Autumn Mantel on the Cheap!

With big weather changes coming our way, I thought today would be a good time to start moving into Fall decor.   Not that I want summer to end, but I seem to have little control over that.  Our high today....87,  our high on Thursday about 60 with possible frost.   So getting with the program, I changed out my mantel today.  I shopped the house instead looking for new.
The cute apple, butter pumpkin sign was a gift from my daughter.

Indian corn from last year, dried hydrangeas from my garden and my stacked yellow birdies.
My living room is done in blue's, yellow's and red's so I always find it a challenge since orange isn't a good color in here.

Acorns in an apothecary jar. 

Yellow and red sunflowers!

 A little wagon and scarecrow which my grand-daughter will play with!

I have a hard time getting good pics back here because it seems to cast dark shadows.
So are you ready for Fall ?   Or should I say ready or not it's on the way!
Hopefully we will see more summer like weather before old man winter comes around!

Cindy

I am joining Marty for Tabletop Tuesday.

Sunday Favorites....Colorado Dreaming!

I am joining my friend Chari @ Happy to Design for Sunday Favorites!

Be sure to check out her lovely blog! 

Our trip to Colorado in the summer of 2010.   One of the best parts......I got to meet our hostess Chari and her hubby Russ.  

One of the highlights of our recent trip to Colorado was our visit to the town of  Estes Park and our drive through Rocky Mountain National Park.  I often see 4 legged creatures with antlers around our neck of the woods, but none as big and majestic as these guys.

We were very excited to get up close and personal with the elk.  They are really big and I wouldn't want to get on their bad side.

J

Just look at those antlers!!  Aren't they incredible creatures.

And the drive through the park was both breathtaking and at times a little bit scary. 

We drove to the highest peek some 12,000 feet or more.

Seeing snow up here in July is really something.  The temp dropped a good 25 degrees and the air was thin and made me a bit dizzy and headache.

There were just a a few little yellow flowers up this high.  Our info said that it can take 50 years for these plants to grow an inch.  That just blew me away.

Amazing Views.

I kind of thought this house could work for me.

Can you imagine their views? 

I hope you enjoyed the tour.  After I'm home about a week I'm ready to go again. 

I'm also joining Susan @  A Southern Daydreamer for Outdoor Wednesday.

Thanks for coming by my friends,

Cindy