Saturday Souvenirs - Autumn Appreciation

It's finally autumn here in Las Vegas! What does this mean, exactly? It means the temperatures get down into the 80's F during the day and as low as the 50's at night. Woot! Trust me, that's low for us here. It means the autumn colors come out (in stores) and the pomegranates ripen on the tree so we can make pomegranate jelly.

It also means we decorate the house with bold colors. I love the changing of the colors (at least within the house). The kids love to help me wrap the banister with pumpkin lights, ghosties, and bats, and we hang a big wreath on the door.

It's such a pleasure when we get to visit with family more often (the holidays and all). Here are some of my favorite autumn photos from places I've visited over the years.

My youngest loved to wear that skeleton sweatshirt. I hope your autumn is lovely and full of warm fuzzy thoughts, and maybe some hot chocolate. I'm a huge fan of hot apple cider. What is your favorite autumn drink?

Haunting Autumn #100Words for #FridayFictioneers

Good morning and welcome back to #FlashFiction Friday.Thank you for stopping by and any comments are greatly appreciated. Today the prompts are the following photo and a limit of 100 words. Title: Haunting Autumn.

The house looked so forlorn in the dying light of the autumn sunset. MaryAnn remembered when it had been full of light and laughter on fall evenings. Candles burning in the windows welcoming revelers to the Harvest Parties; children laughing as they dressed in warm costumes and bobbed for apples or scarfed down popcorn balls. She remembered the adults sipping cider and mulled wine as they celebrated the changing season.

But that was done now, lives and celebrations relegated to the past, merely ghostly memories like her. She sifted through the darkened corners, singing one last haunting lullaby in farewell.

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