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Time for Autumn...

Susan Louise — Sun, 28 Jul 2019 20:55:50 GMT

Today our 1st Fall migrating Ruby-throated hummingbird (a juvie male) arrived in our gardens around noon and the switch in my brain has turned to Fall.

Although I don't plan to put out Fall decor til around the 2nd week of August, I just switched out the candle in the livingroom from YC's Meadow Showers to YC's Fall Festival and it's burning now.

I am also having my 1st pumpkin spice coffee since the holiday season...yum!

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Krimpette — Sun, 28 Jul 2019 20:56:31 GMT

I'm in absolutely no rush to lose summer. It only just started mid-June. I hope it lasts for awhile. I'll be ready for fall come mid-late September.

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Susan Louise — Sun, 28 Jul 2019 21:02:43 GMT

@Krimpette wrote:
I'm in absolutely no rush to lose summer. It only just started mid-June. I hope it lasts for awhile. I'll be ready for fall come mid-late September.

@Krimpette I understand...I loathe winter...the short, dark gloomy days and being cooped up. That doesn't mean I've begun hibernating now. I eek out every last bit of warm weather being outside as long as possible

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Regal Bee — Fri, 09 Aug 2019 21:21:08 GMT

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Susan Louise — Sun, 28 Jul 2019 21:31:39 GMT

@Regal Bee wrote:
I'm in the mood for an early Fall this year, too.

I just purchased a new gorgeous Fall pillow at TJ Maxx and decided to go ahead and put it on my living room sofa.....makes me happy just to look at it.

Diggiing out some of my Fall candles today. So much fun.

I am NOT a fan of summer.

@Regal Bee What brands/scents do you enjoy the most? I would say 75% of candles we have are YC and 25% are Homeworx.

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SunnysMom — Sun, 28 Jul 2019 21:56:27 GMT

How far north are you? I am in KS....my hummers have been so few this year.

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froggy — Sun, 28 Jul 2019 22:22:46 GMT

I guess I am strange. Even though I love holiday decorating and I live in hot, hot Arizona I love summer and sunshine. Maybe because I prefer summer to winter clothing and I am also a big baseball fan - to me summer is baseball. I did decorate for fall early last year - I think sometime in August - I'm going to wait a little longer this year.

I do have to do some early prep though. In about a week I will be starting some chemotherapy for a breast tumor and I have no idea how sick I will feel. I am going to get down all my boxes and storage containers that require ladder climbing and stack them in my spare room so that I can access them whenever I wish. I have my priorities - holiday decorating is important!

I want to see pics from early decorators so I can copy all the good ideas.

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Susan Louise — Sun, 28 Jul 2019 23:13:34 GMT

@SunnysMom wrote:
How far north are you? I am in KS....my hummers have been so few this year.

@SunnysMom We are in Lincoln Nebraska and live 60 miles outside of the western edge of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird breeding range. Hence, we don't see them during the summer.

We document/record/keep counts during the Spring & Fall migration periods and started in 2008. During the Spring the earliest migrator was on 5/2/2016 & latest was on 6/12/2009. During the Fall migration period the earliest was today...no joke. The previous earliest Ruby-throated Hummingbird migrator was on 7/30/2015 and the latest was on 10/17/2010.

Side note: our earliest Rufus Hummingbird was on 7/28/2010...tied with our Ruby-throated Hummingbird today!!!

Below is a Spring migration map from 2016. The arrow points to where we are and when I submitted our sighting that year on 5/2. The pink area also gives a rough image of the breeding range of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird too. Around our location, the closest that breed are around the Omaha area near the Iowa border...so about 60 miles away.

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Mombo1 — Sun, 28 Jul 2019 23:17:16 GMT

@Regal Bee wrote:
I'm in the mood for an early Fall this year, too.

I just purchased a new gorgeous Fall pillow at TJ Maxx and decided to go ahead and put it on my living room sofa.....makes me happy just to look at it.

Diggiing out some of my Fall candles today. So much fun.

I am NOT a fan of summer.

I have never been a fan of summer....not even as a kid. I am counting the days til Fall arrives. Love the cool sweatshirt weather. I live near a high school and when the band starts practicing for upcoming football season...I am in heaven. Hoping for an early fall.

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Desertdi — Sun, 28 Jul 2019 23:18:37 GMT

It's 112° right now...........and we really don't have "autumn" in Phoenix.

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Foxxee — Sun, 28 Jul 2019 23:23:22 GMT

Except for one hour shoe shopping, QVC to start fall decor on Tuesday, August 6...all day!

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Marsha2003 — Sun, 28 Jul 2019 23:55:57 GMT

@froggy wrote:
I guess I am strange. Even though I love holiday decorating and I live in hot, hot Arizona I love summer and sunshine. Maybe because I prefer summer to winter clothing and I am also a big baseball fan - to me summer is baseball. I did decorate for fall early last year - I think sometime in August - I'm going to wait a little longer this year.

I do have to do some early prep though. In about a week I will be starting some chemotherapy for a breast tumor and I have no idea how sick I will feel. I am going to get down all my boxes and storage containers that require ladder climbing and stack them in my spare room so that I can access them whenever I wish. I have my priorities - holiday decorating is important!

I want to see pics from early decorators so I can copy all the good ideas.

@froggy Best wishes to you. I did chemo 15 years ago with no major issues and hope you have as easy a time as I did. Be sure to keep your mouth very clean as it is easy to develop thrush while your immune system is compromised.

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froggy — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 00:06:07 GMT

@Marsha2003 wrote:
@froggy wrote:
I guess I am strange. Even though I love holiday decorating and I live in hot, hot Arizona I love summer and sunshine. Maybe because I prefer summer to winter clothing and I am also a big baseball fan - to me summer is baseball. I did decorate for fall early last year - I think sometime in August - I'm going to wait a little longer this year.

I do have to do some early prep though. In about a week I will be starting some chemotherapy for a breast tumor and I have no idea how sick I will feel. I am going to get down all my boxes and storage containers that require ladder climbing and stack them in my spare room so that I can access them whenever I wish. I have my priorities - holiday decorating is important!

I want to see pics from early decorators so I can copy all the good ideas.
@froggy Best wishes to you. I did chemo 15 years ago with no major issues and hope you have as easy a time as I did. Be sure to keep your mouth very clean as it is easy to develop thrush while your immune system is compromised.

@Marsha2003

Thanks for the advice! I am not much worried and anticipate a good outcome. And I already have a compromised immune system as I also have lupus so I'll be careful!. Anyway I just don't want my holiday fun messed up.

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mousiegirl — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 00:43:02 GMT

@froggy wrote:
I guess I am strange. Even though I love holiday decorating and I live in hot, hot Arizona I love summer and sunshine. Maybe because I prefer summer to winter clothing and I am also a big baseball fan - to me summer is baseball. I did decorate for fall early last year - I think sometime in August - I'm going to wait a little longer this year.

I do have to do some early prep though. In about a week I will be starting some chemotherapy for a breast tumor and I have no idea how sick I will feel. I am going to get down all my boxes and storage containers that require ladder climbing and stack them in my spare room so that I can access them whenever I wish. I have my priorities - holiday decorating is important!

I want to see pics from early decorators so I can copy all the good ideas.

@froggy I hope you sail through treatments uneventfully.

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SunnysMom — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 01:23:24 GMT

Great, thx for the information...I always track the northern migration for Hummers and Orioles. I have both...Orioles have left my place in Spring Hill Kansas....but are still active where I keep my horse in Lansing KS...those may be migratory Orioles.

Some weather people think early Fall...

We live in the woods by Hillsdale Lake, thank goodness I have lots of birds that are here 12 months out of the year. But I love seeing the migrators even if it is for just a short time

Take Care

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MaryLamb — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 04:08:39 GMT

Nothing wrong with decorating for Harvest in the next week, as Harvest begins in August. Remember the days when sweet corn wasn’t available all year round, and you’d get so excited in mid-August when the corn stands would pop up on the side of the road? That’s always marked the beginning of Harvest for me.

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doolie — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 09:38:58 GMT

No longer a fan of summer. Can't take the heat and humidity. Starting slowly wth Fall this week. I so long for the cool crisp leaf blowing days of Autumn.

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AlcottWilder — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 13:29:33 GMT

@froggy best of luck with your treatments. I found using biotine very helpful in combatting dry mouth and protecting my teeth from the effects of chemo. I hope things go well.

I too am a big fan of fall. Wish it was a longer season.

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Spurt — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 15:14:41 GMT

@froggy

I wish you the very best and good recovery and outcome...!

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Spurt — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 15:38:58 GMT

I can say with assurance....I HATE Summer!!!--Don't like the heat and humidity, the bugs, etc etc....

My favorite seasons are Autumn and Winter....now I live in Texas and our interpretations of the seasons are a little different.😏...but I do love the cooler weather....the Fall colors, fall decor, football, wearing sweaters and long sleeves, pumpkins etc....and the Winter and everything about the Christmas season, hôt chocolate, homemade soup, cozy throws on cold winter days, and all the events during this time of year...

@Susan Louise

I do love all the wild flowers here in the spring...it's just spectacular.....

We get the Hummers here..One time a Hummer fussed at me because I hadn't refilled the feeder...😆..

One of our favorite restaurants is on the far outskirts of town they hang Humming Bird feeders on all the trees and we love watch these fascinating critters from the windows....