It is so awesome to watch the leaves change color around here. Some trees are partially green and partially changed. It almost looks fake to see all these crazy colors on the foliage. The other day Bob and I were driving and came across this tree that looks like it's on fire. We hurried to get out the camera to catch a shot of it as we were driving by. Although fall here brings colder weather, which is hard for me to get used to, it also brings amazing beauty I have never witnessed before.

Apple Orchard

About two hours away there is a place called Elijay that has many apple orchards. Bob and I set out with some friends for the day to attend an Apple Festival, which ended up being a dud. After paying 5 dollars each to walk around in the freezing cold and hardly finding anything that represented apples--although we did have some great gyros, ate fried oreos, and watched clogging (yes, clogging)--we decided to head a little further to the apple orchards to make our time worth it.

We grabbed some hot cider inside and then paid a very small sum to fill a bag with apples that we picked. The variety offered at the time was Rome Beauties, known for their cooking appeal. We picked to our hearts content and then could go inside and fill the bag with other varieties that we chose. Now we are eating apples like there's no tomorrow. Who knew that half a peck would be so large?

Georgia County Fair

We felt like since the fair was in town, we had to attend. But really, it was no different than any other fair I've been to. Corn dogs, funnel cakes, crazy people and animals. What would a fair be without elephants and tigers?

This guy was the funniest. We called him the kissing camel. He would come at you to get close to you, then turn his head away like he was rejecting you.

Pumpkins!

A couple of friends of ours went on a hike to some waterfalls nearby and there was a pumpkin patch on site. My friend Josh took these pictures, and because they are pumpkin, I fell in love. Isn't he a good photographer? I love pumpkin season!

A boy and his dog(s)

We didn't really plan on having Bob get a job, but when you get paid to do something you enjoy, why not? One day when I was getting the mail I saw a sign posted to hire a dog walker. While Bob is not officially credentialed in this specific area, he was the first to call, thus receiving this glorious job. He gets to take out the boys (which is his endearing title for them) at least once a day and is paid (pretty well, surprisingly) to play with them. Occasionally when I am working from home, I even get to tag along too. We feel that we have the benefits of owning a dog, but don't have to deal with the difficult parts --although Bob might say otherwise when he is "picking up" after them. Isn't my husband cute?

Happy Fall

I got in a creative mood yesterday and decided to make these little Happy Fall goodie bags for our neighbors and friends. I made these popcorn treats that I got from a recipe in Real Simple magazine. They are like rice krispie treats but with popcorn--really not that tasty, but they look festive. Then I got sad because I can't give them to my friends in California, so I thought I would post some pictures and send them to you that way.

Row, Row, Row your boat

Bob and I bought a canoe yesterday. We have been looking for one since we got here, and finally found a good one at a good price. As you can see though, it is the main feature in our backyard. Sort of impedes the view, but I guess we figure that it will ultimately give us better views of nature when we take it out, thus decreasing our frustration with its monstrosity. You should have seen what we had to do to get it up to our 2nd story apartment. Not fun, but thankful when we finally got it situated. Now if only it will stop raining so we can go explore!