Evening everyone! I am so stiff and sore right now as I’m typing this that I’m having a hard time getting my fingers to move. Nik and I carried out another of our annual Fall traditions this afternoon which has left me in a half crippled state. Acorn gathering. We spent 3 hours outside in the cold this afternoon, bent over double, picking up acorns at the park. We’re gluttons for punishment, but we love it. This is our 4th year of gathering acorns together, for making crafts and wreaths and decorating our home for the season. I like to fill up hurricane jars with them, spread them around my dining room table decor, and put them in candle containers. So many possibilities! Even though I’ll probably not be able to get out of bed tomorrow, it was worth it!
Our secret hunting ground from last year was almost completely barren this year. Such a disappointment to go and find nothing. But then we headed to our neighborhood park, where the bounty was plentiful. We filled two buckets completely, and could have had tons more.
Now to just figure out what fun things we can do with them all this year. Here is the wreath I made from our gatherings last year.
Except for the acorns I used on this wreath, all the rest of our collection always goes back outside at the end of the season for the squirrels. That way, we get to enjoy them for a time, and then the animals get a huge pile to stash away for the winter.
And now I have one more photo to share tonight for my 31 days of October. This fun plaque hangs in my kitchen and is Peter’s favorite Halloween decoration this year. The humor is right up his 14-year-old alley.
Thanks so much for stopping by everyone!
Did you hear the latest news…..squirrels are starving to death in Cary! Seems like this year’s stash has been carried off by humans with orange buckets! Million dollar reward for information leading to and upon conviction of these squirrel killers!
Dilemma….should I turn my dear friend in to authorities? A million bucks is a lot of cash! And those poor squires!
LOVE the wreath Audrey!! It is absolutely stunning and I love the idea of gathering acorns. I have them by bucketfuls outside my back door! That is great that you put them back outside for the squirels, I am sure they will appreciate it this winter!