Loving Fall

We have been so very lucky and have had a lovely fall in Oregon. Many sun-filled days with cool crisp air. That may seem like a normal fall to most of you, but Portland often has lots of rain and fall seems to be gone in the blink of an eye.
We have been taking advantage of the weather and enjoying the great outdoors. On Monday we made it to Oxbow Park with some friends. Saw a bald eagle, saw fish (presumably salmon) jumping out of the water, and saw a whole lot of mushrooms. We even brought a few mushrooms home and made some spore prints (however, we did it on white paper and all of the caps except one had off-white spores!).
Mostly though, we have just been wandering around our block, noticing the differences from our last visit. I love this time of year because things change so quickly that we can walk our same street every day and find new changes each time.
We have been collecting things on our walks, bringing them home and using them for art projects. Keeping them as reminders of my favorite time of year.
Before I know it, winter will be here and these sunny days will be few and far between. Until then, we will continue to roam the neighborhood, to take in the changes surrounding us, and to enjoy this oh-too-short season we call fall.