Okay, put your leaves away, it’s time for winter stuff!

That actually reminds me of a poem I wrote in elementary school:

Come each fall I’d rake the leaves,

into a pile they’d glide with ease,

and when I’s done the wind did blow

then back to raking leaves I’d go.

Yes, this is still a Wordless Wednesday entry. Poems don’t count.

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Foster Falls in Marion County, Tennessee is all about showing off. Obviously. The beautiful fall colors and the actual fall pair nicely. Kind of like pumpkin pie and another piece of pumpkin pie.

This post is a Wordless Wednesday entry. I wrote it on Tuesday, and words snuck in.

Photo: somegeekintn via Flickr

Autumn isn’t all bright leaves and the falling of them. It’s also the drying of grass and assorted plains. As you can see by this photo from Adair, Oklahoma, it is still quite pretty.

This post is a Wordless Wednesday entry with a few words for effect.

Photo: OakleyOriginals via Flickr

I had never heard of Hocking Hills, Ohio until I received a few tweets from @MyHockingHills.

Hocking Hills isn’t a town, but a county and a region of Southeast Ohio known among outdoorsy types as a great place to “get away from it all.” Specifically, visitors here will be getting away from:

• Traffic
• Internet
• Cell reception
• Chain restaurants
• Light pollution
• Honking horns and other noise pollution
• TV
• Starbucks

What do you get in exchange? Peace and quite and natural beauty, of course.

Without a TV or the Internet, the modern family might fear getting bored. Fortunately, there are plenty of activities in the area – all of which are about a 20 minute drive from each other. Our family got to:

Ride horses at The Spotted Horse Ranch:

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