Sometimes there just isn’t time to put one season’s decorations away before the next one sneaks up on you! The months between Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years (what I call decorating season) just run together, sometimes making for some interesting collections of things on the table.
The whipped cream that we bought for the Thanksgiving pies topped the first of this Christmas’s hot cocoa.
And Mouse, on her favorite lap, has some quality time with a Santa hat.
And now we just get to stroll through the season, shopping and cooking and visiting friends.
I wanted to go for a walk the other day., and Grandpa Nelson decided to come with me. It looked like it could rain, so of course we left the umbrella at home.
Walking through the Laurelhurst neighborhood, we kept a sharp lookout for early Christmas decorations. We had read about a family that got scolded by their neighborhood association for putting up trees and such “too early”. But we didn’t see any!
Puzzled turkey
What we did see was evidence of Thanksgiving and football loyalties. This turkey looks bit puzzled, as though he suspects his owners are not committed to his long term good health. His family also supports the Washington State Cougars.
Down the block we found this house with an inflated Bernie Beaver out front, so there is a lot of college football love around here.
Go, Beavers!
Going north, Grandpa Nelson showed me this nifty pedestrian bridge over the Banfield Freeway. It is very noisy, going over ten lanes of traffic, but gets you safely across, anyway.
Stairs up to pedestrian bridge
What is odd that the little bridge transports you from the tree-heavy, arts and crafts neighborhood of Laurelhurst smack dab into the middle of the bustling Hollywood District.
The Bustling Banfield Freeway
By now I realized Grandpa Nelson’s hidden agenda: Fleur de Lis Bakery! Of course, I was a willing participant. The croissants were lovely.
So much yellow!
By the time we walked back home, we had covered about 5 miles and were well worn out. But what a nice adventure into the fall colors!
Dear Liza 