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:

Unknown said...

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

~Caroline~ said...

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

The picture of the birds is great too!

Anonymous said...

very sweet

Amy said...

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.

Soon, Then said...

Wow, those bluebirds are divine!

Sarah said...

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

PunkiePie (Jen) said...

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 :)

Thistledew Farm said...

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

Pear tree cottage! said...

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

Tine said...

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

sarah, rsm said...

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

King Family said...

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.

tara said...

Fun!!! Those birds are fabulous.

tara said...

Fun!!! Those birds are fabulous.

Amy said...

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

Krissy said...

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

tam said...

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

Renna said...

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.

Adventure girl said...

Super cool blog!

Cinnamon*Sticks Boutique said...

Oooh how fun!!!

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

Rachael Hutchings said...

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....

Anonymous said...

That's what leaves are for.looks great fun

amylouwhosews said...

Those bluebirds are breathtaking! I love them.

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

Anonymous said...

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.

Artfulife said...

Isn't this a childhood ritual? Too fun.

Unknown said...

Great pic and fun blog!

Stacy said...

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!

Paola said...

OOhh love the bluebirds!

Lene said...

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.

Helz said...

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 !!!

Anonymous said...

Fun stuff! Great pictures.

Aspiring Mom2three said...

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!

pescbrico said...

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

Christina Joy said...

LOVE that look on Licious's face! Rapture!

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