Rocky Bluff Campground to have a picnic and saw this colorful character.

We kept looking…

and looking…

not quite believing our eyes!

But he was decked in Autumn colors in 2010 and visiting the campground! heehee!

I’m joining Beautiful Sunday

Amaze me Monday and

Lavender Cottage for Mosaic Monday.

We don’t see colors like this in Florida.

Have you ever seen Fall camo this good?

I only do ‘Fun Stuff’!

I know it must seem that way! Because I do a LOT of fun stuff! I even made it sound like FUN to go to the dentist! haha! You even followed along when I got my hair cut last month.

So what have I done this month that was fun?

I went to an Arts and Crafts fair in our community that I could walk to! (it was cool that morning!)

This beautiful lady makes shell boxes!

And I met a sweet lady from Arkansas! That’s where I’m from and for some reason, I don’t meet many people in Florida from ‘The Natural State’.

All kinds of beautiful handmade items! And yes, I bought something and hubby did, too!

Arkansas is also know as “the land of opportunity”.

What is the nickname of your state?

Photo Challenge “Trees”

We love our big beautiful Live Oak trees dripping with Spanish moss in this part of North Central Florida.

This huge tree is what I see from my kitchen window.

And this is a view when the sprinklers were on over the golf course one early morning.

Of course, I can’t show trees in Florida without at least one palm tree. How about a really really TALL one!

I took this in McIntosh last week.

I’m taking part in

Donna’s photo challenge.

Want you join us?

“Sharing” Fences?

What do you mean we have to share?

Says WHO?

We were out running some errands when we saw these ‘critters’. Hubby turned the car around for this one! We weren’t sure what we had seen but we knew it wasn’t a dog! heehee! We think it’s an alpaca or a llama. (thanks Tex!)

Pretty sure the other one is a cow! haha!

I’m joining Tex for the

Good Fences party!

Sharing for Good Fences!

Not the prettiest fence I’ve photographed but worth a second glance!

Did you notice my new banner? Those guys were in the surf fishing at low tide! The ocean looked gorgeous! (I’ll post about our day at the beach soon!)

Gift Giving for Girls

It’s fun to give gifts that you know the recipient will like. And very nice to receive those perfect gifts.

I have to brag on my hubby just a little bit. He is a great shopper and loves to surprise me.

Awhile back he bought me some Dallas Cowboy gear! I’ve been a HUGE Cowboy fan since the 1960s but I don’t think I’ve ever had a Cowboy t shirt. I don’t know why….I just never got one. So when he found all of this in a store in St. Augustine, he fixed me up with a shirt, cap and coolie cup.

But the big surprise came when we sat down to watch Monday night football a week or so ago. I was in my chair watching the starting kick off when he started acting funny…kind of silly, funny!

He pulled out a Dallas Cowboy BEAR from between our chairs. Somehow he had managed to buy it at the festival in McIntosh, carry it around and get home with it without me even noticing. I’m still wondering how that happened! lol

Are you ready for some football?

What do you MEAN another 10 yard penalty?

I’m ready for more football!

Don’t I have a great hubby? He named my bear Mo though…so he’s not perfect! hahaha!

How ‘bout them Cowboys?

Thrift Store Bargains

I’ve been doing a lot better about cleaning out and purging. But when I take donations, I just have to run inside and ‘peek’!

Just in case!

I was very good for the whole month of October and only bought a few things.

I was looking through the fabric when I noticed this sweet little pattern and the old rulers.

Thought these might be cute for a project for the doll room.

The aprons are only a nickel at the old thrift store (when you can find them). Don’t you love the terry aprons. They are not homemade either, they have tags.

And then “JACKPOT”! I took a big bag of clothes and handbags to Hospice Thrift and walked out with furniture! haha! Three small parsons tables. (about 15 inches square)

We actually already have one so now we have FOUR! They are so perfect to set a plant on or a doll, or a basket. They stack so they don’t take up much room when you aren’t using them.

Furniture was 20% off and then I got another discount for bringing in my shopping bag so I ended up only owing $4.58! What a bargain!

I’m joining the Vintage Inspiration Link party HERE,

Ivy and Elephants HERE

Vintage Bliss Tuesdays HERE

and Tweak it Tuesday!

It makes you want to go back…

again and again!

Are you blue?

Well the days are getting shorter and now the time has changed.

It’s a little time before Thanksgiving and even longer before we get ready for the holidays.

But don’t be blue!

Smile!

You can’t HELP but smile at these sweet Gingies!

I bought them from a sweet lady

on Etsy HERE.

Her shop is ToadEweSewPrims.

I LOVE Etsy, don’t you?

(OH MY! They come in other colors too!)

I’m thinking we may have chosen our theme for the holidays. Have you?

The beach is beautiful…but look UP!

We love spending time at Canaveral National Seashore.

You never know what you’ll see and last week we had to take our eyes off the ocean and the seashells along the shore to look UP!

A helicopter went by.

Let’s look closer!

And then 2 airplanes circled overheard.

The sky was gorgeous, too!

Later an Osprey flew by along with many shore birds that will remain anonymous! heehee!

I’m joining Beautiful Sunday

Amaze me Monday and

Lavender Cottage for Mosaic Monday.

It was a glorious day at the beach!

A Shampoo, trim AND a SCARE!!!

Is your hair getting too long? Time for a trim?

Don’t be SKEEEERED!

Brush the spider off your arm and sit right down in the chair!

Cathy cut my hair at Southern Style this week!

How cute they all looked! haha!

But watch out if they offer you candy!

You might get more than you bargained for!

This was Cathy two years ago! lol

She’s a HOOT!!!

Happy Halloween FUN!