Pumpkin House

I stopped by Gardner's Village in West Jordan today.  They're all set up for Halloween, including this fun pumpkin house.

Late Summer Flowers

I love the late summer sun.  It casts a soft glow in the backyard and has me grabbing my camera and heading outside many evenings.  These late bloomers come back every year and require no upkeep.

Silo

This strange silo can be seen from Main Street in Farmington, looking west.  Who waters it when there is no rain? :)

After the Rain

I love a good rain.  Walked outside and saw the raindrops on these berries in my backyard.

Mystery Gate

I stopped on Main in Centerville to check out this old gate.  Seems to be going nowhere.  But there is an old house hidden up the hill behind it.

Three Bowls

These three bowls were my Grandma Wardle's.  She was my most favorite grandma in the whole world.  These bowls were in her basement and when we moved her out I asked if I could have them.  She got them inside of laundry soap as an advertising incentive to buy. My Watt Pottery collection started with these three bowls.  Since then I have collected many pitchers, mixing bowls and other pieces of this particular style, which are the most sought after and were created in the 1950's. They are hand decorated with starflowers, apples, cherries, tulips.  I've pretty much stopped now because the pottery is relatively scarce and continues to increase in value.

Saturday Morning

The cousin-sleepover-breakfast-tradition is homemade pancakes cooked into whatever animal shape each child wants, and grandpa usually has that responsibility.  But with the kitchen remodel going on, we opted for McDonald's breakfast instead, served out on the deck.