A skiff of snow has come and gone in my neighbourhood. Already I am nostalgic for those crisp blue skies, for that etching light that lifts autumn's blazing colour into its glory. A last tribute then – in words and images – before we leave this season ...
PHOTO: morgueFile.com Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia Creeper)
"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird
I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
― George Eliot
I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
― George Eliot
PHOTO: morgueFile.com
“Two sounds of autumn are unmistakable ...
the hurrying rustle of crisp leaves blown along the street by a gusty wind,
and the gabble of a flock of migrating geese.”
― Hal Borland
the hurrying rustle of crisp leaves blown along the street by a gusty wind,
and the gabble of a flock of migrating geese.”
― Hal Borland
PHOTO: morgueFile.com
"The falling leaves, all over the forest, are protecting the roots of my plants.
Only look at what is to be seen, and you will have garden enough,
without deepening the soil in your yard.
We have only to elevate our view a little to see the whole forest as a garden."
― Henry David Thoreau
from 'Autumnal Tints'
Only look at what is to be seen, and you will have garden enough,
without deepening the soil in your yard.
We have only to elevate our view a little to see the whole forest as a garden."
― Henry David Thoreau
from 'Autumnal Tints'
PHOTO: nativeson.com ― Vitis ‘Roger’s Red’, Wild grape
“There is something in the autumn that is native to my blood—
Touch of manner, hint of mood;
And my heart is like a rhyme,
With the yellow and the purple and the crimson keeping time.”
― Bliss Carman
Touch of manner, hint of mood;
And my heart is like a rhyme,
With the yellow and the purple and the crimson keeping time.”
― Bliss Carman
PHOTO: sequoiagardens.wordpress.com ― Autumn marigolds
"Autumn wins you best by this its mute appeal to sympathy for its decay."
― Robert Browning
― Robert Browning
PHOTO: Wikimedia Commons ― Solidago virgaurea (European goldenrod or woundwort)
“Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.”
― Jim Bishop
― Jim Bishop
PHOTO: threedogsinagarden.blogspot.com ― Rose
“Autumn ... the year's last, loveliest smile."
― William Cullen Bryant
From 'Indian Summer'
― William Cullen Bryant
From 'Indian Summer'
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What makes autumn a memorable season for you?
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What makes autumn a memorable season for you?
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