Fall Weather

The weather has been so beautiful for the last week or so, beautiful sunny skies, cool breezes...

Bees are busy getting the last pollen.

Purple asters blooming in the rain garden.

Sapphire blue skies with white puffy clouds.

Think Pink

When I was younger I L-O-V-E-D pink. I remember having hot pink clothes, and light pink clothes, and all kinds of pink things. Being a redhead, pink was *not* a good look, but I didn't care. I liked unicorns, Rainbow Brite and Strawberry Shortcake too.

And then I turned into a teenager, complete with teen angst, headbanging metal-head, skulls and crossbones and owned nothing pink.

And then I became U.S. Marine, and I was a helicopter mechanic, and the word girly was not anywhere in my vocabulary. My perfume was jet fuel, engine oil and hydraulic fluid. My favorite color for clothes to this day remains olive drab green. And I think that I'm really getting daring if I wear something navy blue.

When I started planting gardens, pink was a taboo color for me. I had peach colored plants, yellow plants, purple plants, rust colored plants, and even lavender plants. But I was anti-pink. Then this year, suddenly pink started creeping into my garden. And the world didn't come to an end. ;) I blame Grace, and her beautiful garden pictures. :)

North Alabama Railroad Museum

My little girl loves trains, so this afternoon we went to the North Alabama Railroad Museum with a friend of ours. It is located on Chase Road near the Alabama A&M University in a neighborhood with historical homes. We showed up, picked up our tickets and waited for the train ride. They have train rides most Saturdays from March through December, with special trains for holidays.

The museum is ran by volunteers and is a non-profit organization. The proceeds from the train rides helps to pay for their projects. The ride lasted approximately an hour, and keeping the Gnomeslayer occupied throughout took some effort. She liked seeing the train and hearing the horn, but once we got on board she started bouncing off the walls. I plan on taking her next year when she understands what is going on more. :)