Fall or Summer ???

Fall is the most beautiful time of the year in the South. The mornings are crisp and cool but it is still warm enough to swim in the afternoon. The leaves start to turn and ornamental grasses are at their best. On the other hand roses are still blooming, encore azalea's are blooming and our yard still have a hint of summer. What more could you ask for. Fred and I have enjoyed sitting outside in the evenings and watching the sun set. I spotted this little guy yesterday and had a great time watching him. The praying mantis is such a sweet little bug. His heart shaped face always makes me smile. Can you see the smile on his face? While I was taking his picture he would rise up and look at me like "Hi, what are you doing?". Butterflies need the warm sun in the morning. They have to warm their wings up before they can fly. They have enjoyed our day of perfect weather. It is not to hot for them. You can see from my pictures that they are in heaven.
This day was beautiful, there was a nice breeze and the girls and I enjoyed being out side. Click on the photo to see the rest of my day. Take time today to look around and enjoy fall in the south.

"To the attentive eye, each moment of the year

has it's own beauty... it beholds, every hour,

a picture which has never been seen before,

and which shall never be seen again."

Ralph Waldo Emerson