falling for fall...

What a glorious fall day we've had today.  70 degrees, with a slight breeze, sunny, and not a cloud in the sky.  This morning I went to the farmers market and bought some sun flowers, pumpkins and corn stalks.  Sure wish I had my own corn field to cut my own stalks, but instead I have trees.  Ahhh, the trees are starting to turn various shades of red, russet, and orange.  We still are not at "peak", or as they say out east, the "height of the foliage season".  Next week should be wonderful.  So to enjoy this day, I just could not stay inside, even though my indoor projects were calling me and my to do list is quite long if I'm going to be ready for my fall shows....but a day like today needed to be cherished.  So in that spirit, I created my annual scarecrow family.  I pulled the bin from the loft and selected the garmets and accessories.  I always have a papa, mama, and baby, just like my own family.  In fact, the little scarecrow always sports the same flannel shirt and bibs that my little guy wore as a baby.  Each year I try something new with my family.  This year I'm trying something different with their heads.  Last year their heads were pumpkins with wacky faces.  This year I used rusty shovel handles I gleaned from a garage sale.  I got quite the looks from people when they asked what I was going to do with them.  Who would have thought rusty shovel heads could become the crowning glory for a scarecrow family!  Well, sometimes you just have to let your imagination run wild and have fun!  Happy Fall.  PS:  My shop will be open the first Saturday in October - that's the 3rd, from 10 am to 5 pm.  Come check out my scarecrow family!