Taking in Life around me......#sundaystills Theme: Hints of autumn

This #sundaystills challenge is hosted by Terri from Second Wind Leisure. It's a great themed photography challenge that you'll enjoy. I love seeing the other participants interpretation of the theme each week...it causes me to think outside the box. I joined in hopes of it pushing me to get out and take more photos...I have to some degree, but I also like that Terri is okay with us finding photos in our archives, which is also a lot of fun. So check out my photos and then head over to Terri's page to participate or visit other's posts. There are some awesome contributors who always inspire me.

Wow...last week, I just could not get it together to share a post. 

This weeks theme is "hints of autumn" and while we are still experiencing some VERY hot days here in SW Washington, there are signs that fall/autumn is around the corner. I always call it fall. Though autumn sounds prettier. The nights and mornings have a chill to them before the warmth of the day sets in. I love summer with it's warmth and long days but we haven't had rain in awhile and I'm not a fan of temps in the hundreds, so I'm now ready for fall. 

When the kids and I were on a walk last week, this spot in the sidewalk reminded me of the coming fall weather. Fruit falling from trees, Leaves turning colors. 

A few weeks ago we had friends up for dinner and they brought me this beautiful bouquet of flowers. They all scream "fall is coming". Some of my favorites! 

On one of our walks down our road, this lone leaf was just sitting there asking to be photographed. 

Harvesting of all the gardens bounty is often a sign that fall is on the way, depending on what is being grown. Last September when I met up with Marsha and Terri, we visited the Ft. Vancouver Historical site, and in the kitchen area (one of my favorites), these onions were hanging up

Annnndd...nothing says, it's almost fall, but not quite, like an iced Pumpkin Spice white mocha. 

Anything that blooms yellow or orange just reminds me of fall especially if they even remotely look like what a sunflower might look like. 

With Joy Unquenchable,

Kirstin