BDH: Ilona, what is this?
Ilona: What?
BDH: This thing over here.
Ilona: That’s a fall tree.
BDH: Do what now?
Ilona: Okay, you know how we put up Christmas trees? That’s a fall tree. You put it up, decorate it, and then fall happens.
BDH: It’s plastic! You hate plastic. You hate fake plants!
Ilona: We live in central Texas. The leaves aren’t going to turn until February. I want fall now. Look, it has cute acorns.
BDH: Have you lost your whole bag of marbles?
Ilona: It’s been six months of heat and drought and more heat. I put the tree up and the high today is only 89 degrees. That’s barely 32 in Celsius. Mmmm, fall.
BDH: “For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest…”
Ilona: It’s plastic! There was no cutteth. And it make me happy. Look at this cute little fox.
BDH: But…
Ilona: FALL TREE. MAKES ME HAPPY.
BDH: Couldn’t you have gotten less fake looking one…
Ilona:
BDH: Why didn’t you use that one?
Ilona: Fakeness is the point.
BDH: Wait, what is that behind the tree?
Ilona: This?
BDH: … Are those fake flowers?
Ilona: That’s Instagram flowers. I bought them as props for taking picture with This Kingdom for promotional purposes. Grace Draven was coming over and I had to clean up the house so it didn’t look like a pig sty, so I stuck them in there. It was better than having them piled in the corner…
BDH: … She has got to work less or we’re going to need an intervention.
Steve: I think it’s pretty…
BDH: Shut it! Don’t encourage her.
Ilona: Hehehehehe. Fall tree.
It is 😍 pretty!
I live in NJ and I have real turning leaves, that already carpet parts of the yard.
But I too like pretty things that are seasonal and have lights. Can you perhaps share the link for the fall joy tree?
Faux lighted tree: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F5WRBM8C?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1
Decorations with the fox: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GSZ5KK1Q?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title
So this particular tree has very thin branches, and tiny ornaments work best. The more realistic one is sturdier but doesn’t have lights.
Realistic faux maple: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H9RRYYSC?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1
TBH…I’d do the same just to hang that cute lil fox.
Hope it lights up for you at night and you get all the fall fuzzies you need.
Yay…I see it does indeed light up!!
I appreciate the fall tree. I live in Arizona and it is still 100 degrees here. I taught 1st grade and we go over the 4 seasons and when we came back from winter break the trees had finally lost their leaves and my first graders were so excited for it to be “Fall”…in January…so we had fall that week and then it was winter for the next 2 weeks and then we had spring for 3 weeks and then it is back to Summer again.
Anywho the acorns and fox is super cute without being cheesy.
Do what makes you happy.
Whoo hoo. I think I get to claim 4th?
Love the fall tree! Waiting on the cooler weather, so I might have to put up my own tree. I like the fact that it is thin, does it keep the cats out of it, or has it caused problems?
I love it! Here’s hoping you and Gordon are getting some quiet time! =)
shoot… 5th, Brianna snuck in while I was typing
If it makes you happy- enjoy! 🍁
This is Halloween month in our house – and I have lots of plastic decorations displayed because they make me happy!
I think my small collection of glass acorn decorations were acquired while missing Fall when we lived in Houston. It’s the little things!
I’m with you Steve, the fall tree is too adorable! May it bring you joy during the spooky (best) season.
I’m on Steve’s side. To be fair I usually am. It’s a lovely fall tree. I live I. Calgary so it’s been fall for a month already. It’s been absolutely heavenly and gorgeous. Wishing you a cool fall.
Full fall support!
Hmm… Like the idea of the tree, but 32C is your authumn? I have started to get the fucksia’s inside and the greenhouse will soon stop as well because we start having frost in the night, and the deer are really getting close to the house now.
Would really not know what to like more, but that little fox IS cute. Would it be allowable in a Christmas tree?
Our high has been 32°C for the last week, we were finally (hopefully) released from summer’s grip.
And late next week we get a cool front moving through, which will drop our highs to 26°C. Brrrr! 😉
I’ve always described SE US weather seasons as summer or not summer. Not summer varies from year to year: I’ve seen years without a frost and some years hit -12°C!
Judith, I have a pink flamingo in a Santa hat for my Christmas tree so I think a little fox is just fine.
You can put pretty much anything you want on a Christmas tree. I can think of lots of things less tasteful than foxes and acorns, and I personally wouldn’t put things in really questionable taste on a Christmas tree. But I scoured Ashland looking for a raccoon Christmas ornament last year, and have every reason to believe they’ll be readily available this year.
Is it weird that I don’t think it’s weird? 🤷 It makes you happy. It harms none. End of.
Oddly enough this sorta kinda if you look through a squint sideways looks like an Easter tree. Which is a literal translation and probably makes no sense if you’re not from my neck of the European woods. Except this one is Fall. So, you know. Works for me 😊
Hope you all have a nice breather!
Yep. I love the Easter trees in Germany, and I didn’t even know that was a thing until I moved here. People decorate the bare outside trees with colourful eggs in the weeks before Easter as a sign of spring coming.
“Is it weird that I don’t think it’s weird? 🤷 It makes you happy. It harms none. End of.”
Truly.
You do you! Pretty Fall! Happy person. There is no problem here.
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the fox is adorable! all hail the fall tree!
Is the word ‘Fall’ a noun or a verb?
It could be either, depending on the context used.
Verb: I fall a lot.
Noun: The season is fall now.
And just to make it even more confusing, it can also be an adjective: They want to buy fall decorations. (decorations is the noun, fall describes it)
Hope that helps! Apologies if my brain isn’t working and I forgot anything in there or made a mistake. 🤗
Actually, the noun sentence should have been: Fall is my favorite season.
That one might make more sense and be easier to understand.
And the verb one in this context might be: Leaves fall in autumn.
When I first read the caption I envisioned Roman commanding “Fall tree!”
….. do I need to send you emotional support autumn videos of my pretty trees up here a couple hours north of Seattle? I’m sending them to my mother about once a week right now.
Your tree is cute and if it makes you happy, enjoy. My mother used to get so desperate for cold weather (Houston) and fall that she would threaten to burn incense and sacrifice a lizard just so she wouldn’t have to wear shorts for Christmas. (That’s a joke, she would never hurt a lizard).
Amazon has some candy-corn string lights that would look great on that tree…
The Superintendant in my apartment building has a year round tree in her office. The decorations change for seasons/holidays. I’m seriously tempted to do the same
LOL! This made my more?
never have done a fall tree but have done an Easter tree on pussywillow branches with easter ornaments…do whatever floats your boat and makes you happy
Our trees don’t even really change colors in Northern CA but I love fall so bring on the fall tree! I’m with Steve on this one.
As someone who redecorates their Christmas tree 3-5 times a year seasonally O can thrown no stones at that darling fall tree!
That BDH conversation is too hilarious. If you want a faux fall tree, go for it. With a cute fox included? Adorable. 😊
Now if the temperatures would get cooler. 🤔
The second fall tree is great! I do like the ornaments on the first one tho. My red oak did turn red last year. At the end of January. Since I was still mowing the grass in Dec, that’s normal.
And I buy “silk” flowers too, despite the friends who think they’re tacky. I like them and that’s all that counts. I love love love my not real poinsettias at Xmas. They don’t require water and they don’t drop leaves!
There have been years when I’ve decorated the Yule tree with animals and birds, or just the clip on Victorian bird reproductions. I have bunches of not real poinsettias and evergreen boughs that go into the stone urns on my entryway stoop.
Fall tree! I hope it makes the cosiest backdrop for your favourite autumn beverage.
Colorful and cute. At least you aren’t under a flash flood and wind advisory. We are hunkered down waiting for the hurricane to blow through
Be safe!
Me, too, Laura. I hope you don’t lose power.
Be safe! We are getting feeder bands here, but there has been so little rain, that I’m smiling at the rain we are getting now. My grass is dead from the drought, and everything was so dusty. Grateful that we were spared the wrath of the storm, but are reaping some of the benefits.
+1 We’ll take some more of that rain, thanks! Looks like we may get only half of what was forecast. Happy for less wind though.
Love the Fall Tree!! And the fox is absolutely darling!! A tree for every season!! Also, silk flowers are beautiful – it’s the old 1970’s plastic ones that are fake.
I have quite a collection of gorgeous silk daffodils from Pottery Barn back around 2005. I was desperate for spring flowers after 18 years of summer, summer, “winter”, summer in mid Florida.
They are still beautiful and realistic. They have given me over ten years of happiness.
I’ll do you one better and say I support trees of all seasons! Happy Fall Yall!
Love it!
I’m putting up my Christmas Tree next week BUT it will be decorated for Halloween. The lights are programable!
As a Midwesterner I cannot imagine not having Fall and colors … completely understand! Tree looks great in photo and love the sparkly acorns!
My inlaws are driving up special to see some Fall colors because they live where it’s not.
I’m from Ohio and live in Florida. I miss the colors and the smell of leaves in the autumn. I like trees, foxes and lights, why not! and it looks like a vala tree…
Im with you, Ilona, WE NEED FALL THINGS! It’s 95° in Southern Arizona today, which is unusually warm for this late in the year – thanks, Super El Niño!
I’ll take it, tho, as I spent most of my life in Chicago’s polar vortex winters, blustery Spring and Fall and blazing summers so humid you needed a scuba tank for oxygen to survive.
I hope your fall tree brings you joy and a sense of coolness! And I LOVE the fox ornament, I’ll have to look into one for myself.
While Im not a supporter of fake plants because of all the dust that I will never dust I fully support buying things that spark joy. I once bought a very weird looking bowl that is lumpy, the color of blood and its awesome. I also collect battleaxes because they bring me joy.
But a plastic tree can be taken out into the back yard and hosed off! Easy peasy.
True, and it still requires effort and doesnt produce oxygen for me.
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It’s a pretty Fall tree. 🍁You do you! It makes ya happy in this day of stress and overwork, then by all means do it! You don’t have to justify it to the BDH. But we appreciate you sharing it with us. Happy Friday!
I understand the need for a pretty fall tree. I now want one with cute foxes, fat cats and a sneaky ferret.
California leaves go from free. To sickly limp yellow to crunchy brown in about a week. No oranges, reds or pumpkin spice inspiration
And the Instagram flowers are beautiful!
In my defense, I buy fake plants because I have a great niece and nephew who are under 3, and I don’t have space to put real plants behind gates, so it’ll be a few years before it’s safe to put real plants in the house. Plus, do you know how hard you have to work to kill fake plants?
I’m liking the idea of the fall tree. I need to see if they have a tabletop version.
If you’re happy, Ilona, I’m happy.
Be happy! Grab the joy! Embrace the (consensual) whimsey!
(Fall is THE BEST. I’m here in Boston and it’s chef’s kiss – come visit! I have cats and fresh apples.)
I mean. . . the mad weather we’ve had this year in the UK has messed up the autumn colours around my part of London so I can commiserate.
It’s freaking October and I want to see those proper autumnal hues and those madly beautiful rainbow leaves you suddenly spot on the floor and can’t believe are real. But alas I do not. The sycamores especially are sadly lacking this year and they are normally my favourites.
I guess putting up a plastic tree could cover the loss if it had adorable ornaments. As long as no one burns it on Guy Fawkes (but then again that’s just the UK anyway).
I miss big bonfires on Guy Fawkes Night! Been in Canada for over 40 years and still not I to the Halloween hoopla here, but I do love the Fall Colours.
We are still having 20 degree temps in October, so the colours aren’t as bright this year, but it’s a trade off.
I’m not into seasonal decorating much, but love the idea of a Fall Tree with cute decorations. 😁
My mom used to have a branch that I set in plaster in a pot for her (not the whole tree) in our front window. She decorated it for every holiday or season, or just because.
Silk flowers in the spring, silk foliage in the summer, snow flakes in the winter. She didn’t do fall because . . . Halloween (plastic pumpkins, skeletons and spiders), 4th of July (flags),Valentines Day (so, so many hearts) Christmas (add ornaments to the snowflakes). Or just beads when she felt like glitter. There was always something hanging off that branch.
I totally applaud your tree. And thanks for the fond memory.
I’m sorry but in Texas there is no fall. The seasons of the Lone Star state are as follows:Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer, and Christmas. What is this Fall you speak of?
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🤣🤣🤣🤣Yes!!
Lovely. Are those glass ornaments from 2B glass? I’m in Texas and also ready for fall.
next year, in the new home ( probably) I will totally have a fall tree!
I hate Christmas, I lole the fall, it make way more sense to me have a fall tree.
Haha. Love this. Glad you stayed strong. Enjoy your fall tree. We are heading for summer in Australia and I think it will be a horrible one
just curious, could this actually be the stelka we all love? 🤪
Yeah, not a fox, definitely a stelka! House Andrews now smells like fish. Warm Texas fish. Yay?
That is my thought, as well!
Beautiful beautiful Fall tree! I just realized I need to switch my summer wall hanging to the Fall colored one. It is the only part of my home I actually decorate. My 1960’s built home has an odd spot in the living room with a big air intake register on the floor and a closet wall on one side. I stuck a footed cedar chest over it and that’s where the holiday decorating goes. I wonder if they make a little version of your tree! Thank-you for sharing! The blue flowers are pretty too!
I like the idea of fall trees! And having a plastic one saves the live trees for outside.
You have Sushi in your fall tree! Where is his fish?
The important point here is, “It makes me HAPPY!” Therefore it is automatically BDH approved. I had never thought about a Fall celebration tree. I think it is awesome, beautiful, and joyful. I love it.
After 20years of Central Florida weather, I moved “north” to take care of my parents and stayed because there were FOUR SEASONS! Unfortunately, climate change is creeping up and, so far, it is still summer here east of Birmingham, Alabama. I also thought I was enough north and inland to avoid hurricanes. Alas, it looks like Isaias will be knocking on my door this evening. I just hope it leaves my power on.
They *ARE* pretty!!! ALL of them!!!
And that baby fox ……!*swoons over baby-fox adorableness*
*joins with Steve to send Ilona (and Gordon) sprinkle-coated chocolate-covered pretzels*
I just leave this link here fore everybody for a overload of fall cuteness:
https://youtu.be/jn9QHrd7P-E?is=qHoHcbShTH_hLZuM
David Bird (sic!) hast tons of videos of his becorns, He also explains his process and it’s a beautiful little rabbit hole to fall in.
Greetings from southern Germany, today we’ve had the first real day of fall with wind and rain, about a month too late…
OMG, thank you for this link. I had to get a calendar, his work made me smile. It’s so cute! So creative and whimsical.
If it makes you happy, go for it! Looks pretty to me. I live in NE and my yard is full of leaves but the trees aren’t that pretty yet. Hoping for more color to come. Enjoy your fall trees!
that fox is adorable!
>^.^<
Love it!
I just leave this link here for everybody for a overload of fall cuteness:
https://youtu.be/jn9QHrd7P-E?is=qHoHcbShTH_hLZuM
David Bird (sic!) has tons of videos of his becorns. He also explains his process in some longer Videos and it’s a beautiful little rabbit hole to fall in.
Greetings from southern Germany, today we’ve had the first real day of fall with wind and rain, about a month too late…
I do not currently have the bandwidth to make you a tree with hand cut wool felt leaves, embroidered with silk threads, each one lovingly wired to a real branch and hung with carefully curated acorns and adorable needle felted animals. But I imagine that would fulfil your needs without plastic…..
Thank-You, your comment brought back memories! I’ve made felt ornaments in the past. I had forgotten about them when I told my niece I would make her some child safe ornaments this year! I will have to find my white felt and colored silk ribbon. I make them with 2 layers. To make them, embroider a spray of flowers, cut out your shapes and blanket stitch the two parts together. Your leaves sound lovely and I can picture them in rich beautiful colors. I usually just made white heart shaped ones in the past. I may look in my cookie cutter collection for ideas and also look up needle felting! Again, Thanks!
Aww I love this!! Got to find the joy where you can! May your life be filled with whimsy 🧡❤️💛
Also in central Texas. We must claim fall however we can!
OMG i want an indoor fall tree with red leaves! and it has to be a fake one cuz ain’t nobody cleaning up dead leaves inside the house. and i want a cute acorn. and a cute fox. no squirrels though, my dog brings me enough of the real thing. (she’s 11 years old and absolutely still fast enough to catch the bleeping things!) none of my trees have red leaves in fall, only yellow ones. and my ginormous maple tree doesn’t drop its leaves until every other tree in the neighborhood (including neighboring maple trees) drop their leaves first. it is literally the last tree with leaves on. it has snowed before the tree dropped its darn leaves. i want pretty red leaves now! *runs off to shop*
It is October. Time for the Tree of Death – ie, the Black pine tree like plastic thingy. It is a 4ft tree because I can’t afford the 6ft+ Black Tree according to hubby. [Hubby is Christmas happy, I am Halloween Happy]
Black Tree, orange lights. They have purple lights too but those are on the miniature trees in black and purple. My tree topper is a Witch’s Hat…an old Costume prop.
Long live the Fall tree and the Tree of Death.
If it makes you happy why not. Maybe I should try it. Northern CA is currently having a heat wave. It’s been anywhere from 102 to mid 90’s. It can be warm for Fall but not usually this bad. It does get cooler ones the sun goes down. Pumpkin season forever!
that fox is adorable!
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I’m Canadian. my granddaughter was getting married in Oklahoma, (in December.)
My sisters and I drove down for the wedding. All we talked about along the 3 day drive, was those darn trees that were barely starting to show some colour.
It was winter at home.
I love it! I have a fake palm tree that gets decorated for each season. Right now it’s Halloween.
Coastal Alabama here. Absolutely no fall color. There ARE large fields of white. Cotton season is upon us. Ugh… wait a minute. Sigh, here tonight is also a hurricane. Darn the seasons.
I hope you still have power, Nancy!
Be safe! This is exactly why I don’t regret leaving Texas. Hurricanes are so stressful!
LOL. I loved this post – maybe I’ll look for a fall tree myself …
And the flowers are beautiful. Who cares if they’re ‘fakes’. You can always say ‘No flowers were harmed in this arrangement’ …
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Meh, I throw no stone. You do whatever makes you happy. If it is a Fall tree, rock on, sister! For people who do NOT live in the South, we get EXACTLY 5 minutes and 36 seconds of Fall, then everything is either Raining brown/dry or Drought brown/grey. Also a happy author gives us yummy yummy books. For the above mentioned reasons, I am 100% Team Fall Tree. The only fools my Mama raised were my brothers lol
Heehee. Mine, too!
My favorite Tex-Mex restaurant has a year round decorated white fake Doug fir. Every month the decorations and Elvis ornament change. For Spring there were Easter eggs and flowers, Summer had Hawaiian Elvis, and when I went in September orange flowers and Vegas Elvis.
If anyone is wondering “Why Elvis?” the founder’s son is an Elvis impersonator.
As long as it makes you happy, that makes BDH happy too.
I’m with Steve on this. Given *gestures wildly at the world* “makes me happy” wins all the arguments.
Hey, ModR, can we do a “makes me happy” post? Where everyone shares the small, ridiculous things we do that make us happy?
That’s a lovely idea 🙂
Brilliant idea!
I like your fall tree and I like the fox.
I love it.
I love your fall tree!
When you live in a state where seasonal transitions last days you cope the best you can. Texas has heavy rain, unbearable heat, occasional terrorizing ice, hail, tornados, mosquitoes the size of cats, and some delightful spring and fall days that that help you remember why you moved here. We love it anyway.
Love all the pretties!
I love your fall trees! No trees were maimed and it looks delightful! Gorgeous!
Okay now, whatever makes you happy.
We were so busy we didn’t notice we hadn’t taken the Christmas tree down, we just loved the lights at night and just kept it going till Easter, so it became the Easter tree with a new look and different lights.
Eventually it became the summer tree, now it is changing to the Halloween tree.
We had never done this before, but sometimes you do what the heart wants.
So glad your fall tree gives you joy, and makes your heart happy.
I have a clear glass pine tree 🌲 shaped vase (the top of the tree comes off) on my dining room table. Right now, there are cute orange pumpkins, acorns, pine cones and decorative sticks in the 🌲 vase. In about 6 weeks, there will be adorable Christmas bulbs, then Hearts in February and so on. I am an ex-teacher. We MUST observe holidays. lol. I like your fall tree
Love your fall to tree – super cute!
I love your fall tree! My aunt puts up a beautiful Valentine’s tree every February and I love that, too. I have started to decorate my mantel with (fake) greenery festooned with Valentine hearts and white icicle lights after I take down my Christmas tree in early January. Pretty lights to warm the soul are wonderful things when the days are short.
Beautiful! What a great idea a Fall tree! I love it!
We had a Chinese new year tree. Hey, we had the Christmas tree, it was up, we removed the ornaments, removed the silver, added more red and gold and Chinese new year looking things, and voila! Whatever floats your boat.
Also, I really don’t want to put away the tree. Pure laziness, I was able to procrastinate another 3 weeks. Yay!
So pretty. I need a fall tree.
I love this tree!
Five years ago, I bought a snow globe with a bear. The bear looks so serene. It makes me so happy.
Here’s to whimsy!
From far away, fall tree is pretty, but I get the real ones here in Wisconsin. Pretty pretty fall trees, and because I rent I no longer need to deal with the leaves. NOTE: do NOT do fall cleanup and cut down spent flowers or rake or mow the leaves. Leave the leaves for the caterpillars and the good insects that help your garden and the bad ones the birds find nummy. WAIT, WHY AM I IN A HOLE? IS THAT A RABBIT? WHY IS IT GREEN? WHAT’S GOING ON!?!?! HELP MEEEEEEE
Oooh cute little fox!
I actually kinda like it. And the one good thing about plastic trees is that you can use them over and over again, without the cutteth every year 😀
I’m totally with Steve 🙂 He has an eye for these things XD
Before it died a death from being damaged when moving house, I used to have a season tree. It was like yours, only with no leaves, and id decorate it appropriately according to whatever season we were in. Spring, easter, late spring (cherry blossom), summer, harvest, autumn, halloween, winter, xmas. I loved it. I haven’t gotten around to replacing it, as I wanted to get something more sturdy, and that costs considerably more and thus it has languished low on my priority list…
We have ‘Fall’ but we call it Autumn [I know you all know that ] and the leaves are blowing all over the garden from my neighbours trees.Do they ever volunteer to sweep them up? No!
Why can’t they have BIG plastic trees in their garden???
Barbara, we used to have two massive trees in addition to the the other four that are still here. Our across the street neighbor had a meticulous yard (even won a Beauty Award from the city), with only bushes, and picked up leaves every day. after a big blow of dead leaves ended up in his yard, My brother felt guilty, and went over and raked them all up. The next day, our neighbor came over and raked our whole yard! we never did that again. we felt too guilty.
I like this! I used the live in Texas, I missed the fall colors the most from my midwestern roots. It’s pretty and makes you happy, priceless.
I love the fall tree.
I grew up in Louisiana. Like Texas, what few trees change colors, they don’t change until Winter. I love the fall tree. May I suggest some brooms and witches and jack-o-lanterns be added to the tree??
Makes you happy are the only words needed. Find joy and bits of wonder…
Thank you for sending you and us!
Makes you happy are the only words needed. Find joy and bits of wonder…
Thank you for tending you and us!
I get it. We moved from TX to WA a year ago. This will be our second “real” fall and it’s just as magical and beautiful as the first. The high today is 58 and there will be intermittent rain. My friends and family back home are enduring a high of 88 with an air quality alert. In Texas we used to decorate with fall garlands and stuff and it was sort of a symbol of hope. Now the whole world seems decorated for us.
Of course… the trade off is no HEB, no central market, no creamy jalapeño at chuys, and nowhere at all to get decent queso/salsa anymore. Sometimes I get so homesick I try to trick myself into thinking the heat wasn’t that bad. But it was. Enjoy the fall tree. We deserve to have pretty hopeful things in our lives.
Agree with Steve on this one – it’s pretty , and more importantly it makes you happy = win-win.😊💖🍁🍂
(Side point – I’m surprised Steve didn’t suggest adding some ferrets to go with the Stelka 😁😉. Oh and maybe add an orange cat too because you don’t want to offend Tuna 😽 )
I buy a real 4 – 5 foot Christmas tree every year, and I decorate it for all of the holidays and seasons: Christmas, football season in January, Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, easter, spring, etc. It is a real tree and it turns brown, but I don’t care. I keep it up until Christmas comes around again, then I buy a new tree and start over for the new year.
BDH: The important part is that it makes her happy. You don’t have to have one.
This conversation made me smile. All my fall fakeness is out as well. I live in Virginia so we do get the lovely tree changes
I love it. I want one.
I love it! I’m so glad you found a way to get in the fall spirit. I have a tiny Christmas tree that I cover in Halloween decorations every October. But mine doesn’t have a cute squirrel.
So I wouldn’t have argued lol dislike of plastic or not, it’s ok you bought it and it makes you happy. Enjoy them regardless ☺️
TBH we already do an Easter tree in spring (an actual dogwood that I cut down as a child to my mother’s dismay) and a Christmas tree. So by extension a banana plant can be the summer tree, and your fall tree makes the fourth seasonal tree. Every season is covered now.
I thought the seasonal tree was lovely! What made me laugh a little was the kettlebell being used to prop the door. 🤭 A not-inappropriate use for the beast.
Thank for the Fall Tree! (And the adorable foxy fox!).
Living in Florida, much like in Texas, involves very high temperatures and humidity. And no vast splash of fall color! So this was a special treat for my eyes and my heart. ❤️ 🍁🍂🦊
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Thank for the Fall Tree! (And the adorable foxy fox!).
Living in Florida, much like in Texas, involves very high temperatures and humidity. And no vast splash of fall color! So this was a special treat for my eyes and my heart. ❤️ 🍁🍂🦊
For some reason, the site said my comments would not be published, but did publish both. (I thought it wanted my full name instead of just my first name. Hence the second try).
Just wanted to let you know you have a glitch. 😉
Yes to the tree!
being in Houston, I run on the motto of “If you build it, it will come.” So if I put out fall decor, fall will come and FINALLY we had a high of under 90 and humidity of less than 1000%. 🤣
Fall tree for the win!
It is very pretty.
Well, if you want all four seasons, why not move to north, to Canada? It would have an advantage in actually good healthcare system…
It makes her happy therefore it will happen. Happy spouse= happy house!
(Yarn, woodworking, banana bread, fox ornament, comfort food, fall tree, happy house!!)
This is why I continue to buy Ilona Andrews books. “Fall Tree” is insanely beautiful 🙂
You need to knit (or can you crochet?) a skirt for it.
There have been a few years I kept the tree up all year ( it has programmable lights so I can coordinate to anything) and decorated it for every month…fun…
I think your Fall tree is wonderful! I live in Savannah, Ga. It’s forecast to be 88 degrees again next Thursday and has been a brutal summer.
I tried to get a breath of Fall spirit by heading to a cabin in the mountains last week, but no luck. It was in the 80’s every day until the day I had to leave. Even the nights never got very cool, so I cranked the AC down to 55, then laid in a real wood fire… just because I wanted to trick my mind for one night!
So yes, 100% fan of the FALL TREE!
The tree is very nice. Acorns and a fox.
🤣🤣🤣🍁🍂
I want a Fall Tree to decorate and lift my spirits. I too live in Texas, Spring to be precise. Though I am originally from Midwest where the leaves change color starting in October – maroon, orange, yellow – and all mixes and variations of the colors. I am getting a tree.
It is pretty. I can see why you like it if autumn is so far away. We’re in the thick of it now, and I’ve got to finish trimming my cedars before it gets too cold.
New project suggestion: crochet a fall tree. All of the leaves. If you enjoy the bouquets there are books for crocheting those, too. What a stash buster!
Fall tree – good. Celebration of the seasons – good.
Criticism – bad.
Me love fall – me & Ilona love fall heheheheh 🙂
I love it! 🥰
Okay but a fall tree is delightful, I might have to get one and do it up for Halloween then for fall in general! There are so many cute decoration options. (I am also in Texas, so I completely understand the desire to have fall now, no matter how much make believe it requires….)
I live in New England and love the fall, so I totally get it! I love when the red maples turn- they get so red that I think of a Vallah tree and hope that Maud, Helen, and Arlen are doing well. I wish I could include a photo of one for you.
I miss New England fall so much 😭
Another New Englander here. I spend half the year waiting for autumn, when the trees change colors, the air is cool and crisp and football starts. I can see why you might need a fall tree, to remind you there is hope for better days ahead. Or at least cooler days.
When I first looked, I was sure that was a Stelka ornament! Now I want one, and am pondering ways to make one. Possibly crochet? Maybe a 3-D crocheted one? My brother is big time into making things with a 3-D printer, like the Mystery machine, various spaceships, etc. He could possibly b induced to help. Is there any word on a stuffed Stelka? It was mentioned long ago as in the works but likely to take a long time.
I love in Wisconsin and the beautiful maple and sumac reds never last long enough. Your fall tree is pretty. Id get one!
Floridian here. Like Texas we only get fall leaves in the fall if they’re fake. Stop picking on her!!
It’s pretty with cute acorns and cute fox!!
I needed this whimsy in my life today! Thanks Ilona!
I like that the base looks like roots. It just went from a week of 100 degrees to 89 and maybe a high of 80 today. I could use some Fall too.
I mean at least its not a christmas tree with fall themed ornaments. I think its pretty. After just 3 days in Fort Worths heat and my daughter saying “oh it cooled down for your visit…” you can have whatever fall tree you want.
I love fall! I decorate with fall wreaths and silk leaves. So enjoy bringing fall inside!
+1 !!!
I have a fall wreath which i put outside the door of my new home… now, for the 3rd time I found my wreath on the floor… camera is not picking up anything and I swear the hook is solid… it’s a very nice wreath with (artificial) acorns and wheat and other fall things. I’ve been wondering if I this is a ferret joke (or if a critter finds it hilarious to see me put up the wreath only to take it down)…
I live in North Idaho and am lucky to enjoy the seasons changing. We currently drive through tunnels of changing color. Enjoy your change of color.
LMAO,
I just love you Ilona… you’re priceless.
In our city hall, they put up an enormous fall tree (it looks real for a fake one!) I’d post a photo if I could, that’s how pretty it is. Of course, they also added Halloween theme things in there too…It feels very weird to me, but it looks like fall trees are (becoming?) a thing.
I now live in Central Florida so we get a little bit of leaves turning, nothing as gorgeous as New England (can you tell I still miss the New England fall foliage?!), but I suppose it’s enough to say we’re in the Fall
I’m glad the fall trees makes you happy 🥰
I love the Fall tree!
If it makes you happy go for it. No leaves or needles to clean up-all the better. I’ve snuck a few fake (ok, faux) flowers into my garden to fill in a few back bare spots. Heck, they look good, and no one has caught onto it yet. They are pretty good fakes though. And fall never lasts long enough in the South anyway.
Love it! Enjoy your fall tree!❤️❤️❤️
I thought it was a Japanese Maple at first, those are definitely fall looking. I wouldn’t blink an eye at anyone’s decorating, when these days September 1st marks Halloween decorations going up. . .people used to just do stuff the day of, but I digress.
I also saw the kettle ball holding the door, my hand weights block my old, blind Chihuahua from wandering behind furniture, at least I use it for something ;). We also (in So Cal) have a delayed fall, so I understand completely- enjoy your Fall Tree!
I think it’s pretty too. I also think the fox is too cute. Happy Fall everyone!
I live in Louisiana. The only thing that changes color here is the humidity. Sigh.
I think the fall tree is adorable and brings much joy!!!!
Know what else brings me much joy today? Well, I’ll tell you because maybe it will bring you joy too!
I subscribe to the NPR Books newsletter, and when it asked for our thoughts about “writers we love with long career arcs” you KNOW I went on and on about IA! I didn’t think my comments would be published, but I sent them anyway, thinking if they were published maybe it would result in more people checking out IA.
So you guessed it: my Very Loyal BDH Member comments are in the NPR Books newsletter that was sent out today!!!!!!!!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 IA has appeared to a bookish NPR audience again!!!!😁👍
Thank you so much! 😀
No, thank YOU for all that IA gives the BDH!!! 💕💕💕💕
I like your fall tree. Especially the cute fox. Do what makes you happy, Ilona.
There are Ferret decorations available:
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There is a definite resemblence of that cute fox to Stelka, certainly another possible merch idea. 😉😊
It’s pretty and it’s gonna look pretty next year, and year after that, and also the year after that one.
There is also no mess to clean up.
Win-win.
…sorry not sorry, but Yoink the flowers!
In Alaska, our fall is about a week of color before it’s dreary and cold, so I also decorate with fake fall stuff now. You gotta go what you gotta do!
I love your fall tree! Ilona gets all the fall trees!! Fall tree make Ilona happy….happy Ilona may write more.
NO ONE STOPS THE HAPPY OR ELSE!
…do you wish to discuss?
Love the Fall tree! My favorite time of the year. Not too hot and not too cold. And all the colors of the leaves remind me of foxes and other similar colored wildlife. Ilona, You go girl! As one of BDH I totally approve this message!
It needs a fall tree skirt to complete it.
lol. my Christmas tree sometimes stays up for over a year, record is three years straight. it’s got all the seasons on it
Thanks, Ilona, I think your fall tree brought cooler weather to Houston. It was 77F this morning, I had to grab a jacket lol
Yes, fall tree is pretty. Yes, fox and acorns are very cute. Oooh yes, fake blue flowers are very soothing. See how soothing? Very soothing. Very calming. Let’s sit here and have some relaxing tea and breathe deeply as we contemplate our fall tree and our silk flowers. It will be very nice and restorative and you will feel much better. Much much better soon.
I love the fall tree. Originally from Pennsylvania and lived in the woods. Now in SoCal and my king palm is dropping giant fronds in the pool.
Cute trees.
I bought a Halloween tree and machine embroidered ornaments to give my grandchildren. We are quite happy with temps in the upper 80. The only reason my tree leaves are turning color is due to the drought we are experiencing in north central Texas.
I LOVE IT
I love your fall tree, Ilona, and the acorns, the fox – so darn cute. What a lovely idea! Living in Oregon, I was out today and we have live fall trees just dripping colored leaves. I wish I could share some with you. And your flowers look so gorgeous and real! AND they won’t die. I say you ignore all the nay sayers and enjoy your fall tree and flowers!
Laughing hysterically. I love everything about your books, but perhaps most of all I love when they make me laugh hysterically. Today I REALLY need that. I’m at the library while someone looks at my house to see if they want to buy it. First one in this stage of a long hard seven months. You are a blessing to us. Thank you!
Not sure which BDH members would initiate that exchange, but it’s not the BDH I’m a part of. I have a tall but slim Christmas tree I keep up all year round. Nothing on it is associated with Christmas: decorations are rose gold, white, gold, silver, magnolia flowers, things like that. My husband actually suggested we put it up and keep it up year round. It lights up in soft white, so when it’s a dark and rainy day, it’s nice to click it on for a little extra light.
I love fall and fall colors, and if I had the room and it was easier to get to them, I’d rotate decorations on the tall/slim tree as seasons change, including fall and things like acorns, fall leaves, cute little animals. I love your fall trees and glad you have something like that to make you happy. It’s the little things.
A Fall tree, what a great idea. I love it. I want one, Micheal’s here I come
Hobby Lobby has great fall tree decorations.
Requesting more Adam and Siroun, Small magics
When you have time that is
We’ve skipped Spring here and gone straight to Summer
I love your fall tree! May it give you many smiles!
This post gave me happy giggles. Cute!
I love your fall tree! Don’t listen to the haters! I live in NW LA. We need Fall! This. Coming from a woman who has had her Christmas tree up since 2024. It reminds me of my husband who passed away over 2 years ago. 💔💔 It makes me happy.
I love this so much! When my daughter was in school, some years we would leave the Christmas tree up and decorate it for every holiday. It was so much fun! Her senior year we decorated it for graduation. I’m all for harmless things that make you happy!
Ilona, I thought of you when I saw this: https://rhapsodyeyarns.com/products/dragon-with-slogan-t-shirt
Hehe, that’s right!
I use to work with seniors. One of my clients had a plastic tree for every month. It was awesome to see the Halloween tree.
You deserve all the happiness! And something that isn’t work.
I live in Edmonton and it snowed yesterday.
We had 3 months of spring, 1 week of summer and 2 weeks of autumn.
My husband retired this year and we done.
On Tuesday we are climbing in the RV and heading for warmer weather.
We will fly back for a few weeks at Christmas and after the new year we will be gone again till the snow let’s us come back up.
fabulous, hysterical, may have to add one more thing to this crowded house
Maine here. We have real trees that are really that color. Some are even that scrawny. Sweater weather. Come for a week if you ever give yourselves a break. Feel free to email me for suggestions. 😉
The leaves are turning here in Michigan. We had a drizzly 60 degree day. it’s one of those perfect days for plants to heal from the summer heat, drink deep, and stretch their roots down to protect from the winter to come. It’s the sleepy, tucking-in version of renewal and i’m here for it.
Fake it may be, but I find that tree rather lovely. Better yet, setting up something to make oneself happy is a VERY good thing. Especially when you’re as stressed out as House Andrews has been of late. I’m all in favour of anything that keeps our favourite authors (including, but not limited to, House Andrews) happy and sane. Good job, Ilona, on finding your happiness. :-)
Incidentally, I live in Arizona and our trees are primarily palm trees which never change colour. If they ever do, you wanna hire a tree cutting company because the trees are very much dead and could potentially be on the verge of falling. One of the things I miss about living in New Hampshire is the changing trees. I will never miss having to shovel the snow or sliding on black ice.
Famous last words, Steve.
That’s not a fox – that’s Sushi in earth-disguise!
Hmmm, having thoughts about a line of TKWNKM ornaments: butterflies from the garden, the Mage Tower, perhaps Reynald with glowing green eyes.
I love this idea. And foxes… and theseglimmers of rust and gold and black. It’s my jam. How cool is this! Hmmm…
We moved north of Dallas 10 years ago from Kentucky because my job relocated. This summer was the most miserable yet with 70+ days of no rain and most days being in triple digits. I don’t miss the humidity of Kentucky summers, but I do miss seasons. I like your fall tree even if it’s plastic. 🤣
i grew up in northern California and on our street a couple trees would change colors in October a couple more would drop leaves in December and then the last few would go in January February. I loved it. I live in New England now and yes it’s gorgeous but I HATE the cold so I very much missed my California “fall”!!
This post makes me very happy, LOL! Love the tree. Love the little fox ornament. Very festive😍
have you seen the ghost Xmas tree
someone put up their Xmas tree with lights and threw a sheet over it to be a ghost.
it was cute!
I love this! I may need one if I can find time to put one up.
P.S. I live in Central Texas and any daytime high temperatures below 90° counts as Fall!!!!
Years from now, when fall trees are as ubiquitous as christmas trees, we will remember and know that this is where it started. 🙂
Congratulations on your cute and pretty fall tree
Yes, when the high of the day fell below 90f (89f), people in north central Texas brought out the soup tureens and chili pots. When it went back up over 90f for the high for several days, they had to look into cold soups
I love the fall tree!!!! and that cute fox!
I LOVE Fall tree. I took a cruise of the NE coast just to get away from Midwest heat. I can’t imagine TX. just keep on manifesting fall
We just moved to PA from TX. The leaves are turning and stepping outside and feeling the chill in the air is amazing. Loving the rain too. Looking forward to snow. I feel you. In TX the weather is wearying.
I love the whimsy and the fox and I totally get it.