Don and I took a walk around the gardens yesterday. It was early evening after a stormy day. Gosh, I love the changes in light that happen after a storm – that combination of dark storm clouds, white fluffy clouds and the sunlight peeking through.

I have lots of late bloomers here in the garden: zinnias, sunflowers, sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ and the hyacinth bean vine.

But leaves are beginning to fall. The black walnut trees are already dropping their leaves.

So are the maples, just a little.

You can feel it in the air. You can see it in the light. Soon all this green will turn to gold and red and brown.

I’m not quite ready.

Give me a few more weeks.

A reminder: This week will be our second A Favorite Thing Saturday. I’d love it if you joined in. I’ll have the post up and the links ready at 8:00 pm (EST) on Friday night. Stop on by. It won’t be a party without you.

Happy Thursday.

The opening night performance went really well. I made an appearance at the party afterward, then came home. I think I was asleep by a little after one in the morning. At 2:30, I shot awake to the sound of the fire alarm going off. We all had to vacate the building. I blearily grabbed my phone, my purse and my laptop. I did the same thing when a fire alarm went off here a month ago. Yes, that’s twice during my stay. Oh, and let’s not count the alarm going off at home. I wrote about it in a post earlier this week. Fire trucks came to the house, fire trucks (3 of them) came to the hotel. Lots of firefighters carrying long hoses. Thankfully, all is well.

At the moment, I’m trying to come out of my stupor so that I can get a move on. Have to finish packing. Poor Don worked very late last night and has to come get me this morning. I’m sort of sad, leaving this suite….it’s been rather nice. No lawns to mow, dogs to attend to, cleaning to do, other needs to take into account. Just me, my laptop, some books to read, the occasional television program. It is a luxury that I don’t take for granted.

Nevertheless, I’m glad to be going home. My husband, doggies and garden await. I wonder if those peonies have started blooming?

Happy Saturday.

Just wanted to share a quick bit of news. BlogHer approached me a week or so ago asking to syndicate one of my posts! I’m thrilled and honored. If you would be so good as to stop by here, you’ll see what post was syndicated. If you would like to leave a comment or do any of those things that are a regular occurence now; tweet about it, share it on Facebook, I would be most pleased.

Writing is a passion of mine. To have it acknowledged by the women who are a part of BlogHer means a great deal to me.

Thanks, friends!

P.S. I hope you like the new look of the blog. Personally, I’m smitten!