We had an unusually warm and sunny fall day. Not hot, honestly the most perfect of fall days and we couldn't let it pass without glorying in it's beauty. We gave the kids the choice of what hike they wanted to do and they chose this funny little nature walk their cousin cleaned up for his eagle scout project. Perfect.
There were leaves EVERYWHERE so Matthew and I kicked them together in a pile and had the kids jump in.
The walk sports several of these odd nature sculptures. So of course the kids wanted to climb in and be photographed. Side note: honestly, more often than not, the kids pose and ask to have their picture taken.
More posing on some off the trail, aka, forbidden, logs.
Now these are candid. These are my favorites. I don't even know what the kids are looking at, I think they were just happily discussing life and I happened to catch their unfettered childhood joy! The other picture I love because seeing them happily interact together (which happens a lot, but being able to capture it on camera in tricky) makes my mama heart melt.
I absolutely love crunching leaves. Maybe that's why fall is my favorite season. For the last few years as I've thought about the approaching gloominess of an Oregon winter, I think, "am I ready for this? Am I ready for the loveliness of summer to be over? And then Oregon gifts me the most perfect fall. September and October in Oregon are my favorite months of the year. Still sunny, still warm but not hot, an occasional rainy day, and lots of beautiful trees that turn the most gorgeous shades of fall.
Thank you Oregon. For all the depressing gray reputation you deserve, when you shine, you really radiate, even in the middle of November!!
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