It's October!!!

 It's October first! And you know what THAT means!  It's time for the Calendar Roll Call!!

No better way to express the essence of Autumn than with this beautiful picture by John Sloane, from his Country Seasons Calendar..."Welcome to Autumn"...

For those of you who live in the region where there are scenes like this, I know you can well imagine the "thrill" of raking leaves with your children...and perhaps falling into a pile of leaves as soon as they are raked up!  That's what my little boys did way back many moons ago when we lived in Ohio:

This is from the Susan Branch calendar for October:

I see that she listed October 12th as "Indigenous People's Day", and neglected to add that it is also "Columbus Day". Although I have no problem in setting aside a special day for the "Indigenous People", I do have a problem with the movement to erase Columbus Day from our calendar. But I won't get political here...just wanted to remember that in 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue. And who remembers the names of the three ships?  The Pinta, The Niña, and the Santa Maria.   And please be kind...no debates here regarding this special day from our history. Thank you.

Oh, the Susan Branch calendar did add something really good...a recipe for Corn Pudding!  Who doesn't love a good corn pudding at Thanksgiving (or any church pot luck dinner?) Yum!

Well, after raking the leaves out on a chilly, windy, autumn day, why not come inside for a cup of hot tea with me? Although this particular picture doesn't depict our typical kind of fall fare...and is that a grasshopper on that teapot? It is an interesting Japanese design.

This is actually a teapot designed for drinking "sake" during New Year's celebrations in Japan...

Okay, if you like that, be my guest, but I will be serving tea...

It's really not that difficult:

Now, this is more like it...wow! What a beautiful stone cottage beside the creek... This painting by Thomas Kincade is entitled "The Valley of Peace".  It certainly does look peaceful now...and I love the verses included on the picture and below..."Casting all your care upon him; (the Lord), for He carethe for you." 1 Peter 5:7

And now we move on to the Billy Graham calendar for October...love those beautiful red apples...

And I love this promise quote from Billy Graham...especially the part, "God has not yet finished with us."   That's good to know, isn't it?  

And I love this verse from Psalm 139:16...God knew us even before we were born...and every day of our lives is already recorded in God's book!! Wow...that's certainly a major thought to consider...

And last, but not least, we can ponder all these things while we cozy up in front of the fire in this lovely little cabin in the woods...Oh my! I can hear the fire crackling in the fireplace, and perhaps there's an apple pie in the oven and something good bubbling on the stove...chili? soup? stew?  What's your favorite comfort food to make on a chilly fall day after being outside raking leaves and/or taking a walk in the woods on an autumn day?  Any of the above sound good to me, but chili is probably the easiest to make, so that's most likely what I'd do.  Gosh! This all makes me anxious to have those cooler fall days get here!  Here in Florida we may have to wait a while, but we can still pretend...

Speaking of using a "physical calendar...", my friend Debbi from Debbi's Front Porch, sent me this picture.  I told her I couldn't believe how much that actually looks like me...

It reminded me of this picture below, taken many years ago at our last house, and when I had a permanent in my hair that looks just like that lady above! LOL.  In this picture I wasn't writing on my calendar, but I was writing a post on my blog and wearing my favorite flannel shirt, that I usually start wearing again about this time of the year every year. I will probably continue to do so until it just falls apart from wear...don't you have any special shirts like that? It fits me the best of any of the flannel shirts I own, and is the most comfy of all. Anyway, I thought the resemblance was uncanny and had to look up this old photo to show you! LOL.  

HERE is a link to the story about when this flannel shirt was brand new.

Meanwhile, while we wait for flannel shirt weather to begin again, this was our sunset last night...the last sunset of September...

Still no significant water in Still Waters Pond,  but over under those green bushes it is very wet, so keep praying! It's supposed to rain a lot this week...and I heard we are in for a wet winter, so there's hope!

And here's the sunrise this morning, October 1, 2026!

It's going to be a great month! I can feel it in my bones! LOL.

Thank you for hanging in there with me through all the calendars this morning. I pray that your October is off to a great start too! Now I have to go call the dentist as my hubby broke a tooth last night...actually the tooth was apparently cracked around an old filling, and a part of the tooth broke off while we were eating dinner. So now we can add that to the calendar...a dentist appointment! 

God bless you all with His love and kindness and tender mercies throughout this month and beyond. Amen!