October sprucing

Oh, I love autumn. October, I welcome you with arms wide open.

Unfortunately, my front porch wasn't reflecting that love and was in need of a serious makeover. It looked more like a place to sit with a rifle slung across your lap to scare trespassers away while muttering "git off my propity" between clenched teeth. Not the welcoming message I was after. 

{Maybe my mind just goes there because we started reading To Kill a Mockingbird out loud and I've been thinking about porches and scary neighbors.}

I've had the corners folded down on a couple of catalogs for ages and, lo and behold, when I checked online they were on sale.  It was a sign, a giant green light from the universe.

Ah, much better. It's getting there anyway.  Amazing what just a couple of changes will do.

Red bench , on sale.
3-tiered wire baskets stand , on sale.
Fall cattail wreath (not pictured), not so much on sale. Hey, 2/3 isn't so bad.

Come and sit a spell, you hear?

. . . 

Listen: Theme from To Kill a Mockingbird, Elmer Bernstein

{The whole soundtrack is wonderful; it says childhood + autumn to me.}

Comments

[Christie]

LOVE LOVE LOVE that red bench. Would it be lame if I totally copied you? Seeing as how no one but us would know?

[Michelle L.]

ooh I love a red bench. Or red anything.

[sevensmiles]

LOVE the bench! Love October.
We just watched To Kill A Mockingbird last night with the family. :)

[Rochelle]

Love it. I still need to put out the pumpkins. Maybe after this post, I'll get off my rear and do that.

Or maybe not...

[martha]

I love the red bench and I would love to sit on it for a minute.

[Linsey]

Oh, how I envy your porch. Bench is beautiful. Flowers are divine. October looks good through your eyes.

[Nells]

i love the changes!! a great transformation. i too LOVE autumn and the month of october. halloween is my favorite holiday. :)

[Liz]

It looks really nice against the newly painted house! Beautiful!