Autumn days are here! Even the calendar agrees that Summer is over and Autumn is upon us once again. I find it hard to believe. Didn’t we just welcome Spring into our midst? Summer sped by as if it had wings. And now Autumn brings her cooler weather, glorious colors, the crunch of leaves, the smell of campfires and the joys of harvest. Time marches on!
The goldenrod is yellow,
The corn is turning brown;
The trees in apple orchards
With fruit are bending down.
The gentian’s bluest fringes
Are curing in the sun;
In dusty pods the milkweed
Its hidden silk has spun.
The sedges haunt their harvest,
In every meadow’s nook;
And asters by the brookside
Make asters in the brook.
From dewy lanes at morning
The grapes’ sweet odors rise;
At noon the roads all flutter
With yellow butterflies.
By all those lovely tokens
September days are here,
With summer’s best of weather,
And autumn’s best of cheer.
– Helen Hunt Jackson
What is your favorite thing about Autumn?
Pretty fall vignettes, Jill ~ the crisp cool days are among my long list of favorites!
Thanks Pam! I love fall – as long as it doesn’t get TOO cold!
The cool, crisp days are my favorite part, along with the colors. Love the colors.
The colors are great Jenni – this cool weather, eh not so much!
gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!! loving your little lamb…is it a vintage garden art piece? hoping you are having a great weekend!
Thank You Denise! I found the lamb at a little antique shop years ago – it is concrete and it is vintage!! And I had a WONDERFUL weekend!
If I never told you before, I’m telling you now that Fall is my favorite season!!! I love the crisp air, clear blue skies, beautiful color of leaves, and one of my most favorites is the poem you printed above. It takes me back to grade school where we read it and to my Dad who often quoted it. Thanks for the stirring of precious memories.
🙂 I did know that fall is your favorite season! I remember the year we walked daily in the fall after I got home from work each day. That fall was so gorgeous!
We have a spool just like that in our shop! I love the way you have yours styled-so cute!!
Susan
🙂 Now why am I not surprised that you have one just like this?!!! Our taste is just so much the same I think we must be twins who were separated at birth! Someday we really must meet in real life!!!
What an incredibly lovely post and tribute to fall. Even your outside is styled to perfection 🙂
Thank you Amy! It was fun to get my porch looking good again – I had neglected it pretty much all summer.
looks so cozy! i could certainly enjoy a cup of coffee there…!
Thanks Ali! come on over we can have a cup of coffee together 🙂