Fall in the Great North West

This is the view outside my kitchen window. I love opening my blinds and looking

at this absolutely stunning yellow tree.

Oregon is just plain gorgeous this time of year. 

I loved it here during the summer because the heat was tolerable 

and I was able to take the girls out and play all day, every day.

There was maybe a week and a half where temperatures reached above 95,

but other than that, it stayed around 80-85.

Now that it's autumn time, I love to just go for long drives

and look at all the beautiful colors on the trees.

The colors are so vivid, and I am in awe every time I look at the trees!

The tree pictured below is right by my dumpster. 

I have never enjoyed taking the trash out, as much as I do now!

heehee hehehe.

And I love finding squirrels everywhere. 

Honestly, it never gets old.

This squirrel was across from the dumpster...

As I was in my bedroom,

I kept hearing this strange noise from outside.

I peeked out my window,

and there was a little furry squirrel just sitting on the tree branch,

less than a foot away from my window!

It was just chatting away, and it made me laugh!

This bush is across the little road from our apartment.

I just love how it's yellow and it's tipped with fiery red.

I also love how one tree will have different colors on it.

Just last week, this tree had yellow, red, and green on it.

You can still see a little green in the bottom left-hand corner.

I am so grateful to step out and look at these gorgeous colors.

I feel like the leaves changed colors just when I needed them to.

I have really struggled this past month with homesickness,

and have been really down.

But every time I look around at how beautiful Oregon is,

I am reminded that there is a God in Heaven and that He loves me.