Past peak....

Here we all thought the colors were "peaking" a few weeks ago and according to the official map of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (the DNR) it looks as if we would be leafless in these parts.

Well, we're having a bit of an encore performance of fall this year. Some bright blue skies brought me back out to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum to check out what color might be left. I surely was not disappointed.

The oak trees were lit up in all their splendor. What a stunning array of colors!

As I walked the 3 mile drive trail at the arboretum, I came across a group of women and one of them asked if I had a blog. She said that she did, and it was vintage umbrella. She then said, "you're artsymama!" How fun to run into a fellow blogger. I have no idea how she recognized me! So fun to meet you Jenni!

Hope your fall is "peaking" no matter where you live!

Picturing fall...

Today was delivery day for our scarecrow that we created for Scarecrows on Parade at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. We created this guy (below) called "Picturing Fall". It depicts mother nature's wonderful display during autumn. We are inspired to capture this wonderful time of year visually so we played on this theme for our creation. It was a lot of fun to work on with my parents and kids. We are excited to see where it ends up on the "parade" route. It will be on display through early November. What a perfect day to see the other scarecrows already on display and the gorgeous blooms of early fall.

Market day....

I haven't been to the farmer's market since early summer. With lots of rain, sun and hot weather the veggies were abundant and the flowers were gorgeous. What a feast!