Thursday, November 20, 2008

Leaf jumpin'

Each Fall, Boo and Licious wait for every last leaf to fall off the big Sugar Maple tree so they can do this . . .







I think the blue birds wait for every leaf to fall too. They hate competing with the fiery red display of autumnal splendor. Show offs.



-dana

34 comments:

  1. UnknownNovember 20, 2008 at 12:02 PM

    your girls are too cute! Our trees aren't quite big enough to get that big of a pile - fun times :) Love the action shots

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  2. ~Caroline~November 20, 2008 at 12:09 PM

    What a fun time! The girls look like they had a blast!

    The picture of the birds is great too!

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  3. AnonymousNovember 20, 2008 at 12:13 PM

    very sweet

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  4. AmyNovember 20, 2008 at 12:15 PM

    Fun! My girls may be doing that today, it has been really windy and all the leaves from the 100 year old trees across the street blew into our yard.

    I love the bluebird picture too.

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  5. Soon, ThenNovember 20, 2008 at 12:52 PM

    Wow, those bluebirds are divine!

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  6. SarahNovember 20, 2008 at 1:16 PM

    I could go for a good old fashioned jumping in the leaves session!

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  7. PunkiePie (Jen)November 20, 2008 at 1:39 PM

    What beautiful birds! I wish we had those here in New England. If we do, I've never seen them.

    What fun jumping in the leaves! I used to love doing that as a kid.

    Jen :)

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  8. Thistledew FarmNovember 20, 2008 at 3:01 PM

    I love jumping in leaves, and mud puddles, and on beds! What a great time! And don't the bluebirds look beautiful - great picture!

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  9. Pear tree cottage!November 20, 2008 at 4:15 PM

    Dana, hello from a sun filled Australia. How I got to your darling blog is a mystery to me!but it is a treasure and I am so pleased to have visited you today.

    Seeing as it is my (smiles) birthday today I am spending some time taking a quick trip around the world in the land of blog.......I think I will very much have to see you again.

    Best wishes Lee-ann

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  10. TineNovember 20, 2008 at 4:16 PM

    Great pictures! It looks like a lot of fun :)

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  11. sarah, rsmNovember 20, 2008 at 4:32 PM

    I'm with Boo and Licious! And your bluebird photo is heavenly.

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  12. King FamilyNovember 20, 2008 at 5:36 PM

    Love the bluebirds, so good to have around the garden. Have you ever noticed how those that were born in a bluebird house will stay there for the winter too w/parents and siblings. A pair of parents might have 3 sets of babies and then all of them with stay in the same house for winter. For real.

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  13. taraNovember 20, 2008 at 6:11 PM

    Fun!!! Those birds are fabulous.

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  14. taraNovember 20, 2008 at 6:11 PM

    Fun!!! Those birds are fabulous.

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  15. AmyNovember 20, 2008 at 6:43 PM

    Beautiful. This is still one of my favorite things about fall. Man I was our yard had trees.

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  16. KrissyNovember 20, 2008 at 6:52 PM

    LOL That cracked me up about the birds.. and the pictures - ah the facial expressions! SO funny and lovely! :)

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  17. tamNovember 20, 2008 at 7:27 PM

    Your post today brought back some very sweet memmories! Thank You-
    ~Tam

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  18. RennaNovember 20, 2008 at 8:36 PM

    When Hubby had our Maple tree leaves raked up in a big pile the other day, I was terribly tempted to do the same thing as Boo and Licious! ;-)

    I love the picture of the bluebirds. I rarely see them.

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  19. Adventure girlNovember 20, 2008 at 9:19 PM

    Super cool blog!

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  20. Cinnamon*Sticks BoutiqueNovember 20, 2008 at 9:22 PM

    Oooh how fun!!!

    No leaf jumpin' here we hit 100 degrees this week!
    Enjoy the fall.
    Canela

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  21. Rachael HutchingsNovember 21, 2008 at 12:50 AM

    That first picture is absolutely priceless! I wish we could wear our jackets...our temperatures just went back up. Mother Nature just isn't convinced that it's time for fall here. Grrrrrr....

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  22. AnonymousNovember 21, 2008 at 4:08 AM

    That's what leaves are for.looks great fun

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  23. amylouwhosewsNovember 21, 2008 at 7:41 AM

    Those bluebirds are breathtaking! I love them.

    Who can resist a huge pile of leaves? Not me!

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  24. AnonymousNovember 21, 2008 at 7:48 AM

    We did this about a week ago. We have tons of leaves to rake int he front yard. The kids love jumping in. The birds are beautiful.

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  25. ArtfulifeNovember 21, 2008 at 11:05 AM

    Isn't this a childhood ritual? Too fun.

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  26. UnknownNovember 21, 2008 at 12:21 PM

    Great pic and fun blog!

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  27. StacyNovember 21, 2008 at 1:25 PM

    I can't wait until our trees get big and have lots of leaves so our future wee-ones can romp and have fun in them. Right now they are MAYBE 7 ft tall with MAYBE one walmart bag full of leaves each. :(

    Those bluebirds are gorgeous! So pretty!

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  28. PaolaNovember 21, 2008 at 9:28 PM

    OOhh love the bluebirds!

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  29. LeneNovember 21, 2008 at 11:11 PM

    Your girlies look like they are having so much fun. Our leaves haven't even begun to change yet. The curse of living in the southwest.

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  30. HelzNovember 22, 2008 at 6:49 AM

    Hey There Dana... Your little Bluebirds are Way Too Cute ! Boo & Licious look to be having the Best of Fun... Oh & I absolutely adored the colours of the Sugar Snap Quilt against those Gorgeous Red Leaves as a Background ... Pretty Azz !!!

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  31. AnonymousNovember 22, 2008 at 1:34 PM

    Fun stuff! Great pictures.

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  32. Aspiring Mom2threeNovember 24, 2008 at 11:46 AM

    Oh The Bluebirds!!! We don't have these little visitors at our home, but I love them! Love the beautiful colors in your pictures and the way your captured your kids in the leaves. Looks like fun!

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  33. pescbricoNovember 28, 2008 at 5:12 PM

    I know I told you before but your pictures are wondreful!!

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  34. Christina JoyDecember 5, 2008 at 2:14 PM

    LOVE that look on Licious's face! Rapture!

    And the bluebirds? Gave me goosebumps! I love me a good bird picture!

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