Everyday Images Mid-October

I'm joining Kym at A Fresh Cup of Coffee today for her Everyday Images link up. She posts new photo prompts every two weeks (on Thursdays) and leaves the link up for the whole two weeks, so lots of time to make it happen on your own blog. 

I got a new phone for my birthday a few weeks ago and the camera can do a lot. I need to spend some time learning all the bells and whistles but I enjoy these bi-weekly prompts to encourage and remind me to take more pictures. The most recent prompts are-

listen~matching~clock~current season (quarterly)~dishes~orange

I found a couple of these to be somewhat challenging, but that's part of the fun.  

Listen-

I've mentioned before that hubs and I are reading through the Bible this year, and we're actually listening as opposed to reading. We use the Bible app and we're in awe of the narrator and his ability to pronounce long lists of seemingly un-pronouncable names and places. 

After the daily reading we listen to Tara Leigh Cobble's podcast called The Bible Recap where she helps bring clarity to whatever was read that day. 

Every day looks different here and sometimes we sit with our coffee and listen. If we have somewhere to go that's a bit of a drive we'll listen in the car. I actually like that because there are fewer distractions. Last week we listened on our drive into the mountains. Day 284!! So happy we've stuck with it. 

Taking the word listen in a different direction...we are loving our backyard waterfall. 

The sound is bliss. 

Matching

I had a hard time with this one and resorted to taking a picture of two matching catalogs we got in the mail this week. They arrived on the same day too, and I have no idea why they're sending us two???  I have ordered from this company several times, but I never order via the catalog. 

Do you still get magazines? How about catalogs? Do you ever order from a catalog, or are you like me and you go straight to the website? I suppose the catalogs remind me of companies I don't think about on a regular basis and that's probably a good thing. I do enjoy browsing catalogs of all kinds and sometimes find gift inspiration there. 

In case you're wondering this company's Kringles are yummy. Not a paid endorsement, just an opinion. Carry on. 

Possibly a stretch here, but I also took a photograph at the restaurant we ate in last weekend, that I thought might work with this prompt. We ate at the bar and I liked the symmetry of the matching glass hangers on either side of the bar. 

I spy dishes on the counter, and now that I look at it, those bartenders kind of match too. 

Clock-

There's a clock in front of an old hotel downtown and while at the fall fest I snapped a picture as we walked by. Jogged by? The streets were packed with people and I was trying to keep up with hubs and friends who were on a mission to get to the next stage. (I wrote about the fall fest here-The Weekend Roundup)

Current season-dishes-orange-

I'm going to combine these three prompts because I feel like my pictures suggest that. For instance, is this our current season or is it orange? You decide-

Here's another-

We belong to a wine club that meets once a month and I snapped this picture at the October dinner-

I hit the trifecta with this next picture. These jars sit in a corner of my kitchen and I change them out seasonally. Right now they're saying fall. And orange. And dishes. 

I got this mug last year when I was Boo-ed by a neighbor. Does your neighborhood do this? You find a bag of fall/Halloween goodies on your front porch from an anonymous neighbor and you take the little ghost out of the bag and hang it on your mailbox so everyone knows you've already been hit. 

Then you put together a bag,  pick up a ghost from the neighbor who organizes it all, and leave the bag you made on one of your neighbor's porches. It has to be a neighbor who doesn't already have a ghost on their mailbox because the ghost is how you know who's been Boo-ed and who hasn't.  I love this mug and have my afternoon tea in it this time of year. 

Also, everyone has doorbell cameras so it's not as easy to be anonymous as it used to be lol. Still fun though. 

Happy fall y'all! 

Hello Monday

Good Monday morning friends. We've had the most glorious weather and have spent a lot of time out in it and enjoying our porches too. Here's how our weekend looked-

Friday we did some of the usual stuff that needs doing before the weekend rolls in. I picked up groceries, bought gas, made a quick stop in the drug store, and returned a library book. Hubs scrubbed the showers and did some outdoor tasks including cleaning all the outdoor lanterns, and knocking down the cobwebs from the porch ceilings. 

We left around 2 for the nearby city. We were meeting friends for a late lunch/early dinner around 3, then it was on to an evening with Tara Leigh Cobble and The Bible Recap. Her event was held in a large church and we had great seats. 

We weren't sure what to expect from the evening, but we all agreed it was very well done. For those of you who don't know, Tara Leigh hosts a daily podcast which is a read through the Bible (chronologically) and then she 'recaps' what you read that particular day. You read three or four chapters a day, and then her recap is between 5-10 minutes long. 

She's adorable in person and is so naturally funny. She's also wise and comes across as warm and genuine. There were some fun bits to start, then she spoke on Psalm 23, and then a Q & A at the end. We all enjoyed the evening. 

Saturday we slept in, I cleaned all the bathrooms, and then we hung out on the screened porch and watched some college football. The Vols had the day off, but Hunley says go Tigers! 

Also, he's not allowed on the furniture. Oops. 

Friends invited us to a wine tasting they were hosting which started at 4. The wines were all from the Napa Vineyard- Ladera, and the winemaker Dan Ladera, was there to present the wines. 

They have a great story as to how his family went from Minnesota farmers to Montana ranchers to California winemakers. Our hosts made really nice charcuterie boards and hubs and I called that dinner. 

Sunday we went to church then made a quick stop afterwards at Lowes for something hubs needs for a project here. I grabbed two big mums since we were there, but as usual I forgot to snap a picture. 

They almost made this shot. Almost. 

My daughter and I have been a little bit obsessed with these big wreath bows we've seen online but the price is ka-razy! She's crafty and made one for herself, and on Thursday I met her at Hobby Lobby to pick ribbon so she could make one for me too. She brought it to me at church and I love it! 

Once we were back home hubs vacuumed while I did some dinner prep which included an apple crisp of which I also forgot to snap a picture. It was good though! Our next door neighbors came for dinner, hubs grilled, and we had a nice time catching up in person. 

And that was the weekend. I think fall might finally be here, and I hope the sun shone for you too.  If you'd like to add a recap of your own or read what others are saying, hop over to the host blogs -Holly (Pink Lady Blog) and Sarah (Sunshine and Books). 

Have a great week everyone!