The Hills are Alive

With a Blaze of color!   Every year at about this time, Mr. QD and I go for a drive in search of Autumn.  Despite the photos I shared last week , most of our town is still pretty green, so we headed out to the western part of the state. 

We left the house bright and early, stopped for my favorite fast-food breakfast, and continued west.  The weather was alternately sunny, cloudy, foggy, warm, cold, and just darn right Autumn like. 

Much of the time it was quite cool and drizzling.  I had to quickly put on a big warm sweatshirt, and it didn't come off until we got home.  I may actually have to get out the long pants soon, and start wearing shoes with socks.  When we left home, it was 63 degrees, and I thought I was dressed appropriately.

Once we left the interstate for the more interesting back roads, the scenery improved.  I knew that there was a fabric store in one tiny town, and they carry a lot of threads, so  stopped in to see if they had a DMC thread that I can't find anywhere.  Nope, they don't have it.  But at least I spoke to one of the helpful women who told me that thread has been discontinued, so I can stop looking for it.  If I don't have enough to finish my secret project, I'll be asking you to check your stashes!

I didn't spend long in the store, but I did manage to make a couple of purchases.

I've been looking for this,

My very own chook!

While I was waiting to pay, the customer ahead of me was talking to the workers about the barbecue that they were eating.  It smelled yummy, and they said the Fire Hall was having a fundraiser dinner just down the road, so off we went to contribute to their fund, and treat ourselves to some tasty lunch.

Before we left, I asked one of the firemen about our planned destination, and he suggested that we take an alternate route, for more beautiful scenery.  I'm so glad we followed his suggestion! 

We found a State Park that we've been wanting to visit, and drove down to check out the boat ramp.  When we parked the car, there was a light cloud blowing over the water, but by the time we walked down a few yards to take pictures, it was totally fogged in!  And it was windy and cold.  The temp was down to 42 here, and I was wishing I had gloves.

Once we got away from the lake, the fog immediately dissipated, and it wasn't long before the sun started peaking out.  It was another wonderful day - Autumn style.  And now I'm settled into my comfy chair, getting ready to do some stitching.  I just found out that my standing Sunday appointment cancelled, so there will be some sewing happening at Chez QD tomorrow. 

Hope you're all enjoying a wonderful Autumn (or Spring Down Under) weekend.

Keep on stitching.....Sunny