Beware! This post has something for everyone today, including cute dogs, pumpkins, and lots of orange!
I don’t know what it is about October that it seems to represent the various shades of orange. Perhaps it’s the variety of the fall leaves, pumpkins and Halloween jack o’ lanterns. Hence our color challenge this month, focusing on burnt orange or blood orange. Those names just sound like October!
Any shade of orange will do! I’m easy. I read somewhere that orange is the color of joy and creativity. I definitely agree.
Orange is the happiest color.
Frank Sinatra
Sinatra was right, especially when this image of my orange kettle smiled at me!
That Hometown Feeling
We were ecstatic to learn that there is a local nursery/farm down the street from our house, about a quarter of a mile away—easily within walking distance. The owners sell trees, plants, shrubs, etc, and we have purchased a few items from them. When I discovered the farm puts on a harvest festival every year, four weekends in October, I almost died from excitement. The manager asked us to volunteer which gets us a deep discount on the trees we want to buy and plant! Just the small town feel we had hoped for when we moved here.
Neighborhood Fall Festival 
Enter the pumpkin patch 
Who is having more fun here?
A few miles away in North Spokane, GreenBluff Growers Association boasts over 60 farms, wineries, breweries and event venues. When we visited there two weeks ago, stepping into the various farms felt like we were right at home during the harvest.
Fun with filters… and pumpkins! 
Farm dog Guarding the Gourds
As much as I enjoyed what Greenbluff had to offer, our neighborhood Fall Festival is on par with any of those farms with vendors, entertainment, kids activities, pumpkins and food. Did I mention their homemade pumpkin donuts? Amazing!
Dogs Love Orange Too!
My liver brown dogs look darling in their orange attire. Aero seems to love his orange harness…because he know it means a walk is imminent…
I’m not sure Brodie is too thrilled pictured here 4 years ago in his life vest. Now he swims without it. He loves the water.
Needing More “Orange”-spiration?
Smoky Suns
Smoke during the summer from nearby and distant fires in the west gave us unhealthy air quality but strangely beautiful orange sunrises and sunsets. Our firefighters worked overtime and we are grateful for their efforts.
2021 Smoky sunrise in Washington 
2020’s Smoky Delta Sunset
Fabulous Flora
The trees and wildflowers are showcasing their orange right now. My neighbor’s maple tree is orange now but will turn bright red in a matter of days.
Neighbor’s Maple Tree 
Coneflower
Even the Rocks Cry Out in Orange
While we visited Sedona, Arizona, in August, the “red” rocks for which Sedona is famous, showed their joyous orange hues in certain lights.
A Past Look at Orange
Orange hibiscus 
Black-headed Grosbeak 
Japanese Maple in previous Fall glory 
Last look at Autumn 2020 
Sunset on Upper Klamath Falls Lake, OR 
Autumn birch leaves look like butterflies.
October’s poplars are flaming torches lighting the way to winter.
Nova Bair
Photography Challenges this Week!
As always, I appreciate the inspiration and dedication necessary by bloggers who host their weekly and seasonal photo challenges. This week I’m inspired by the following challenges:
- Cee’s Flower of the Day
- Marsha’s Writer’s Quotes Wednesdays (Writers choice or imaginary)
- Dawn’s Festival of Leaves
- Becky B’s Past Squares
- Jude’s Life In Color–Orange
- Johnbo’s Cellpic Sunday
More Fun
A shout-out to successful blogger (and friend) Janice Wald at Mostly Blogging in her article Blogging for Fun . Last week I posted about leisure, sports and hobbies and most of us who blog fall into the category of hobby blogger. We do this for fun and a variety of other reasons. And its nice to get validation from Janice. Her blog started out as a hobby blog but moved on to helping bloggers with her experience and words of wisdom.
Sunday Stills Photo Challenge Reminders
- Please create a new post for the theme or link a recent one.
- Title your blog post a little differently than mine.
- Don’t forget to create a pingback to this post so that other participants can read your post. I also recommend adding your post’s URL into the comments.
- Entries for this theme can be posted all week.
- Use hashtag #SundayStills if you share on social media.
Busy Bloggers’ Who Love Their Hobbies
Sunday Stills is a wonderful community of bloggers and photographers who desire to connect with one another. Below are the last week’s links from bloggers who shared their favorite photos of their hobbies, sports, and leisure pastimes.
Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Equipoise Life Image shared in comments
Hugh’s Views and News Image in Comments
Once Upon a Time and Happily Ever After
NEW Toortsie.com
I can’t wait to see all your joyful orange colors this week! Remember you can link to Sunday Stills all week and feel free to link to other challenges in the same post. Next week we’ll be “in the pink” as I make my annual nod to Breast Cancer Awareness Month with current and past pink images. Pink works for Becky B’s Past Squares challenge, too. Have a wonderful week!
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