Although I love summer best, my heart leaps into my breast with flares of joy for spring and then once more for the bright lovely days of Autumn
Autumn to me is more than a dying time, or a song sorrow, or a lament to the Old Gods
Its a time of remembering—as the leaves fall down on the weary ground and the plants close up for another year
The sky seems to [also] brighten into strong colors even more so than the brilliant summer skies
The air is not full of the smell of green growing things and thirsty soil like it is in Spring
Nor is it full of the spices and floral scents of summer
But it is full of the smell of leaves turning yellow and falling, drifting toward the earth where we mere mortals tread.
From my world to your heart,
Linda
Beautiful, beautiful fall ~ lookin’ good!
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Soon you will be in Kentucky 🙂
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You certainly have a way with your camera….beautiful pictures…
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Thank you, Lynn! The leaves are beautiful right now.
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I share those same feelings with you Linda but you know that.
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Hows life in the tropics? Warm, colorful and perfect?
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You evoke Autumn so beautifully, Linda. There is always such a sense of wonder in your posts. I read every one, even though I don’t always comment. Thank you.
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I always love seeing your comments, Juliet! Thank you so much!
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Beautiful photographs!
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Thank you!!!
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I’m glad to see you are still wearing short pants and flopflops.
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Year round…I hate winter clothes 🙂
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Silver maple makes the best aroma of autumn! They are not native here, and are actually quite rare; but I know how they smell this time of year. They are the epitome of autumn, even if they are not colorful like other maples. Apricot foliage in the Santa Clara Valley and redwood foliage in the Santa Cruz Mountains above is what I know about autumn, but I think in a perfect autumn climate like Vermont, autumn would smell like silver maple.
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We have Silver Maples here. I grew up with one in our back yard shading my bedroom window. I love those trees
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Really? That is cool. So many who grew up with them do not like them much. They grow fast, are structurally deficient, and they do not color wall in autumn. I like them because they are one of the few maples that does well here, and I really like how big they get.
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ME TOO! 🙂
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Here we are smelling damp leaves…your smells would be better!
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Rain is due in next week…and we are still waiting to combine. The story of fall harvest it seems.
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Lovely images Linda … I love autumn, it’s such a special time of year. 🙂 watching those leaves change colour and drop to the ground .. and then crunch underfoot ..
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The crunch underfoot and the paths in the leaves…the joy of fall.
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