I'm Obsessed with Fall! Help!

There are so many things that I love about this time of year. I love to light candles that smell like pumpkin and vanilla... I love to cozy up in my PJ's at night and pretend to read... (you people know that I don't read). Right now I am on the back porch listening to crickets, enjoying the beautiful leaves, and listening to the neighbors debrief about their day. The kids are giggling and telling mom and dad all about what happened to them today at school. It's a really neat thing to be a part of (unofficially)... It's one of the things that I loved most about being little before my parents got divorced. We would always kind of catch up over dinner and then snuggle up on the couch... but I digress.... I am loving the sunshine and the beautiful blue skies. The warm air has a little chill here and there and the backyard has a yellow glow to it because all of the leaves are changing. I know I sound like a cheese ball commercial... but I don't really care. In the middle of all of the political B.S.... the economic crap, and the world being very scary, we are fortunate to have beauty. Here are some pictures of some of the things that I consider to be complete treasures and blessings... right in my backyard. 

It doesn't hurt to have that big blue, Colorado sky as your backdrop either.... I can hardly take it.