Fall! Plus, Quote-ables from September and October

So, it's been a while. My last post was on October 3rd, in which I reminisced about some  favorite things from my Europe adventure back in September. Since that time, lots of things have been going on here. I think it is safe enough to say that I have fully transitioned back into "normal" life here on the farm. It's Busy-ness as usual. I have also thoroughly enjoyed that spectacular time of year that is Autumn.

The leaves, as usual, took most of the month to transform into beautiful shades of gold, orange, and crimson before promptly falling off after 2.567 days on the tree, leaving the stark, barren gray branches, good for a passing raven to utilize as a perch or for the moon to eerily shine through them on chilly evenings.  That's what they will look like until June. I cite the "Twiggy" effect. If you're a tree, grey is the "in" color this season, as it is every year since the beginning.

Once the leaves are on the ground, the enjoyment of them mostly ceases. If you are over a certain age, in fact, they may provide undue frustration if you happen to be a particularly meticulous lawn owner wanting their yard to look as little like October as humanly possible. (I mean, how dare there be leaves strewn about your lawn in the fall?!?) If you are under a certain age, however, the fun has just begun. Step One: create magnificently ginourmous leaf piles. Step Two: Run, jump, and throw thyself into the leaves. Step 3: Repeat step 1-2 until tired. Step 4: (only if you're a girl) Have your Mom or sister meticulously comb the leaves out of your hair, pulling out a couple hanks in the process.

But fortunately, before said foliage met its ultimate end as fodder and carpet for the forest, my new iPhone arrived miraculously on the scene and I was able to get some pictures capturing the beauty of the season. This is the first smartphone I have owned in my life and I'll admit it's quite nice after retiring my swanky, old-lady style flip phone that only CALLS people, nothing else. Imagine that, huh? :)

Now, on to the pictures. These are from the farm and surrounding forests.





                                    

Also, I have a healthy portion of Quotes to share. I have a habit of compiling them as they transpire in a little notebook. It's lots of fun to look back and see all the hilarious bits together in a book. :) Some are attributed, some are not, and for those, you can just take a guess. All these are direct from my records.

So without further ado, here, for your entertainment (and my records!) are quotes from late September through October.

Galen: “Great. I just realized that I had spelled “Europe” wrong on my “Saving for a trip to Europe” sign all these weeks at the market!"

 “Someone could have easily corrected it. They could have come by and marked “Saving for Spelling Lessons.”-Margaret

“I mean, you can have a great coach and all, but if you don’t distill values into your players….” 

–Sulli

“I need all your precipitation in this effort.” 

-Sulli

Announcer at ballgame: “These individuals participated in the largest blood drive in our school history….” “Well, that’s why they are so pale and anemic-looking!”

 Brock: “bla bla bla, bla, blab la.”

Coy: “Oh, shut up, Brock!”

Galen: “Coy! Watch your language! There are children at this party!”

“Yeah, I might not be allowed to come to your parties EVER again with all this language….”

Zion: “Cheater Cheater, PUMPKIN EATER!!!”

Lillian: “HA!! I. don’t. eat. PUMPKIN!!!!!!”

“And then at this point, being locked out, I was saying to myself, “okay, think like a criminal, Margaret....what would they have done to get in the house?”

Lillian: “Where did the duplo horse go?"

Mother:  “I don’t know. Vivi had it, though.”

Margaret “Just think like a baby, maybe you’ll find it then.”

Lillian “I’m COLD!!!”

Sulli: “Go stand in a corner, it’s 90 degrees.”

Michael Jackson’s song Black or White blares from the computer: “IT DON’T MATTER IF YOU’RE BLACK OR WHITE!”

Margaret:  “HA! Well, obviously we know HIS preferential skin color."

“Where did you say the car broke down?”

“Over here in the driveway of the.....um.....that gay community. I’m sure they will show tolerance as it sits here for a little while.”

Avicii Lyrics to Wake Me Up: “I tried carryin’ the weight of the world….”

Mother: “Well, that was dumb!”

Margaret: “So, before we go to the football game, everyone needs to remember to dress appropriately."

Lillian: "So, does that mean it's gonna be cold?

"Yes, but that's not the true concern. I meant, be careful that you don't wear the colors of the opposing team. For your information, they are blue.”

“The man in the Moon looks grumpy and mad about something.  He’s definitely not smiling!”

“Yeah, well that’s actually because the Sun is strangling him right now. It makes him jealous when the moon has the stage.”

Oliver: "You know that guy called Pockeye?"

Margaret: "???? Pockeye?"

Oliver: "Yeah, Pockeye. He has big muscles?"

Margaret: "Oh, you mean Popeye?"

Oliver: "Yeah!!! Him!"

“Don’t eat with your mouth full!” 

"Hey, how do you spell "Gray"- "Grey or Gray?"

"Well, it should be with an e, not with an a.

'tis more elegant and nice that way.

And since there's nothing more to say, 

I think I'll kindly back away....."
"Before I deck ya!!!"

“In the past couple of months, I have worn nail polish (which I never do,) used a curling iron for the first time, worn lipstick…..WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME?!?”

Galen- "Um, let me take a wild guess.....you're a girl?

Margaret: “I’ve had it! You are like a bull in a China shop!”

Sulli: “They actually proved that wrong. The bulls successfully navigated the shop.”

“SOS!!! Save our Skins!!!” -from the App Game

“Uh oh, she’s writing in agony. Better call the Cavalry!” -Margaret

Lillian: “How do you spell “four?”

Zion: “T-H-O-R.”

“You know, I think it would be great to dress up as The Affordable Care Act for Halloween. I mean, it's scary enough. You could be a big stack of papers stuck all over with red tape and earmarks, dropping papers everywhere you went. Then, you could say “you can’t know what is in me until you pass me!” And when someone walks past, painted on the back reads “Lies.”

Zion- “Come on, keep playing football with us!”

Margaret: “I’m gettin' tired. I’ll throw you the ball from sitting here…..I’ll be the quadriplegic quarterback.”

Father: "So, can anyone tell me why would one of the animals not have been a suitable help meet for Adam?"

Lillian: "An animal couldn't have made his dinner! 

Mother: "Well, they couldn't have made his dinner, they could have been his dinner, though."

Lillian “What is an inzone?”

Zion “It’s where the touchdown is.”

Margaret "You should consider going to _____(restaurant in town) for lunch. I can get lunch for under five bucks if you know how to do it. It's great! 

Galen: "Yeah, but it's made by a buncha hippies."

 And, lastly, here's this gem from Pinterest:

"YOLO is for stupid people who don't know how to spell Carpe Diem."

NOTE: For quotes from the Europe trip, scroll towards the end of this post.