fall is finally here

Well, I guess fall has technically been here for some time, but now it finally feels like it too!  We have been having some ridiculously warm and humid weather up until a few days ago.  This weekend, though, was amazing...  those cool fall days that are sunny enough to make you want to be outside with crystal clear skies and the smell of autumn in the air. 

This is my first fall in the new house and, as you might see from the pictures, there are a few leaves to be raked.  I am still in denial about it and pretending that they aren't there.  The driveway has been lost to leaf cover and I am no longer sure where the front yard ends and the asphalt begins.  Luckily, the house is off the beaten path, so I am not too worried about keeping up appearances for the neighboors.  The crunchy-crackly sound at your feet is kind of fun too... it's the first time I have had trees in my yard since I was a little kid.  I know all of the fun will be gone on the first raking day - hmmm, maybe a strong wind will blow by and take them all away after I am done enjoying them?