Signs of fall

Sunday was the first official day of fall. And it's actually felt like it. For awhile. Crisp, cool air.  Ahh... We've been wearing jeans, leggings, sweaters and coats pretty much every day for the past 2 weeks. It's been starting to look like fall too. Mums and pumpkins on people's doorsteps (I still need to get some for ours). Squash. Sweet potatoes.  Red, orange and yellow popping up on the trees. Guess it's time to dig the fall decor out of the attic.

 

But it really feels like fall to me once we go apple picking. And make lots of yummy apple and pumpkin treats.  We made our first batch of applesauce on after we got back from our first trip to the orchard on Saturday.

Since we don't have the best backyard right now, we decided to stay awhile and play at the orchard's playground. And we were very dirty when we left.

The kids helped me make a second batch of applesauce after we picked Kaelyn up from school this morning. It's simmering in the slow cooker now. Yum!

Concentrating very hard on this

Now I just need to decide what to do with that can of pumpkin sitting in my pantry (and probably buy a few more).

Even the orchards in New Hampshire have a view. From the top of the Audubon Raptor (hawks, not dinosaurs) Observatory.

Happy Fall!