Early last week when we went for our city walks, it was still Autumn here in Eugene.
We shuffled through fallen leaves and admired the blue skies.
What a great place to live. It seems like we just got here!
Well, the apartment is still sort of new to us -- and we definitely haven't quite finished getting it all "Oregon-ized" yet,
but ....
... here's what happened the day after Thanksgiving!
I know, this pretty frosting hardly qualifies as Winter for many of you .... but snowbird seasons spent in warmer climes have thinned our blood! So if it's going to freeze here, by golly, we are heading to Florida.
(In all honesty, we were planning to head south shortly after Thanksgiving anyway. It's always hard to leave family, so in a way the cold weather is welcome as it makes it a little easier.)
Linking this week to OUR WORLD on Tuesday; to MOSAIC MONDAY; and to NATURE NOTES.
Thank you to the hosts.
Isn't it fun to shuffle through fallen leaves :-). Love doing that. Your frozen leaves picture really awesome -- so nicely captured and in details. Have fun in Florida.
Posted by: KL | December 14, 2015 at 05:11 PM
Love the first photo!
Good luck with settling in the new digs, Sallie!
Eugene, OR has one of the best bicycle makers in the world - Co-Motion Cycles.
If you ever get a chance...:)
Peace :)
Posted by: GreenComotion | December 13, 2015 at 04:37 PM
We had frost, and then it left. It's sad, since we need the snow to protect. Found a tick on Dorah, too. sigh. They should be sleeping!
Thank you for your kind wishes, still not great, but better!
Posted by: JennJilks | December 13, 2015 at 09:55 AM
Your collages of plant are stunning. I also looked at all your back posts and admired the many lovely photos you showed us – great landscapes and sunsets. You do take beautiful photos.
Posted by: vagabonde | December 12, 2015 at 10:41 AM
Frosty photos are so petty. Looks like hyou are getting some cold weather.
Posted by: genie | December 11, 2015 at 07:07 PM
I love when frost gives plants a silvery look . :)
Posted by: NatureFootstep | December 10, 2015 at 03:50 AM
Great montage of autumn colours. I think that if your blood is thinner you actually stay warmer because it circulates better.
Posted by: David Gascoigne | December 10, 2015 at 03:15 AM
I thought I had left a message when I read this post earlier this week. I miss you when you are airborn, which I suppose you are by now. Happy travels, if a bit late. It's sunny in the South now!
Posted by: Dianne | December 09, 2015 at 11:48 AM
We are having such a warm streak. It's all leaves and no snow. For now. Oh, and I see some rotting pumpkins out back. That says Merry Christmas. Not!
Posted by: Sharon Wagner | December 08, 2015 at 06:11 AM
It looks to me that you all are settling in site nicely. What a lovely place to move to..and in Oregon. I love that state. When I go to see my son on Baimbridge Island, he usually takes me into Oregon and we drive down the Pacific. I think I like Oregon better than WA....but I won’t tell my son that.
Posted by: genie | December 06, 2015 at 07:09 PM
I love to see winter in pictures.
It is fun too to hear every year from you that you are migrating again.
Posted by: Rainfield61.blogspot.com | December 06, 2015 at 05:25 AM
Very beautiful. I haven't seen that happen in a long time.
Posted by: Ratty | December 05, 2015 at 11:10 PM
It is pretty but sure does look cold.
Posted by: Martha Z | December 05, 2015 at 09:47 AM
Greetings, Sallie! I hope you've arrived safely in south Florida and that all is well. Thanks for your too kind comments on Ocala!
Posted by: Lowell | December 05, 2015 at 07:02 AM
Hi Sallie.I think that I too would be heading south to Florida at those warning signs. Into December we have yet to see a frost in coastal Lancashire, and even in Scotland there's not been much snow. It has been a strange old year of mixed up weather and I'm longing for a clear, frosty, sunny morning like you show.
Posted by: Phil | December 05, 2015 at 01:59 AM
Beautiful shots. I love the sugar frosting on the leaves. That type of frost looks like sugar to me.
Posted by: Carver | December 04, 2015 at 02:46 PM
Oh how beautiful Sallie!
Posted by: Laura Hegfield | December 04, 2015 at 01:39 PM
Your photos are gorgeous but I can certainly understand the snowbird instinct. Happy travels!
Posted by: DeniseinVA | December 04, 2015 at 08:34 AM
It looks wonderful! I know you'll be happy where ever you lay your head!
Posted by: JennJilks | December 04, 2015 at 06:20 AM
those fall colours are wonderful to begin with and then add in the heavy frost, magical. Say hi to Oregon for me and look toward the oceans when you do ;)
Posted by: Mary Howell Cromer | December 04, 2015 at 04:59 AM
Oh Sallie, you are on the move once more! We have just come through a cold spell, and it hardly stopped raining today, so I am a little envious of your flight to warmer weather, but there, what would we do without a 'white' Christmas!
Posted by: Hildred Finch | December 03, 2015 at 09:50 PM
Hey stop by Tulsa and pick me up on your to Florida!! I don't like the cold either.
Posted by: Yogi | December 03, 2015 at 07:32 PM
Happy flying and safe landing. :-)
The View from the Top of the Ladder
Posted by: Su-sieee! Mac | December 03, 2015 at 06:08 PM
Flying South for the winter sounds so right.
Posted by: Fun60 | December 03, 2015 at 01:36 AM
I love the sound the crunchy leaves make as you walk through them. It looks like it is time to fly south.
Posted by: diane | December 02, 2015 at 11:47 PM
LOL at you warm-clime folk - we had 15 inches of snow well before Thanksgiving, and didn't get above freezing that whole weekend! Pretty pictures.
Posted by: Al | December 02, 2015 at 06:26 PM
Those crunchy leaves and frosty fringes really are so pretty. It must be comforting to know everything is snug in your apartment as you take a little trip south. :)
Posted by: Penelope Puddlisms | December 02, 2015 at 07:40 AM
Nice collages! Love both of them - the leaves and the frosty plants. And I like very much the apartment building. Hurry back. Florida is waiting with warm arms! And thanks much, Sallie, for your comments on Ocala!
Posted by: Lowell | December 02, 2015 at 05:47 AM
Adorei seu blog.
Visite o meu, vai!
Feliz Natal para todos.
.
Posted by: silvioafonso | December 02, 2015 at 03:37 AM
Beautiful photos! It does look cold though.
Posted by: Linda, Shenandoah Valley | December 01, 2015 at 09:57 PM
Pretty fall photos... My Dad is heading south this week... Michelle
Posted by: Ramblingwoods | December 01, 2015 at 08:41 PM
Beautiful photos, Sallie, and I love the frost! I know some people will moan at my comment, but I love the cold weather! :) I am so glad you found a place to live! I hope you will be happy there.
Posted by: Linda | December 01, 2015 at 06:39 PM
Happy you found a place to live (but you sound a little ambivalent...is this THE one, or...?) Beautiful frost on the leaves.
Yeah I know what you mean - am proud to say, it looks like our bodies have gotten used more to the enormous dip in the winter months than last year (our first winter).
Posted by: Jesh StG | December 01, 2015 at 01:52 PM
Love the pastel colors of your leaves. Don't hurry to Florida, at least here at the south end-- Summer has refused to depart, and we are having daily rain and lots of heat and humidity. Well, the weatherman keeps promising a break in the pattern but none has lasted more than a day at a time.
Posted by: Kenneth Cole Schneider | December 01, 2015 at 12:00 PM
We were just in Eugene for the USC vs OU football game. It was pretty cold on the shady side of the stadium, but once in the sunshine it was quite pleasant. - Margy
Posted by: Margy | December 01, 2015 at 11:39 AM
Lovely photos of the frost ~ I would head south too if I had a place ~ but don't want 2 houses ~ so this year am staying put ~ Enjoy!
Wishing you a magical week,
artmusedog and carol
Posted by: artmusedog and carol | December 01, 2015 at 10:00 AM
Wow, I sure like that architecture. Safe travels....
Posted by: Dianne | December 01, 2015 at 09:22 AM
We are both thinking of frozen times
Posted by: Donna@Living From Happiness | December 01, 2015 at 08:41 AM
Love that play on words!
Posted by: Colleen@ LOOSELEAFNOTES | December 01, 2015 at 07:48 AM
Exceptional images today Sallie.
Posted by: Hootin' Anni | December 01, 2015 at 02:33 AM
Dearest Sallie; What magnificent collages of autumn leaves and frosty leaf photos♡♡♡ And I DO hope you are having wonderful trip to Florida♬♬♬
It is Dec.and still having some family things to deal with(^^;)
Sending Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan to my Dear friend in America, xoxo Miyako*
Posted by: orchid | December 01, 2015 at 12:25 AM
The frost is quite lovely!
Posted by: EG CameraGirl | November 30, 2015 at 07:46 PM
Beautiful leaves and delightful frost patterns - but - I would rather look at your photos than endure temperatures low enough to make frost like that! i DO know that there are lots of places that get colder but my "blood has thinned down" since living in this part of the world!
Posted by: Mick | November 30, 2015 at 06:16 PM
Frosty delights. Love the shots.
Worth a Thousand Words
Posted by: Photo Cache | November 30, 2015 at 04:09 PM
I love those beautiful soft pastels of nature!
Posted by: cranberrymorning | November 30, 2015 at 03:06 PM
As pretty as it is, it's a definite sign to head to a warmer clime. Safe travels.
Posted by: Gaelyn | November 30, 2015 at 03:02 PM
What lovely frosted photos. They're all exquisite, but I must admit I'm especially partial to the green one.
Coming to you from Mosaic Monday ... and wishing you a beautiful week ahead.
Brenda
Posted by: Brenda @ It's A Beautiful Life | November 30, 2015 at 02:25 PM
Oh, have a safe and wonderful trip and enjoy the warm weather!! And, of course, have a great holiday season, Sallie!!
Posted by: sylviakirk | November 30, 2015 at 02:14 PM
Bon voyage-and a happy "winter" in Florida :).
Posted by: Hazel | November 30, 2015 at 11:29 AM
Have a safe journey south... I don't blame you one bit. Reckon you could come by and pick me up. hehe,.
Posted by: Latane Barton | November 30, 2015 at 11:06 AM
Well, you won't get away from snow and cold as you travel through the western states, Sallie! The frost is just a teasing. Here it is snowing and blowing - and I believe it's frigid in Denver, too. Love all your fall and frost photos.
Posted by: Barb | November 30, 2015 at 11:06 AM
Your photos are lovely. Frost is such a good subject. Stay and enjoy our wonderful mild winter.
MB
Posted by: MaryBeth | November 30, 2015 at 10:24 AM
Love the autumn flowers. Enjoy the warmth!
Posted by: Lady Fi | November 30, 2015 at 09:57 AM
Enjoy your trip and some warmth. It is cold up here in the Seattle area...brrrr....
Posted by: ellen b | November 30, 2015 at 08:50 AM
Beautiful set of images of autumn.
Posted by: Rajesh | November 30, 2015 at 08:40 AM
I'm sure you will be "oreganized" in good time, Sallie. :) I'm midwestern born and bred and still my blood seems thin as the cold settles in. Safe travels.
Posted by: Penny | November 30, 2015 at 07:54 AM
Wonderful frosty shots... glad to hear you're heading to FL...be safe Enjoy the trip!
Posted by: Sondra-SC | November 30, 2015 at 06:13 AM
'oregonized' ha! safe travels to you, then!
Posted by: TexWisGirl | November 30, 2015 at 04:51 AM
I love the frosty leaf photos! This is the time of year that I forget the heat and mosquitoes and remember how glad I am to live on the Texas Gulf Coast. I'm in awe of people who cope with freezing temperatures but I'm too thin blooded. Safe travels back to Florida.
Posted by: Florence | November 30, 2015 at 04:30 AM
Hello Sallie, pretty frosty images. It is wonderful you are loving the city life. Wishing you safe travels back to Florida and those warm temps. Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!
Posted by: Eileen | November 30, 2015 at 03:20 AM
glad you like your new living. And it seems to give you many new photo opportunities. I like the leafs and the frost images :)
Posted by: NatureFootstep | November 30, 2015 at 01:23 AM
I am enjoying following and reading your blog. It is fun to see Eugene through your eyes.
Posted by: Beth | November 29, 2015 at 07:44 PM