Hello dear readers. How was your weekend? Even though we have had torrential rain for days, my weekend was still wonderful. We can let days of rain dampen our spirit, or we can choose joy because we are healthy this day, our cupboards are filled, and we are once again able to witness the beauty of changing seasons.
“Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.”
Colossians 3:2
By now everyone knows fall is my favorite season…but did you know it is also my favorite color? I love fall’s color palette…brilliant oranges, golden yellows, rusty reds, and chestnut browns. The official start for fall is Wednesday, yes day after tomorrow!!
Welcome to Monday Morning Blooms as Lidy, Mary, Shirley, and I welcome fall colors!
The links for my talented friends are at the bottom of this post.
When I looked at our forecast at the beginning of last week, it appeared unlikely that I could plan for an outdoor Monday Morning Blooms. On Thursday it seemed that I might have a small window of opportunity. I was on ready as I watched the radar. In the early afternoon the rain stopped and I made a mad dash to get set up as quickly as possible. For the next hour and a half, it didn’t rain. I took all my photographs and was able to return everything safely to the Sunshine Cottage just ahead of…more rain!
Sunflowers (brown and green centers), colorful zinnias, amazing dahlias, peach-colored gomphrena, light yellow celosia, golden lantana, and big leaf hosta were arranged using chicken wire to keep the heavier stems in place. The very old stoneware pitcher belonged to my paternal grandmother.
The tablecloth has been in my linen closet for years and I love its autumn colors. Wicker chargers, Spode “woodland” dinner plates, vintage Olfaire leaf salad/snack plates, acrylic tortoiseshell flatware, and Fostoria glassware complete each setting. The napkins were used at our son’s and daughter-in-love’s wedding nine years ago. I don’t remember where I found the napkin rings, but they work for the fall season!
“And all at once, summer collapsed into fall.”
-Oscar Wilde
In case you missed the September garden, my Renaissance Man installed lighting in the garden. The cloudy skies make the lights show up in the background!
With an abundance of rain, the grass is as green as early summer!
A visit to Deep Roots Flower Farm resulted in these gorgeous flowers!
“Another fall, another turned page.”
-Wallace Stegner
Be sure to visit Shirley, Lidy, and Mary for their beautiful welcome to fall colors!
Shirley ~ Housepitality Designs
Lidy ~ FrenchGardenHouse
Mary ~ Home Is Where The Boat Is
Thank you for your visit and gracious comments. Wishing you a lovely week!
Linking with:
Pieced Pastimes, Between Naps on the Porch, Katherines Corner, Follow The Yellow Brick Home,
Imparting Grace,Life and Linda
Fall is my favorite color too Pam!!!…Oh I can always count on you for severe tablecloth envy! You always have the most perfect linens to go with with your place settings. Love, love the stoneware pitcher from your grandmother filled with the exquisite flowers from your favorite flower farm. I am so happy that you had a small window of opportunity to set the table in your beautiful garden so we can enjoy the beauty! I have noticed that your area certainly has received lots of rain. So happy to share fall colors with you today. I wish you a most beautiful week filled with sunshine and Fall magic!
Thanks so much Shirley. The rain continues, but we should start autumn weather by Wednesday…yay!
Beautiful Pam! Your grandmother’s pitcher makes the perfect vessel for your fall flower farm bouquet and arrangement.! Your tablecloth is perfect to usher in fall, paired with your Spode, leaf plates and amber stemware. I always look forward to having a virtual seat at your table and I’m so glad you had a break in the rain to share a garden table. We haven’t had the rainfall you have had this summer, but it’s going to be a rainy next few days, which we need. As always it’s always a treat to share blooms with you on my favorite Mondays of the month. Happy almost fall ♥
Mary, the rain continues here, but by Wednesday we should have a week of dry weather with cooler temps. I hope you get rain!
Fall becomes you, Pam! Your grandmother’s pitcher is a jewel! Gorgeous floral arrangement and table setting. I think cloudy skies make for beautiful color contrast.
Thank you, Rita! Fall always excites me!
I love your grandmother’s beautiful pitcher. It’s just perfect for your lovely fall flower arrangement! Your fall table is so colorful and inviting. The autumnal tablecloth is so pretty.
Thanks so much. Lauren. Happy Fall!
What a beautiful tablescape! The various sunflowers are quintessential fall and the tablecloth is so pretty. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you, Maureen. Happy fall!
Fall was always my favorite season when living in NC. Here in Florida it means the ending of the hot, humid rainy season. Your flowers and table are beautiful
Thank you Penny!
Pam, I love “fall is my favorite color”! Mine too! Your arrangement in the beautiful heirloom pitcher is perfection. Along with the table settings and your garden in the background, you absolutely captured the spirit of Fall. Would you perhaps consider a blog on the details of Butch’s lighting installation? It is raining right now as I sit on the screen porch with my coffee; this is the greenest fall I remember in years! Hope your week is joyous!!
Thank you dear Roxanne. It is still raining here, but sitting on your screened porch with coffee in hand sounds perfect.
I will send you an email later today!
I’m so glad you found a tiny window to set your table in your gorgeous garden! And very brave, goodness, we’ve had so much rain! The sunflowers bring sunshine along with your happy mix of fall colored blooms and the heirloom pitcher is perfect for an outdoor setting, just lovely Pam! Your words at the beginning of the post are beautiful and uplifting, thank you…
Jenna
Thank you sweet Jenna. Wishing you a wonderful week!
That centerpiece, with your fabulous pitcher, is just perfection. I love the wonderful mix of flowers with your autumn tablecloth. So inviting! I do love the colors of fall — I just wish fall came later and lasted longer!
Thanks so much Jeanie. Wishing you a delightful week!
Your table cloth brings all of the flowers together perfectly. A treasure I’m sure. I would love to live near that flower farm because your arrangement is so pretty. Using your grandmothers old pitcher is perfect. Memories make life a little easier to to tackle the day.
Thank you dearest, Alice. Wishing you a lovely week!
Pam, Your al fresco MMB is absolutely beautiful! I love your heirloom stoneware pitcher. The bright colors of the flowers really stand out against the stoneware and backdrop of the ornamental grass. Your tablecloth is gorgeous. I’m so ready for fall! It’s my favorite season too. Happy Monday! Clara❤️
P.S. Love the cute leaf plates! Your tablescape is perfect for fall! Sorry, my brain went another direction temporarily I was concentrating on looking up the flower farm you mentioned! Enjoy your day. Clara❤️
I understand, I am often sidetracked 😊
Thank you Clara. I think there are a lot of people who love the fall season. Happy week to you ♥️
Hi Pam! Oh, your floral is so beautiful in the center of your lovely table! Everything looks so pretty – your tablecloth, dishes and glasses – perfect for fall. The background of your yard is so lovely and the lights look great! I could be a bit jealous!! 🙂
Be a sweetie,
Shelia 😉
Thank you Shelia. Wishing you a Happy Fall 🍂
Gorgeous flower arrangement! I love all the pretty colors of your flowers and the assortment of different types of flowers.A mixed bouquet is my favorite type of arrangement.The vintage pitcher and your fall dishes and tablecloth look beautiful in your garden setting.
I am so glad you had a small window to photograph your table before the rain.
I look forward to fallish weather.
Love all your quotes.Have a great week.
Thanks so much, Bonnie. I am a big fan of mixed bouquet. Wishing you a wonderful week!
Thanks so much Shirley. The rain continues, but we should start autumn weather by Wednesday…yay!
Wonderful table!!! Blessings!
Thank you dear one!
Oh Pam, I love every thing about this table-setting! Fall is my favorite color too, and you display it so beautifully. I adore your stoneware from your grandmother, how special is that? Linens… girl, you have more gorgeous linens than anyone I know…each one stunning. So happy to join you for our beloved Monday Morning Blooms, and happy for you that the rain stopped for a little bit too. Wishing you a blessed week ahead, dear friend. xo
Thank you Lidy. Our weather is supposed to change on Wednesday afternoon and it should feel like fall. I can’t wait!
Pam we too consider Fall our favorite season. The weather in the east has not felt like Autumn. Temperatures are still quite warm. The leaves have not turned color. We have started decorating for the season and will do Halloween in about a week.
Have a great week.
Marilyn,Joan and Marion
We are supposed to have a cool spell beginning on Wednesday afternoon. Thank you sweet ladies!
Love it all
My grandpa tore down dilapidated antebellum homes in Richmond Va in 1960s when everything had to go “modern”. He kept some of the treasures left in the homes. Until recently, I had a pottery urn that he found inside a wall of a house built before 1860(one of the few buildings that did not burn at the end of the war) My favorite thing in all the world suddenly cracked wide open and I had to discard.
So I’m enjoying looking at your family’s earthenware urn.
Oh Gail, I am so very sorry your treasure cracked and had to be discarded. I enjoyed reading about your grandpa. Thanks so much!
Your autumn floral arrangement is absolutely gorgeous! It looks perfect in the vintage urn and what a treasure! The entire tablescape is beautiful dressed in the wonderful colors of fall. They are some of my favorite colors, too. I’m so ready for autumn to arrive. I can hardly wait. It was 100 today, but we have a cool front coming in over night and hopefully some rain as well. Wishing you a wonderful week ahead, sweet friend!
Thank you sweet friend. I hope your weather cools soon. Happy Autumn!
Hello Pam… such beauty has appeared right here in front of my eyes! Your Fall Tablescape is exquisite! From your tablecloth to your gorgeous flower arrangement to your pretty dishes and glasses… I love each and every piece!
I am glad the rain held off for you to set this table.
Here’s hoping that the rain subsides.
Happy Tuesday!
Thank you my friend. Happy Tuesday!
Fall! Yes, please, Pam! Whenever I think I couldn’t love it more, I realize that I do treasure this season more and more as I move along!
We’re in the middle of some absolutely golden days … and wonderfully restful nights. The sun shines bright, the air is clear and sometimes crisp, the birds are going crazy.
All I need now is a blue pumpkin or two.
;-}
Thank you, Linda. Happy Autumn, enjoy this beautiful time!
Pam, what a truly beautiful table set in your garden. The vintage stoneware filled with such beautiful Fall flowers is stunning. All the details of your table fits perfectly. Love the quotes!
Thank you Dianne for your sweet comments. Happy Autumn!
Great job – setting up that beautiful autumn table presentation, then clearing the decks before the rains came… The photos,
as usual, are captivating and the burst of color atop the rustic pitcher sets the tone for the settings surrounding it. Just look
at that green grass… perfect punch to the other fall colors on display. You certainly have “the gift”, Pam, and I so appreciate
all you inspire and accomplish, bless you.
Thank you for your sweet and encouraging comments. Happy autumn, Mary!
I love fall colors. My color is supposed to be the fall colors. I still am trying to come to peace with fall, as fall ushers in winter. I am not a winter person! Your settings are so inspirational, just love them.
Thank you Nonie. Wishing you a beautiful fall&
Good morning, Pam. We had a busy day yesterday with appointments and such, so I am playing catch-up today. Your arrangement is gorgeous and oh, your grandmother’s pitcher is a marvelous treasure.
Wishing you a lovely week and do send your rain our way!
Thank you Sandra for your sweet comments. I am so hoping our rain will be gone
by tomorrow afternoon!
Couldn’t represent Fall better than this,so inviting.
Your tablecloth is to die for so many ideas come to mind!
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Darlene, I am so glad you liked the table!
Your table is so inviting – i also love the colors of fall, they are so warm and cozy! Your centerpiece is the star of the show – gorgeous flowers!
Thank you Patti for your sweet comments!
Oh my goodness Pam – what a beautiful table! The flower arrangement in the heirloom pitcher, the tablecloth, the plate stack, the stemware, right down to the napkins and napkin rings. I don’t know what I love the most, but all together, its perfection. So glad that you found a window of time to set this lovely table. Happy fall to you!
Thanks so much, Kim for your sweet comments. Happy Autumn!
You captured my heart with the title of this post, Pam! Fall is my season as well and your tablescape radiates the essence of the season beautifully. Like you, we have had an abundance of rain lately, but all is well. The sun has managed to sneak in for the tiniest moment each day and for that I am grateful. Take care my friend, Suzanne.
Thank you Suzanne for your sweet comments. I hope you have a week of sunshine ahead, my friend!