Hubby and I were in town today, and on the way home we decided to come the back way. It was a gorgeous autumn day with trees in many different colors - greens, yellows, oranges, reds, and some that even appeared to be a deep purple. Just like when the trees are blooming in the spring, the fall trees signal a change in season and a change in thought.
As we drove that back way home it hit me that I don't get out much. We live so close to so many things we don't take advantage of.
On the back roads, less than 10 minutes from our house, we drove:
- Across the dam of the lake. A lake that we never go to.
- By the Wildlife Refuge. Not a bird watcher so we never stop.
- Through the fruit orchards and by fruit stands. Yet we buy our fruit at the grocery store.
- By the winery. Since I don't drink wine, I've only been there once.
- By the park by the river. The one with the paved walking path I used to walk on years ago. And the one with the stocked fishing pond. And we don't fish.
Why do we not go to the lake or to the Wildlife Refuge? Why do we not buy our fruit at the fruit stand? Or stop at the winery for my hubby to do some tasting? Why don't I walk at the park anymore and why doesn't one of us get a fishing license?
And why did we grow pumpkins when we don't carve them?
Thank goodness for my daughter forcing me to do something with them. (Not really forcing me - it was good mom-daughter time.) No carving, no messy seeds and guts to deal with. Just a pattern printed off the internet, traced onto the pumpkin with a straight pin, and cut out with some tools.
