Unfortunately, I missed both the Bolin Creek Festival and FestiFall this weekend as I am out of town visiting the Texan branch of my family. How were they?
I've been wondering how the drought and subsequent soggy summer will affect the leaves changing this year. Any theories?
What else is on your minds?
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the weekend
Orange Co. must have added another festival just for you, Ruby.
First ever Hillsborough Handmade Parade this weekend -"TheWaters of the Eno and Her Creatures". We're attempting a water strider of comparatively moderate size (big for a bug, small for a parade puppet.)
http://www.hillsboroughartscouncil.org/handmade_parade.html
Too much distraction!
Election season hogs the autumn spotlight more than any in our lifetime. One great way to enjoy this specatular weather is to get outside and help get out the vote! Voter registration and early voter greeting oportunities abound.
From here it looks like the leaves won't change color and drop until well into November, by which time we'll all be celebrating or depressed as hell.
Or....
From here it looks like the leaves won't change color and drop until well into November, by which time we'll all be celebrating or depressed as hell.
Or both.
Dogwoods
Yellow leaves blew past the window of the newspaper again this morning.
At home, the fruit on the dogwood next to our deck is turning red.
There's hardly an acorn left visible in the backyard.
Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival
If you haven't been, you should check out this great new tradition (5th annual fall version - there's one every spring also) right in our backyard in Chatham County. Thurs. evening through Sunday evening. Great music. Check out the line-up and location at:
www.ShakoriHills.org
endorsements
Shameless self-promotion: I'm very interested in your comments on the November elections! I started a little thread.
Is Price's seat in danger?
No.
Curious race though
Oktoberfest
Foothills Oktoberfest
Carolina Brewery
Who has the biggest leaf
Burning leaves...
... are prohibited most places I know of, but I miss the incense-like scent. Does anyone know of places where it's okay to burn your pile of leaves, and where people might actually be doing that? One of my best memories:
Walking home at dusk in Mass. Harvest Moon rising and the smell of burning leaves hanging in the air. A single car passed by, windows open, with classical music playing on the radio. Some neighbors were raking leaves into their fire and tossing horse chestnuts into the coals to see them pop.