Autumn Leaf Of The Day #8

 

"Autumn is a beautiful but sad poem that dying leaves recite with great enthusiasm so that the world will remember them as they bid farewell to the world."

~Mehmet Murat ildan

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #4

 

"Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree."

~Emily Bronte

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #3

 

"By all these lovely tokens, September days are here. 

With summer's best of weather and autumn's best of cheer."

Helen Hunt Jackson

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #2

"Aprils have never meant that much to me, autumn seems that season of beginning, spring."

~Truman Capote

Breakfast at Tiffany's

I agree. By the way, autumn began yesterday, but today is the first full day of autumn. And I kinda like that. It's like having to first days of autumn.

Ellipsis Weekend Cooking... Panera Bread's Turkey & Artichoke Panini (Hack)

 

Panera Bread's Turkey & Artichoke Panini - Food.com - Recipe

"No matter how I spun it, my life became a lazy Susan of shit sandwiches."

~Jennifer Welch

Life is a Lazy Susan of Shit Sandwiches:

 Advice, Inspiration And Laughter From The, I've Had It Podcasts

This cute sandwich is anything other than a shit sandwich! Oh my, Panera Bread, you are my weakness... well actually... you were my weakness. Alas, I can no longer afford you, but with a little creativity, we don't have to necessarily give up on each other. It's not like I don't understand why everything has gotten unbelievably expensive, I know why... you know... why... but what's a girl to do? There is no fixing it. So, thank you Food.com., for providing me with this hack, it's greatly appreciated! I love Panini sandwiches and, as a matter of fact, I own my own panini press, and I don't use it enough! So this is on my list of Paninis to make the autumn, as we make our way throughout football season! Try sourdough pizza paninis sometime, they will rock your world! But this little sandwich sounded good that it will be my next delish kitchen science experiment! 

Yum!

Blackbird Singing In The Dead Of Night

 

"Blackbird singing in the dead of night

Take these broken wings and learn to fly

All your life, you were only waiting for this moment to arise."

~The Beatles (Paul McCartney)

Blackbird

A blackbird, waiting for autumn, or maybe just relaxing for a bit. Or maybe both.

What am I waiting for... the midterm elections.

47 days... just 47 more days to go.

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026

SSSHHHHHH... Don't Wake Him!

 

"Monsters were never under my bed.

 Because monsters were inside my head.

I fear no monsters for no monsters I see

Because all this time, the monsters been me."

~Nikita Gill

"When you couldn't sleep, when you were afraid to look around because of what you might see, time elongated and grew teeth."

~Stephen King

Dr. Sleep

If only he slept more often.

A Western Kingbird In Late Summer

"The list total isn't important. The birds themselves are important. So the list is just a frivolous incentive for birding, but the birding itself is worthwhile."

~Kenny Kaufman

Kingbird Highway: The Biggest Year In The Life Of An Extreme Birder

This pic is from my last outing with the camera. I took it on August 29th. I am still not finding that many birds, it's been a difficult year, with the car and the overwhelming heat of the summer, but the Pacific Flyway is about to open, and I have a lot of hope that next year will be different. Although, I am a little concerned about finding my Sandhill Cranes over Woodbridge. They usually show up around the middle of September, but it looks like their numbers in California are quite low, at least among the banded ones. I am really looking forward to seeing them, I sure hope this won't be another disappointing year. I really need the connection to nature.

Ellipsis Weekend Cooking... The Last Of Summer Eats

 

Blackberry Smash Sweet Tea - Pioneer Woman - Recipe

"Hard work should be rewarded by good food."

~Ken Follet

It's the first weekend in September, which means it is Labor Day weekend, the last official holiday weekend of summer, 2026! So, lets end summer on a delicious note, shall we? It's been a strange summer, as food goes, but it's time to put all the gloom and doom aside, and take a bite of some amazing recipes. I hope you will enjoy the recipes I have come up with! They sound amazing to me.

Grilled Lemon Chicken Dijon - Food Network - Recipe

Creamy Gold Potato Salad - NYT - Recipe

Zucchini-Peach Salad With Creamy Lime dressing - NYT - Recipe

That should make for a delicious Labor Day meal, and it's a lot more fun than the usual menus of Hot Dogs and Hamburgers! 

 Enjoy your holiday!

The Colors Of Summer

 

"Keep your face to the sun and you cannot see the shadows. That's what sunflowers do."

~Helen Keller

Summer is almost gone, but there are still some sunflowers lining Woodbridge road. Funny thing, it's sights like this that have made me come to mourn summer parting, maybe just a little bit.

The seasons all have their own unique gifts.

Happiness Is A Field Trip To Trader Joe's

 

"What happens to the hole, when the cheese is gone?"

~Bertolt Brecht

Yesterday was a good day. Hubby and I took a little trip to Trader Joe's to grab some comfort foods... mostly cheese, but there were a couple meats and some, Maple Leaf, maple cream cookies on the list as well! We also bought some absolutely gorgeous Heirloom tomatoes. Yes, I am going out on a limb and trying some produce. Earlier in the day we bought some lovely strawberries and bananas at Costco. I was hoping to be able to pick up some V8 but unfortunately, they didn't have any in stock. Boo! I wanted that more than anything else, but I have a lovely lunch planned for later today of some yummy focaccia bread we picked up, with some mortadella and provolone cheese, assorted fruit, Simply Fruit, fruit punch and one of my small cans of V8! Sound good? Just wait until I photograph it!

By the way, Asiago Cheese with Rosemary & Olive oil, is fabulous! I just have to have all the yummy stuff now in moderation. Damn old age, you suck!