Colors of Fall close to Thanksgiving

Excitement is once again in the air as this time of the year brings thoughts of days gone past . They were special times in all of our lives as young children and even more recently as adults that we remember back going to our Grandparents home and sitting down with the entire family at the table to eat that feast before us. I remember and miss more than anything the smell of the turkey , cakes and pies but most of all my grandmother Nell's Chicken and Dumplins which was a special treat anytime of the year. If your like me , every once in a while during the year you catch a whiff of something that reminds you of that smell and you smile to yourself as you go back in time to that event or that home. This brings to mind the farm house of my Great Grand parents in Fredricktown , Missouri on Thanksgiving long ago. After over filling at the table we would go sit in the living room which had a wood buring stove in the middle of that small room and it wouldn't be long before you were sound asleep from the heat . To this day I still enjoy the smell of that wood burning.
All of these pictures were taken in my back yard and some you can click on to enlarge

One week removed from Thanksgiving and the LORD has his eternal paint brush working everywhere. I wanted to post these pictures as a reminder to us all that even in the dark and gray days of winter he is constantly with us working his paint brush. Our lives have many many seasons and in each season only he can provide the color.

Even Shelby, our black Lab enjoys this time of the year as she now has her own private area covered in new pine needles. She tends to scrape herself out a bed each night and sinks down deep in the bedding , staying warm as toast.

Steven { Moonlight }