the first signs of fall ...

today i woke up and it was cold, and cloudy and grey, and perfect.

it almost felt like fall was here.

{i say almost because the forecast for tomorrow is 93. not cool.}

of course i've been spending my day studying.

remember, i'm not cool anymore.

i did take a quick break to wander the 'hood with henry.

{don't feel bad for dunkin. he's gotten lots of ball-playing time.}

he's slowly learning to be an awesome on-leash dog.

and off leash, too, actually.

two weeks ago we walked around the entire neighborhood without a leash and he never left my side.

that's an entire hour of "being a good dog". i'm pretty proud of the guy.

i see leaves starting to change.

actual colors.

hopefully they'll change completely before they just fall off the tree.

i also saw my first pumpkin.

i know there are people who feel like pumpkins are only for october, but i love them. especially baked into things.

our fall wreath.

i'm not telling you when i put this up.

it may or may not have been before labor day.

now back to studying ...