French Country: A Touch of Fall

I'm not one to rush into autumn decorating
when I'm still enjoying my summer home and garden.

However, it seems as the weather gets a little cooler and a lot rainier 

(they call it monsoon season here), I can feel fall tapping me on the shoulder.

With splashes of late-blooming flowers making an appearance in the garden, 

I was tempted to bring some seasonal blooms into the house.

This metal tote, with the original blue paint, exudes a farmhouse mood with
clear glass mason jars and a sprig of fresh carrot top straight from the garden.
I'd been using this tote under the kitchen sink to hold cleaning products 

until I saw the same tote (without the blue paint!) for $54 in an antique mall!
Now, it takes center stage on the dog food bin. 

Ah, sunflowers.
I discovered these two amazing sunflower pillows at a yard sale last weekend for $3.50 each. 

The owner said she'd paid about $40 each at Pier One. 

Ron always tells me we have enough pillows but even he said we should snag these! 

In the guest room, I gave this little hamper a punch of autumn color  

with an orange throw and some colorful poppies.

My proud little rooster has made his way to the sunroom to join the hens and show off a bit.

The old farm auction sign came from Ron's family's farm. Such a special piece of personal history.

Outdoors, things are changing with the seasons too.
When Ron went camping in southern Colorado, he was greeted by this little flock of wild turkeys.
I recently read that a group of domesticated turkeys is called a gang.
Wonder what their gang name is! The Turks perhaps?

On a recent bike ride in Waterton Canyon, south of Denver, 

we encountered another kind of wild animal
(no, not me!)

I think these big horn sheep may have come down into the canyon 

as the temps cooled off at higher elevations.

We saw one big ram in the herd of mostly ewes and lambs. 

Not wanting to upset him and his dangerous curved horns, 

we decided not to ask him to pose for a picture! Here's his little family.

Back home, a big bunch of bittersweet in a basket greets us in the foyer.

 Looking more like fall every day.

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P.S. Like everyone else in the United States, we watched the recent eclipse.
The darkening sky was eerie and so were these crescent shapes on our sidewalk.
Just had to share these pixs.

Aren't they amazing? Like a sidewalk of clouds.

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