black and white Wednesday - October morning

"Bittersweet October.

The mellow, messy, leaf-kicking, perfect pause between the opposing miseries of Summer and Winter."

- Carol Bishop Hipps



A good word (at least to me) that describes the month of October is 'mellow.'

There's something calm about it in a way.

Kids are in school, and we are back to a routine.
We can enjoy the beautiful Fall 'show' that's now beginning outdoors.

I have lived in the Midwestern part of the United States for most of my life.

(4 states -  Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin).

I also lived in California and southeastern North Carolina for a fair amount of time.

They're incredibly beautiful states and I loved my time there,
 but unfortunately they don't experience a Fall like we do.

 When I lived out West or in the South I missed our Midwestern Autumns very much.

I suppose the trade off is their warmer Winters without snow and cold.

These were taken at one of the beautiful farms that are abundant in Southern Wisconsin.

It's getting colder here now, we've been wearing our sweaters and jackets in the mornings.

You can tell Grace and Will's hands were a little bit chilly in the picture.

Right after I took this, Will leaned forward off the back of the truck and did a perfect

forward roll in the grass. (And said ta-da! with a huge smile on his face)

That's our Will. ;)

Please hop on over to The Long Road to China to see more black and whites. :)