Our Fall Entry ...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Greetings, everyone!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Is it beginning to feel more like Fall where you are ?!  It's beautiful here in the mornings, but it has still been pretty h.o.t. here in the afternoons.  Not for much longer, I'm sure!  </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This year, I opted for the "less is more" theme for our entry alcove!  As much as I LOVE including bales of hay, corn/sugarcane stalks, lanterns and scattered faux pumpkins in our alcove, I thought I'd give our blower, broom and my nerves a break this year from constantly having to: sweep up/blow the *bazillion* strands of hay that wind up ALL over the entry ... clean up melted candles from inside the lanterns ... and run (while screaming LOUDLY) from scary <strike>little</strike> HUGE lizards that like to hide in the corn stalks and jump out at me while I'm cleaning up said *bazillion* strands of hay and melted candles!  LOL.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Anyhoooo ... here it is ... simplicity (please exuse the tacky orange cord):</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2EDvKOcoToBtXb-FM1GlanqRflX9U2Gpdd_VkeY_4F6ldyxEcuoWZQ5zwBIyTAoh5G2cNVsVJpudS2sNaFCMfDC2QysTKiGmEv7bihkxNOTw5DiIUFFPBb3JKxlgxoU4lSN6J6Yr9MQ/s1600/falloutdoorway.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2EDvKOcoToBtXb-FM1GlanqRflX9U2Gpdd_VkeY_4F6ldyxEcuoWZQ5zwBIyTAoh5G2cNVsVJpudS2sNaFCMfDC2QysTKiGmEv7bihkxNOTw5DiIUFFPBb3JKxlgxoU4lSN6J6Yr9MQ/s640/falloutdoorway.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">One thing I *did* do again were pumpkin topiaries ... except, this time, I placed a white pumpkins in the middle for a bit of contrast and fun.  Grapevine wreaths, Dollar Tree garland and strands of raffia sit at the base of them:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnifIazX12dmz8kyvCOB-lw7o68aAOEI3pH2NfzTWcoF3b3EoNYqIxmUt7lztG5kVgOKeq7GgReX-ZpNanP4hCymMnKBw8iAMkTK1tiDP_-8JsQ1noZAUcryufsTFsDHTzOecMfpZVxK8/s1600/fallouttopiary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnifIazX12dmz8kyvCOB-lw7o68aAOEI3pH2NfzTWcoF3b3EoNYqIxmUt7lztG5kVgOKeq7GgReX-ZpNanP4hCymMnKBw8iAMkTK1tiDP_-8JsQ1noZAUcryufsTFsDHTzOecMfpZVxK8/s400/fallouttopiary.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Making an encore appearance (from when I recently shared the custom wreaths I've been making for others), here's <strike>our</strike> Jax's "Mr. Boo" wreath that I made ... love how the glittery silver polka dots sparkle in the afternoon sun:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdii-XngCvj-EgRnYCDQFEpLgsg2pHBRpMeCOSxNGMjfEJB0BMB8J6jbED_-t3FwAUf9zRu5kekkjpr-YBdUQQUhzak0BN07-opu5RvOU1DR9p3RiZq93gtGNCcWgUTpHE4lYXBjwZEWE/s1600/falloutwreath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdii-XngCvj-EgRnYCDQFEpLgsg2pHBRpMeCOSxNGMjfEJB0BMB8J6jbED_-t3FwAUf9zRu5kekkjpr-YBdUQQUhzak0BN07-opu5RvOU1DR9p3RiZq93gtGNCcWgUTpHE4lYXBjwZEWE/s400/falloutwreath.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">To add a splash of Fall to our fountain, I placed natural guords and pumpkins in it (can you say "paint me" please):</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9Btn28dQ-QGtRcIXwYkmuRX9WXGSobi41VOFyBT323U_9oYMI_TzYctQZh8PfDyrnjywR_o2ZI2kyS4gQwPZ4DirHlT_g0_9Q7Y3tPwRQ_Vq85e7Jji_O1OPqXOJgu7yNdrMSIn7t0k/s1600/falloutfountain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9Btn28dQ-QGtRcIXwYkmuRX9WXGSobi41VOFyBT323U_9oYMI_TzYctQZh8PfDyrnjywR_o2ZI2kyS4gQwPZ4DirHlT_g0_9Q7Y3tPwRQ_Vq85e7Jji_O1OPqXOJgu7yNdrMSIn7t0k/s400/falloutfountain.jpg" width="221" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">LOVE the different textures of the guords:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaI1KNnadsY6SxPFVlvPaGX3v-o10Dp7EIKaUiuhA5bFD8fQbDqRDNda5BTU5DDJON35MjyEyt-_VxQ-2L1IRssBjbzB3zHHooUbNEhblmNlsGwaXKdhcr1J8ic2qWhb5gEBb5wvOpvqg/s1600/falloutfountainclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaI1KNnadsY6SxPFVlvPaGX3v-o10Dp7EIKaUiuhA5bFD8fQbDqRDNda5BTU5DDJON35MjyEyt-_VxQ-2L1IRssBjbzB3zHHooUbNEhblmNlsGwaXKdhcr1J8ic2qWhb5gEBb5wvOpvqg/s400/falloutfountainclose.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">A Fall flag blows in the wind behind one of the beautiful Mums I picked up at Lowes:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBdLc2hwCblzTTkMxYLVZjuUW8_3wwxblAmhWl-TiizeTxvApbv1zQfRwhqkzSZpS_uU-Gx6c1EpUR9RbnT6C-7Klaf5ppkp_P6BpFXE4G2SXSh-0xJ1qbISaLtIBz5Vf9_AuTpg-zUQ/s1600/falloutmumflag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBdLc2hwCblzTTkMxYLVZjuUW8_3wwxblAmhWl-TiizeTxvApbv1zQfRwhqkzSZpS_uU-Gx6c1EpUR9RbnT6C-7Klaf5ppkp_P6BpFXE4G2SXSh-0xJ1qbISaLtIBz5Vf9_AuTpg-zUQ/s400/falloutmumflag.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Annnnnd, a few "faux" pumpkins rest on the mulch (which we desperately need to "top off"):</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; 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Our Fall Entry ...

Greetings, everyone! Is it beginning to feel more like Fall where you are ?!  It's beautiful here in the mornings, but it has still been...

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