Fall Catch Up

Over the past weeks, I have had more than one friend comment on my inability to get any blog entries posted. You know who you are! (Thank you for your gentle promptings and nudges.)

Yes, I have neglected INOKWACA. To be honest, I write things that never see the light of day. I am currently looking at a little button on this Blogger.com page that says "Publish," but more often than not, I don't hit it. I write things. Honest! I just opt to keep things saved as my own personal journal. I fear that you might not find some of these random entries very interesting. 

In an effort to catch up a bit, I will share pictures and offer up minimal explanations as to what each photo represents. Deal?

Can you tell that Jemima disapproves of my lackadaisical approach to blogging? She shouldn't be too grumpy; she gets her fair share of posts/exposure on Instagram. She likes attention, I guess.

I love this picture of the "angry" sky. The weather this fall was unseasonably warm. To make it even more exciting, we had an occasional thunderstorm/tornado warning to contend with. 

My youngest was not pleased that I snapped this photo as the storm siren blared. I was looking for Jemima, who was eventually found asleep in a corner in the family room. The big fluff ball was oblivious to the impending danger of the approaching storm. Thankfully, Bartholomew & Millie were already safe inside our storm shelter (a.k.a. the windowless guest bathroom). As my cat and I made our way to the bathroom/shelter, I just had to take just one picture of the storm clouds. A small tornado did touch down in a neighboring community, so it was "exciting" to say the least. 

Texas does not get much fall color, but this red oak in our backyard surely put on a colorful show.

These two are pretty colorful, too!

We went with A&B to a nearby pumpkin patch.

Braxton picked a pretty punkin'.

And I picked this one.

More fall color...

Jemima was shell-shocked that we dressed her up as a Maine (Coon) Lobster for Halloween. This one is all about the treats, no tricks...

Millie and her friends decorated some ghoulishly delicious cupcakes. The spider web and the mummy are my faves.

On Halloween night, our neighborhood social committee sponsored a trunk or treat  gathering -- right outside our front door. They had games, a movie, and lots of food. 

Our friends, Rey and Julie, had the best display, as they turned the back of their pickup truck into a pumpkin patch. The Great Pumpkin and a farmer made the scene complete. Mr. Smith and I didn't decorate our car, so we just hung out with these two and handed out our treats to about 60 kids. Most years we only have 10 trick-or-treaters come to our door, but this was a well-advertised and heavily promoted event in the 'hood. I am glad that I had purchased plenty o' full-sized candy bars at Costco. We gave every last one of 'em away, so I didn't have to eat any. Ha ha!

If we start planning now, we might be able to come up with a creative trunk theme for next year's event. Hmmm... On second thought, I think we will just do the "come as you are" approach again.