ME AND BELLA....

This picture was taken by the kids mom, Heather, and it's out of focus, but I really like it.  I was taken last month before the really cold weather came.  Tonight it's 25 degrees with a good wind blowing from the north, so the temp fells close to 0.  As for the snow, well it didn't get here, not a lot anyway, a few snow flurries is all we had. 

Hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday.  Enjoy the goodies!!

SNOW....................

This is what is headed our way tonight.

See that little white circle, that's us.

LAST OF THE ROSES.....

This rose bush is still blooming.  I took this picture the 1st of November. 

SEVEN MINUTES OF PLAY.....

I was snapping pictures of Luke playing.  These started at 1:38 and ended at 1:45.  Luke is always busy doing something.

1:38

1:39

1:40

1:41

1:43

1:45

LEAVES, LEAVES, LEAVES.....

The leaves are falling fast off the trees.  The twins were outside on one of our better days.  It's been cold and rainy here.  I snapped a few pictures of them playing in the leaves.

Luke is scooping the leaves into the bucket..Bella is counting the leaves.

Then pour the leaves into another bucket.

REMEMBER THIS.....

Remember my post about a bag of yarn my hubby got at a rummage sale? 

Well, I've started a new afghan.....here it is so far.

What do you think?  The colors kind of go together.  I'm liking it so far.  But I have changed the colors in the third line.  I ran out of the light green and the peach colors, so had to change to other colors I already had.  There may be more changes as I run out of the colors, but I think I like this color combo.

MYTH OR FICTION.....

Around here everyone believes the color of the Wooly Worms tells what kind of winter your going to have.  If they are black it's going to be a cold snowy winter.  Well, we have been seeing lots of brown and black Wooly Worms.  My son found one in the yard and I got a picture of this one. 

 

As you can see it's mostly black with some brown.  So is it a myth or fiction?? Depends on your point of view I suppose.

TA-DAH......

I finally got Bella's Coloring Book Quilt done.  Well, almost.  I've still got to put the label on it.  But it's all done except for that.  Now I need to make a trip to Jo-Ann Fabric to get the batting and fabric to finish Luke's quilt.  I'll be making a trip to town this week so I'll be picking it up then. 

Bella's Coloring Book Quilt

Close up view...

SCAVENGER HUNT...

M is for.....movement
Tommy gave Luke a ride in the car....kind of.

What You Saw Today...
The Ash tree is almost de-leafed.  It's the last one with leaves in the spring and the first one that loses it's leaves in the fall.

Corner.....
This is my corner, my computer, books, crochet and whatever else I need is here.

Pink.....
Bella is a pink freak.  She has pants and shirts that are pink and she would wear them everyday if she could.  There's also a pink playhouse.

 Hands....
Bella playing in the water, splashing it every where.

Ashley over at Ramblings & Photos is the host for Scavenger Hunt.  Head over and check it out.

COMPUTER WHIZ.....

Luke is a computer whiz.....he can operate the games in both computers.  His own computer and his mom's laptop. 

He gets that little finger going.  I even have trouble doing this, I much prefer a mousse.

GRANDPA......

Being grandparents of twins is sometimes hazardous.  They tend to want to romp on you.  They caught grandpa while outside.  As soon as they saw grandpa they dropped everything and ran over to him.  They climb and sit on you.  Believe me, I've been subject to this romping myself.

SCAVENGER HUNT

It's Sunday and I almost forgot to post my Scavenger Hunt pictures.  Want to check this out?  Head over to Ashley's place to see more Scavenger Hunt pictures.  This is my interpretation of the suggestions this week.

Something Colorful.....my son recently ordered some bicycle parts and they sent him a watch.  It's a really bright pink, so he didn't want it.  He gave it to me.

Light.....is the evening sun shinning through the trees.

You.....is of course me.

In Motion.....I didn't get anything for this one, so went to my archives for a shot.  Bella and Luke jumping on their "trampoline".  It's actually an old crib mattress.

Afternoon.....after an afternoon of playing, the backyard is a mess.

BALL PLAY.....

Ever try to fit a big ball into a small hole?  Luke does it, kind of. 
Put the ball in the hole...

Checking it out....

Now give it a good whack....

And off the ball goes.....repeat numerous times....

SCAVENGER HUNT SUNDAY

Ashley over at Ramblings & Photos is the host for Scavenger Hunt Sunday.  Not sure what this is?  Here's are the rules....


The rules are simple:

1. Anyone can participate.
2. You’re encouraged to take five new photos this week for the challenge. Creativity is also encouraged!
3. If you get stumped, you may use one photo from your archive (although I’m not too strict about it – I do my best to take fresh shots).
4. Link up here on Sunday (or Tuesday at the latest) – you can use the button above.
5. Leave comments for at least five entries around yours (with so many new participants each week, it’s the only way I know to be inclusive
6. Have fun!

I love doing this meme as it lets me explore different things with my camera.  And here are my interpretations of this weeks photos.

{Alone} Billy all alone.  Everyone is either napping or outside.  He's just laying there waiting for someone to come back in the house.

 {Lines} My purple afghan has rows(lines).

{Made Me Smile}Bella marching along with her flower.  Love the expression on her face!

{Rule of Thirds}I really have trouble with this one.  I always want to center the picture,  I have to make myself not do that.  Which is really hard to do when your just snapping pictures.  This is the way I would normally take this picture

But this is the rule of thirds.

 

{Together}Everyone in the front yard.  The twins like to "steal" the flowers out of the pots.  My hubby puts silk flowers in them.  That way we have "blooming" flowers all year. 

Don't forget to head over to Ashley's place and check out all the pictures everyone is sharing.

OLD AND NEW......

This weekend is the The Duck Tail Run and James Dean Festivals.  All taking their place here in my town and a town about 4 miles from us.  It's an annual thing, the last weekend of September.  We have a flood of people and old cars.  We don't have to go anywhere to see the cars.  They come past our house.  Our road is one of two that actually goes across town.  So it's a pretty busy road.  While sitting out in the front yard you will see......

55' or 56'

And this one...not sure what year or make, maybe the 30's.

SIGNS OF FALL APPROACHING.....

They are very subtle, but they are there if you look close enough.  I found some signs in our back yard on a little walk with the twins.
The Ash tree is turning colors...

and dropping some leaves.

The Pear tree is loaded, but they aren't very good until the first frost, which we haven't had yet.

And of course the chilly weather calls for cloths, which you can see here.  The twins all dressed for fall.

Just click on the picture to see it up close and personal.

BIRDS OF A FEATHER.....

We have lots of birds around here.  Sparrows, Blue-Jays, Robins, Black Birds, Cardinals and lots more.  We also have birdhouses spread around the yard.  But this one is a little......um lopsided.

Not sure if these fellows could help but fall out.  Maybe that's why they sit on this wire. lol