I’m calling this last week our beautiful autumn vacation in our new home. It truly is a splendid thing. Hubby is taking vacation time and we are enjoying our last days in this pretty setting.

Taken from the balcony ~ Love sitting in my lawn chair sipping my morning cup of coffee on the balcony. It’s calming to watch the little ducks swim and listen for that next fish to flop and spy the deer and chipmunks at play or watch my neighbor’s fish.

Looking through the reds and golds in the front yard

Hubby and I had some errands this week and thought I’d take some pics along the way.

Some trees are just starting to turn color

While others are bursting with beautiful reds and gold’s

I was pretty excited to score this hand made glass ring for $5.99 at a cute little shop along the way.

A barn scene

And a beautiful building on a street corner

I tend to think we’re having the best stay cay ever. Autumn brings such beautiful changing color, it’s a season of change and seems fitting that this is our time for change too.

I have never been to California as I don’t count my layovers in LA an actual trip there. I’ve never seen the lay of the land, haven’t a clue of what to expect. Sure hubby tries to describe it but it’s truly hard to fathom unless you’ve experienced it. But the one thing I do know is this…Hubby declares I’m going to be in love and that’s all I need to know. He knows me well and he is so anxious to get me there and introduce me to the place for the first time. Excitement wells each passing day but for now, I’m on my pretend vacation enjoying my last few days here in the beautiful northern country.