Where IS Fall?

Today THGGM, Daughter, Famke and I went out for lunch at our favorite apple orchard. Yum. It was very good. But, it felt all wrong. It was HOT. Not just nice and warm, but HOT. We greatly enjoyed our warm pumpkin spice donut and cider, but it just felt weird being hot.

Anyway, I came home with some gourds, tiny white pumpkins and a pumpkin pie pumpkin. I'll have to keep the air on so they don't rot.

I want to put my pumpkin on my front porch, but last Saturday when I went to work I noticed that the street was littered with smashed pumpkins.

Maybe I'll put a pulled grenade in mine. Oh, wait. I don't have any grenades.

Tonight I was resting peacefully in my living room, having just commented to THGGM a few minutes earlier about how QUIET it is here. We are very close to a major intersection, share a side street with a school, yet, it is very quiet. THGGM agreed, and then left the house while I basked in the silence.

He wasn't even gone five minutes when I heard that unmistakable sound of squealing tires, and then a crash. A very loud crash. By the time I made it to the door (i couldn't see it from the window) everything was still again. There were a few large pieces of 'car' still in the road, and three vehicles with people emerging. No one appeared to be injured, and help was there right away.

But, I still feel jarred by it. Disturbed in a strange way.

Thankful that none of the cars were gray.

And all the people walked away.