October 5, 2008

October Bliss

My favorite month is here!!!

OCTOBER

To celebrate this month, my friend Kimba is having a pumpkin party. Check out her blog for more great ideas.

Our dear friend, Tim, just returned from the NC mountains.
All of this came from his farm!
Isn't God's bounty beautiful!!!

I love the colors of fall.
While we don't get a lot of changing of the leaves in the month of October here in the south, we take all we can get ... and then we fake it:

We planted a big decorative grass plant this summer. It grew to be about 5' tall. Since it is an annual, I know it will be gone soon, so I clipped some of its feathery plumes. I added it to my fall fakery and put it into one of my favorite pots.
Just one more picture of God's bounty. These came from my uncle-in-law's farm:
For a previous fall decorating post, click here.

Now grab some hot cider, sit by the fire with a piece of apple pie, and check out Kimba's pumpkin party!

24 comments:

AJ said...

October is my favorite month too:) I would love to have a garden that produced all those pretties!

Rhoda @ Southern Hospitality said...

Oh, check out your green room makeover post for people stopping by via Kimba! I just left you a long note there.

Just wanted to say we also just saw Fireproof last week & it was fantastic!

Darlene said...

I LOVE all of you fall pictures....those pumpkins are great!! That is so neat that everything came from his farm!!

Unknown said...

I love the colors of fall too! I enjoyed your fall photos.
Diane

Shell in your Pocket said...

Love it all...I love that pot with the "sod" on the side...so cute!
Don't you just love FALL??You are ready!
Have a great week!
-Sandy Toes

Jen - Balancing Beauty and Bedlam said...

Wow - what an abundance of neat things. We just went apple picking and I bought 2 bushels...I've been making lots of applesauce this weekend.

Stephanie said...

Hi! Thanks for stopping by our blog! I have enjoyed reading yours and seeing your beautiful pictures! I actually live in the mountains of NC and have visited our Farmer's Market at least once a week since September! If the pumpkins are any indication, the trees are going to be beautiful! I can't wait! :)

TupeloLove said...

I love October, too! It's such a warm, cozy feeling! Great job making decorations from what you already had!

M.L. @ The House of Whimsy said...

Yes, God's bounty is beautiful. Thanks for sharing that lovely photo with us.
Your arrangement by the front door is gorgeous! Great job.
M.L.

Amber said...

Thanks for the comment on my blog!

I love the pic of all the fall goodies in the back of the pick-up truck!

Denise K. said...

Oh, what a bounty from the farm! Everything looks so pretty! Enjoy!

Happy Monday! Happy Fall!

Astrid in Bristling Acres said...

I love your fall decorations! I just finished my piece of apple pie. Hee hee hee! It was delicious! :)

Free Art Printables said...

Love your porch planter!

Betsy said...

I so wish we could have a fire! It is still so warm here in Texas! Maybe soon. Love all of your natural fall decor.

Lysa TerKeurst said...

Absolutely adorable! Thanks for sharing all your fun decor with us. I love the colors of fall as well.

Happy cider sippin' days...

Jenny said...

What a great blog you have here! I love the verse in your header. It's something I remind myself of everyday. Aren't you so thankful for the reality of it? Ahh! A fresh start every single day with mercies anew.

I love all of the splash of color around your house!

Melissa said...

Oooh, I love that grass in your arrangement and those pears look scrumptious. Thanks for reminding us where it all comes from :)

Melissa

Christian said...

Thank you for leaving me a comment when you stopped by, and PLEASE use the candy corn pumpkin idea! Blogland is so great for sharing ideas, that is why I love it so much...and why I spend way to much time visiting blogland!

CMB said...

Love all your "real" fall decor, you are so lucky to have all of that available in your area! Thanks for the comment...keep your eyes opened for that lamp, I still see one every now and then at Homegoods!

Blissfully Enamored said...

look at all of your great fall colors! you have done such a great job and i wish i could have al of those pumpkins and gourds!!! i am so jealous!

Kimba said...

You are so right. God's bounty is beautiful.

I love your arrangement with the grass plumes. Great combination of fake and real!

Thanks for coming to my party! Happy halloween!
Kimba

jeanne @ Inspiring Ideas said...

Your fall stuff looks great! What a harvest in your friend's truck!

Eve said...

Oh, how fun! - A full truck of Autumn goodies! Your decorations are wonderful!

Anonymous said...

October is my favorite month too, just because of Halloween.