Is it Fall yet?

First – Apache is on the mend.  Her perky self.  No picture as it is late, sorry.  Still no idea what caused the digestive issue.  Still on medicine for a few more days.  She’s not happy about that and will try to look inconspicuous when I start looking for her at meds time.  But once I get her mouth open she just goes with it.  Also since the vet said she was overweight a few weeks ago, she has not had PEANUTBUTTER- YUM so getting one pill buried in PEANUTBUTTER-YUM is worth the mom grabbing her mouth and squirting in the white stuff.

Second – The weather is starting to feel like fall.  We have black gum trees in our front yard and they turn fantastic colors in the fall.  Today I noticed that one limb (small limb) was completely covered in scarlet leaves.  The rest of the tree is a normal green.  Over achiever?  (The picture at the beginning is not mine.  It is a black gum but not my photo.)

Outside right now at 10PM it is about 74 degrees, but feels cooler.  And a great moon!  Cool nights, changing leaves and a bright moon – isn’t that a good definition of fall/autumn?

I’m pulling out the fall decorations.  I already put up a fall wreath on the porch.  (See opening picture a few posts back.)  I’ve got a pumpkin on my ‘black cat’ stand.  I promise I’ll take pictures tomorrow.  I’ve found the ‘pumpkin’ serving dishes I bought last fall.

And baking – 17 miniature banana bread loaves.  Had to clear the collection of frozen bananas out of the freezer to make room for other things and yes it is time for baking.  Five have been delivered to the neighbors, left, right and three across the street.  Like zucchinis, banana bread needs to be shared!  I’ve not had any complaints that I bake too much.  The one person who doesn’t do sweets is the one I live with.  So unless I plan to eat that much of whatever I’m baking, the neighbors are going to get gifted.

So the trees (tree) is starting to turn, the weather feels crisp, and I’m in the mood to bake.  Sounds like fall to me.