wordless wednesday~my pensive dylan

our new backyard in sepia

Our new backyard is less like a yard, more like a courtyard. It is very different than our old backyard that was huge and sprawling, green acreage. Here we have stucco, brick, mulch and wrought-iron gates. We love our new house and have a corner lot. A great deal of the yard is our front and on the side. This back yard area is very unique and is growing on us. Most of the yard is a stucco-fence that is about 8 feet tall. It has ivy everywhere you can see. There is even a built-in fountain (see it behind the camera hog?). The neatest part is our master bedroom on the 2nd floor has a patio that looks out onto the backyard.

There is a bridge that cuts across the backyard that Miley runs over about 2,999 times a day.

There is a huge tree that the deck is built around. It is a beautiful shaded area with tons of potential.

An owl lived here before we did.

So did this man. He kinda freaked me out the first time I saw him, but he is growing on me. Nice bone structure. Ha!

And finally, here's my favorite spot.

I love our new yard; especially in sepia.

the market day festival

I kinda felt guilty for leaving Dylan and Chris at home to work on the backyard fence, while Karsen and I went to a fun, street festival. Kinda, but not really. See the obvious pain on our faces?

We were happy to get out and about and enjoy some of the beautiful fall weather we've been having here in OH. The downtown area of where we live is soooo cute. Columbus is huge, but we live in one of the suburbs that is known for it's cute downtown area with historic store-fronts, awesome schools, friendly people and just overall small-town "feel".  I feel so fortunate that we ended up exactly where we are!

They closed off the streets, and people, strollers and dogs were everywhere. Karsen had a wonderful time dog-watching, while I took my time poking around, looking at antiques and people-watching too.  Here is Karsen patiently waiting for her homemade lemonade. I love the colors in this picture.

 We walked from one end to the other and back again; we did not miss a booth. We taste-tested all kinds of treats, looked at handmade candles, soaps, and hair bows. Karsen bought a sparkly necklace. As we walked around, I noticed the super-cute houses that were tucked in and around the downtown area.  I snapped this pic to show Chris. It was so charming! We love older homes and have always dreamed of buying one and re-doing it from top to bottom. Too bad neither of us are very handy. Ha! How cute is this house?

We had a great time, and were very happy when we got home. Our fence was finished! The boys worked hard, and we played yard.  We were all tired,  but in a good way.

It was the perfect, Autum afternoon!

Girls' day!

We are off to a street fair...lots of walking around aimlessly looking at all the booths with art, jewelry, and hand-made crafts. And the food....lemonade, kettle-cooked popcorn, and other over-priced vendor food! YUM!  Hope you have a fun Saturday planned too!