Autumn Where I Live...Majestic

This is the St Croix River Valley...It was a cloudy day on Monday when I went to get my nails done, and then visited my parents...I helped mom get started on the "thank yous" after Grandma's funeral. It was a relaxing time.On the way home I toured our beautiful countryside.
I think we live in one of the most beautiful areas...of course I have not visited the whole country...I have visited Glacier Ntl Park (Awesome!) and toured New Hampshire in October (breathtaking!) Still...home is beautiful when you are near the MN/WI border.

This is the St Croix River that serves as the border between Minnesota and Wisconsin... The leaves began to change color early this year due to extremely dry conditions. We got our first rain for all of September overnight last night. They say we may lose leaves early and not have the color we usually do. Still, it is colorful and glorious out there. I wish my camera could capture it for you.

The rest are photos in my yard. I feel like I want to capture every inch to remember this summer. I have never worked so hard to keep up the yard. It took extra effort this year with the drought we have been having. I had to be diligent in watering not only my planters, but the yard and gardens too. My greatest joy is the intimacy I enjoyed with the Lord during the process. Turning over all my fears of bad weather, trusting, giving Him the party. Seeing all the ways He was answering prayers. THANK YOU by the way, to all of you who prayed. I believe God was glorified in the wedding, may God reward you for your part in it.

Zinnias in front of the chicken coop. We used to have chickens fenced in here...which explains the heartiness of the plants. Large and thick blooms!

Black-eyed susans and sedum are a fall favorite...they stay beautiful well into fall.

Hope you enjoyed the little tour!

"After"

Autumn @ Bittersweet Farm

This country of ours is sooo beautiful. I think (without alot of bias) that we live in an exceptionally beautiful area with trees turning shades of amber, burnt orange, crimson and brown... We have rolling hills, rivers, rocky cliffs, lakes, and streams. Natural wonders all around us. From time to time we spot black bear, deer, turkeys, pheasants, opossums, raccoons (usually you see them along the road if you know what I mean) skunks (I don't like seeing them along the road-if you know what I mean).

Most of the photos I have posted are from my yard (above is our chicken coop), a friend's yard, or vacation (Kayla took the one at the top of my blog while we were pontooning on the Dead River in the U.P.).

October 7-16, 2003. We flew into Boston, and toured the city. It is rich with history, and exceptionally beautiful in the fall. Then we drove up and toured the state of New Hampshire . You can do the whole state in a week! We drove along winding streams, hunted for covered bridges, and rode a tram up into the White Mountains. The time we spent there was peak week for leaf peeping (a New England term we learned that fall) with sunnyand 70 degree days for all but one of them. There are more Maples in NH than in WI so the colors were more spectacular than we had ever seen. We all want to go back again.

If you ever get a chance to visit New England-do! If you ever get a chance to visit WI, you won't be disappointed! What are your recommendations?