Autumn

I love the colours of autumn. Today was a beautiful day to enjoy them. We went to the nearby park to get photos. I would have preferred to do a photo shoot at the local pumpkin patch, but I changed my mind in the parking lot of the pumpkin patch. There were 7 long school buses and the parking lot was completely full. I saw moms, carrying multiple bags with pumpkins inside while their older children walked beside them. I could not imagine M staying by me, so I envisioned myself walking with a big diaper bag on one shoulder, a pumpkin on the other side, a baby strapped to my chest, chasing a toddler while he (in an attempt to thwart my efforts to control him) sits down in a big muddy puddle. I also saw that both myself and M failed to bring the appropriate rubber boots. A tired mother yelling at her child because he would not change out of his muddy clothes convinced me that a pumpkin patch is not a place to go without re-enforcements and without adequate footwear.

As it turned out, an extra pair of hands were needed for a proper photo shoot. We got some great photos. The one above was taken with my iPhone. It attest to what a gorgeous day it had been, when even an iPhone can a great photo.