Fall has fallen!

I woke up today to the sound of rain and was totally oblivious to what was going on with the weather. Thinking it would pass and the sun would come out to make everything hot and humid like normal, I left home without a jacket. I quickly learned that it was a cold front. It became progressively cooler as the day went on and I began to question my sanity for choosing to leave my jacket at home. Not that it was super cold but something to break the wind would have been nice.

I got my first whiff of someone firing up their fireplace this year. Fall has officially reached Dallas.... not too shabby.

On a side note...
I have a program on my laptop that lets me use the built-in webcam to record time-lapse video. It's a pretty fun program, but it's one of those programs that's fun to play with but you never really use it. Well, I decided to use it the other day during a half-day fashion shoot. I set up my laptop in the corner of the room and told it to record 1 frame every 10 seconds. It recorded for about 5 hours and compiled everything into a 1 minute video. My friend added some music to it and loaded it on You Tube.

So if you have ever been curious as to what goes on during a photoshoot you might enjoy this.



-sorry for the video suggestions that pop up after the video ends. I tried to keep it from doing that but it didn't want to work...

Just a hint of autumn...

Well, even though it's still hot here in Texas I experienced my first little taste of fall today. On my way home from work I drove past a church that had a large pumpkin patch out front. I guess they were getting ready for a "fall festival" or something. I know it doesn't sound like much but I found it to be a nice little hint of the season to come. (I guess it's technically already here, but...) With fall pretty much being my favorite season I'm always looking for the signs of it's approach. And once it comes, I have to soak it all up because it's probably the shortest season down here.

What is it that I love about fall? The crisp morning air, throwing on a light jacket before you leave the house, the smell of someones fireplace burning, the changing leaves, the overcast skies, not feeling bad about spending $4 on a latte because it warms you up on the inside, the sound of fallen leaves blowing in the wind, sleeping under a nice warm blanket, a warm cup of soup on a chilly day, planning my ski trip for the coming winter....the list could go on...

And, of course, with the approach of every fall I feel a call to the mountains. Colorado to be specific. As most of you know, both times I moved there it was in the fall. So every time fall comes around there is something deep inside me that yearns for the mountains again.

That being said, I'm happy where I am. I just like to take a lot of mental vacations soaking in what I can of this season and fondly remembering my time in the mountains...