WELCOME TO THE FIRST DAY OF FALL, AND WELCOME TO PUMPKINS.

MY LITTLE AFRICAN CORNER, BEADED ANIMALS WITH A RUSTY BUCKET I BOUGHT AT THE CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW IN LONDON!! WITH BITTERSWEET BERRIES PICKED OUT OF THE WOODS.

A BUNCH OF NASTURTIUMS PICKED OUT OF MY VEG GARDEN - THE SCENT IS HEAVENLY AND THE COLOR SHOCKINGLY FANTASTIC FOR ALL TIMES OF THE YEAR, BUT THEY SEEM TO LOOK ESPECIALLY HAPPY NEXT TO ORANGE PUMPKINS.

ONE LITTLE PUMPKINS NESTLED AMONGST MY COLLECTED TREASURES - I COLLECT STONES FROM EVERY BEACH AROUND THE WORLD I VISIT, PIECES OF CORAL, OLD POTTERY AND ONE LOVELY GREY OYSTER SHELL.  THE "BEADS" ARE SEEDS THAT THE AFRICANS STRING INTO NECKLACES AND I HAVE MANY STRANDS OF THEM TO DECORATE WITH.

HAPPY FALL.

THE FALL LEAVES HAVE FALLEN

FALL LEAVES KEEP FALLING - in my garden

The end of the summer is marked by flocks of Canada geese flying overhead in their V-formations, heading south for the winter. And the most spectacular display of leaves that turn every shade of yellow, orange, red, brown - nature in all it's glory. A few in my garden.