Sunflares and a goodbye to summer

Well, I thought I was on a roll with this back to blogging thing, but apparently I have some work to do. I took these photos a few weeks ago now (a day or two after I took the photos for my previous post) when it was still warm enough to wear shorts without tights and the leaves were just starting to tint yellow. Since then the seasons have officially changed and the hills are teeming in bright color.

It's been a nice season so far, as Autumn usually is, and I've spent the last few days scheming up and researching new recipes to try. Most of them include pumpkin in some way. In fact, there's one I plan on jotting down as soon as I finish this post with the hopes of making sometime this week. Maybe I'll share it here, too. A few years back I wanted to try incorporating recipes more on this blog, but it never amounted to much. Maybe one here, maybe one there. Let's see what these cooler months bring.

Looking back, this may just be my favorite outfit from the summer. I had it dreamed up in my head for a while, but unfortunately only wore it once. I think I picked a pretty good day for it, though. I don't know, as shallow and trivial as it sounds some days and some outfits just don't mix well. Anyway, this blouse is, without contest, my favorite purchase all year. I love the pintucks (which I didn't manage to get a clear glimpse of in any of these photos) and all the little lace details. I'm hoping to get another few wears out of it before it goes into closet hibernation...