Fall....

....one of my favorite times of year in Delaware.  We do not have beautiful foliage like the north, but the weather is perfect.  This year we had an early frost, yea, and the leaves have been prettier then usual.  It even made me want to get my camera out.  Couldn't help sharing a few.

 Morning sun

It's nice to see some color on the ground too!

This is a tulip poplar leaf I found.  The picture doesn't make them appear that big. The plate is actually a large Corelle dinner plate to give an idea of size.  The oak & hickory leaf were pretty big too!   Anyone want to help clean up leaves??

I love this one!

Ok, ok, doesn't even hold a candle to MN, I know.  These were all taken on our property.  There were some really brilliant ones in town and other places where there were more maples.  Praising God for the beautiful weather and the pretty colors!

My antiques

I am not typically a person who goes crazy over antiques, but when Mom moved and we cleaned out the house, I was glad to inherit a few.  These pictures are for you, Mom.

The popcorn popper was a gift given to my parents in the late 60's.

I remember using this butter churn during a time when we were getting milk from a farm and had lots of cream.

The cans and some of the glass bottles were treasures found.

Apple peeler, retro nut chopper, and old crock

Old iron (Mom thinks dad found this at the dump.  It's in perfect shape!)

Doll quilt pieced by my Grandma (Barbara) Helmuth and quilted by Aunt Alice (we think.)

The sewing machine, used to sew boots/shoes, is something we got about a year ago from Lyn's Uncle Benny.  It had been Lyn's grandfather's (William A. Byler) at one time.  We sandblasted and spray painted the base this summer.  The machine was pretty rusty, but machine oil and a rag spruced it up amazingly well.

I am happy to have found a place in my house for these things!