crisp November day
sky, calm & blue
13 bags for the curb
more than crisp
downshifting
into winter
the cold rush
of arctic air
Wonderful, Beautiful, Sensational Autumn
Easy-peasy. Fall is the very best season of any 12-month calendar!
There’s the color, the vibrancy, those chill walks in a magical wood, good old-fashioned hayrides. There’s Halloween and mums and jack-o’-lanterns and fall decor and Trick or Treat and the lead-in to Thanksgiving and Christmas.
There’s fun sweaters, turtlenecks, leggings, boots and comfy sweatshirts. The yummy fall hues of orange and red and yellow and gold and crimson, scarlet, mauve and purple.
We’ve got outdoor craft shows and college football. Don’t forget those delicious hot beverages: steaming cups of chai and hot chocolate. Or a glass of wine listening to outdoor music.
Falling leaves, that satisfying crunch underfoot, that somehow pleasant scent of decay in the air. Pumpkins and gourds, acorn squash and apples.
Fall is my favorite time of year, hands-down, bar-none. As soon as the heat & humidity starts to wreak its havoc – even in June – I’m ready for autumn. Each and every time!
october, my 1st true love
spring, nearly spent
not quite summer
still, I wait for fall
Glory Day
I woke to a flash of lightning this morning. Then another. And yet again, one more. At long last, rain had come! Sorely needed, too, as we’ve been in a bit of a drought for the past several weeks. And did I mention the rumbles of thunder? Oh, but I love me a good thunderstorm!!
Days like this are to be savored. We’ve had a fabulous fall here in the Midwest. The weather has been nothing short of spectacular. The mild, sunny days have allowed my husband to continue work on the new deck we’ve been building all summer. The rails are almost finished and attaching the fascia to the rim board will be the final piece. However, we’d hoped that the rest of the fascia we ordered would have arrived by now and so we wait, hamstrung by delayed deliveries and now the rain. No matter. The time off allows Bill to recuperate from the physical demands of working on the deck, and that’s a good thing too.
As for me, I plan to return to a couple of quilting projects in the works – and there’s always poetry to write and books to be read!
So, let it rain. I’ll savor every luscious, restorative drop!
We Have 4 of Them, You Know
What can I say
about the seasons
that you haven’t
already heard?
Winter’s white.
Spring is green.
Summer, so HOT.
But, autumn —
Well, that’s the very
BEST season
I’ve ever seen!
the orange tide
flameleaf sumac, american sweetgum, japanese persimmon
chlorophyll diminishes as daylight’s reign grows ever more brief
soon each tree’s crown tumbles down
crunchy, crinkly temptations, for the child in every one of us
autumn, an american sentence
the fatness of fall, her sumptuous melody of texture & hue
October!!
Today is the first of October, the very best, the most beautiful, the most inspiring and exhilarating month of the year. I adore the color, the scent, the pageantry, the crispness, the whole vibe of this month punctuated at the end with the fun of Halloween, a time when kids of all ages can act out their fantasies. It’s a time to indulge our imaginations!
What’s not to love?
Autumn Rain
It’s one of those drizzly, soggy September mornings. A bit more chill in the air than we’ve experienced thus far this season. Perfect weather for diving back beneath the sheets or, if you’re a tad more ambitious, getting out of bed at 4:45 AM and spending an hour sewing blocks together for a new quilt I’m working on. I’m tired now, four hours later although a short twenty-minute nap seems to have revived me somewhat. A hot cup of tea at hand – love me some Harney & Sons’s Hot Cinnamon Spice! – and I’m almost ready to tackle that hamper full of dirty laundry.
Happy Friday everyone!
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