This is a nice picture of a selection of squash for sale at our local farmer’s market. They make a decorative addition to a holiday table or centerpiece.
Culture
The Damsel Express
Damsel is just so damn cute when she shoots her 20 ga. Remington 870 Express®. I think she likes it a lot.
Fall Colors 2nd Amendment Style
Notice the lovely orange and black design – with some white holes near the center courtesy of my S&W 908 9mm semi-auto pistol. Range art can be so nice on a good day.
And More Fall Colors Yet
This week’s flower arrangement features these bright orange sunflowers. Yes, they’re dyed, but they fit right in with the change of weather and fall season.
The Colors of Autumn
About this time of year, our grocer stocks a variety of fall squash, including these that make a colorful picture, emphasizing the colors of fall. We’re planning to purchase several varieties as we get closer to Halloween for table decorations to be displayed up until the time we change from Thanksgiving to Christmas.
Under the Harvest Moon
Depending upon where you are in the world, the Harvest Moon will take place on either this Thursday or Friday. The occurrence of the Harvest Moon in October happens about one in four years. The latest a Harvest Moon can occur is October 7th or 8th, depending on your relative position to the date line.
The Harvest Moon gets it’s name because it happens at the beginning of harvesting season in the Northern Hemisphere. Since modern agriculture is not as dependent on the light of the Harvest Moon, it has become a symbol for the beginning of the festive and colorful fall season. Halloween isn’t too far in the future and Thanksgiving Day will be here before you know it.
And speaking of moonlight, did you know that most people cannot perceive color nor can they read by the light of the moon? See NASA’s Strange Moonlight for some interesting information on the Harvest Moon and human eyesight in the moonlight.
Colorful Asian Lilies
On a very busy day for us, I took time out to photograph these beautiful Asian lilies which we have on our table this weekend. They were so pretty, I had to stop and get this shot.
