Simple Pleasures Project, Day 108

The sky filled with all the leaves soaring on the air as they're blown from the trees by a brisk autumn beeze. (I think this is my third simple pleasure involving leaves. I guess leaves always make me happy no matter what they're doing)

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 107

Walking through a patch of colorful, chest-high zinnias.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 106

Doing cartwheels in the grass.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 105

A group of robins taking a bath in a puddle at the end of the driveway.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 104

Running across the open field that separates our house from Poppy and Gramma's next door.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 103

Halloween postcards.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 102

Watching a squirrel busily burying nuts for winter.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 101

The fuzzy little black and orange catepillars that crawl everywhere this time of year.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 100

Making Cards.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 99

Fallen leaves all over the stone steps leading down to our creek in the woods.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 98

The last rays of the setting sun shining with blinding, golden radiance on the open stretch of road before on the drive home.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 97

Leftovers from last night's supper for today's lunch.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 96

Spending the morning cutting an entire field of broomcorn with the knife Poppy gave me when I was about 12. (I love cutting broomcorn, harvest is my favorite time of the year!)

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 95

My cat Blackie happily running out to meet me, just like a dog, whenever my car pulls in the driveway.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 94

Cool fall air at night.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 93

Using the glue gun an entire night without burning my fingers once.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 92

2 days in a row without having to get up early :-)

Simple Pleasure Project, Day 91

Rolling Stones music.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 90

The Halloween edition of Martha Stewart.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 89

Sitting in the middle of the orchard munching fallen peaches and gathering up as many of them as my sweatshirt can hold.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 88

The autumn smell of apples.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 87

A woodchuck running through the meadow.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 86

Harvesting pumpkins!!! (I didn't get to plant them, but darn it, I get to harvest them.)

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 85

The calf in the pasture by the road racing me in my car...it doesn't get much cuter than that.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 84

The first branch of maples leaves turning flame red against the green backdrop of the other leaves.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 83

One word: Bacon!

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 82

Finding out the costume I made for my cousin fits perfectly.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 81

An afternoon nap when you've only had 4 hours of sleep the night before.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 80

Dying Queen Anne's Lace.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 79

The modern convenience of running water. (We've got a leak in the well, so running water isn't something we've had the last few days. Today I got to use running water at my aunts. Oh what a treat.)