How The South Celebrates The First Week Of Autumn

It's the first week of Autumn, minions, and I think I speak for ALL Floridians when I glare bitterly at everyone north of us for daring to have temperatures below 85 degrees.

That's not so say we don't know how to party Autumnal style here in the South, though, because BOY HOWDY DO WE.

First there are the hurricanes.

Dorian was just an appetizer.

Then we get our second Love Bug Season of the year, because oh yes, we get two. (Jealous?)

I was about to say the real ones aren't this cute, but who am I kidding. These are terrifying.

And hey, up North has pretty falling leaves? Well WE'VE GOT DEAD FOLIAGE, TOO:

Boom.

Not to mention all our spontaneous swimming pools...

And colorful baked-on sidewalk casualties....

Plus - PLUS! - these things bakers keep claiming are flamingos.

Sure, bakers. 

Sure.

Well, happy Fall, y'all. Now if you'll excuse me, I'mma go crank the A/C, sprinkle some plastic leaves around the house, and online shop for cute knee-high boots I'll never wear.

Thanks to Miriam S., Dawn Z., Maryssa R., PJ S., Shannon C., & Kara H., for making like a wreckerator, and plastic leaving. (That joke almost made sense in my head.)

I promise I was looking for something Autumn-related, but this t-shirt simply demanded to be shared:

Welcome To Florida t-shirt

Bahahaha! 

(Hey, I live here. I'm allowed.)

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And from my other blog, Epbot:

All Dolled Up

We all have a slightly irrational fear, right? 

Maybe it's sharks:

or clowns:

or - my personal favorite - creepy dolls:

I think this is a chocolate Easter Bunny alternative for people who never want to sleep ever again.

Creepy dolls freak out a lot of people, including my hubby John, so naturally I seek them out at every opportunity. John's pretty tolerant with my sense of humor, although he did draw the line at keeping my Creepy Doll Mobile in the house overnight that one time, and locked it in the garage instead.

This last cake is from another couple where the guy doesn't like creepy dolls, and the wife CLEARLY has a great sense of humor. Briana the bride decided to play a little joke on her new hubby, so here's a look at the Groom's cake on their wedding day:

PEEK-A-BOO!

The floating head by the deer leg is what did me in. Bravo, Briana.

Thanks to Shauna M., Natalie C., Beth H., & Briana B. for realized that THREE heads are better than one.

Also I don't know why this exists, but I just found a large sheet of assorted laptop decals that some of you may find useful:

Assorted doll head decals

This product photo is especially, er, striking:

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And from my other blog, Epbot: