Decorating.....First Day of Fall

First day of fall this year was September 21. In preparation for the big day, I actually put out my fall decorations the weekend before. I think everyone appreciates the beautiful colors of fall. I sure miss seeing the fall foliage where the leaves turn from green to yellow to orange. Growing up in W.VA it signified that winter would soon be upon us. The mountain forest was just gorgeous most years and were much talked about as the leaves began to turn. Speculation, mostly about how certain fall indicators would predict the harshness of winter. If you believed in those sort of things....speculation along with what the Old Farmer's Almanac had predicted was what most people went by.

There have been some pretty falls here in Wilmington, mostly because of those who have maple and oak trees planted. Maples can be pretty showy in the fall and depending on the type, can really add that wow factor to a landscape. There's a house over on Hawthorne Ave., off Oleander that has a beautiful large Japanese Maple tree that is to die for. As slow as those trees grow, I would fathom a guess that it was probably planted shortly after that house was built in the 70's maybe? It turns a beautiful yellow orange and it just lights up the their yard. I have a red maple whose leaves do turn the reddish yellow in the fall, but it is still small and just doesn't show off yet. But it will someday!

So, now it's your turn to get out your fall decorations and get in the spirit! It will do wonders for your soul and maybe take you down memory lane as you reminisce about your favorite fall memories!

Happy Fall!!