Autumn Leaf Of The Day #7

 

"And all at once, summer collapsed into fall."

~Oscar Wilde

Summer is still doing it's fair share of collapsing. We are still experiencing hot days, but we are having gentle evenings, where the temperature drops into sweater weather. But I am not complaining, I am actually grateful that we still have some dry weather to enjoy. This year's, El Nino, is promising to be quite the gusher. Lots and lots of rainy weather is due to hit northern California in late October, or early November. The state is already planning for it, Governor Newsom has declared a State of Emergency to get out ahead of what might be coming. So, I am trying to hope for the best, because if the worst happens, getting adorable shots like this one, which Hubby helped me with, or any autumn leaf shots for that matter, could be very difficult. I am just going to deal with it when it gets here.

Autumn Leaf Of the Day #6

 

"Of all the seasons, autumn offers the most to man, and requires the least of him."

~Hal Borland

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #5

 

"A leaf is a letter sent from the trees."

~Unknown

I like that! With a little luck, Trump won't mess with that mail!

38 days until election day! 

If a leaf was my ballot it would be whispering... I can't wait to fall!

Ellipsis Weekend Cooking... Caramel Apples

 

Free Use From Pexels ( Maria Tyutina )

"If I don't get a candy apple, you'll see my resting witch face."

~Unknown

It's autumn. What better way then to make something deliciously decadent to celebrate? How about Caramel Apples? I love them, so why not? Once upon a time I had a lot of fun making them, but stopped as I grew older, it just seemed like the thing to do. But hell's bells, I am 64 now, and I can make what the hell ever I want to, and right now, I want to make caramel apples. Period. Full Stop! One of my favorite recipe sites, Sally's Baking Addiction, has a really great sounding caramel apple recipe, and she is even including a nifty video on how to do it! So, tell me, do you put sprinkles on the finished project, or do you leave the apples plain?

Sally's Baking Addiction - Homemade Caramel Apples

If you prefer candy apples the, New York Times ,

has a recipe that makes my mouth water!

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #4

 

"Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree."

~Emily Bronte

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #3

 

"By all these lovely tokens, September days are here. 

With summer's best of weather and autumn's best of cheer."

Helen Hunt Jackson

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #2

"Aprils have never meant that much to me, autumn seems that season of beginning, spring."

~Truman Capote

Breakfast at Tiffany's

I agree. By the way, autumn began yesterday, but today is the first full day of autumn. And I kinda like that. It's like having to first days of autumn.

Ellipsis Movie Of The Week... Practical Magic

"I dream of a love that even time will lie down and be still for."

~Sally Owens (Sandra Bullock)

Practical Magic

If you've known me very long, then you know that Practical Magic both the book and the movie, have been favorites of mine for years! This year they are a little more special to me, I am going to see, Practical Magic 2 today, the first day of autumn, as a a little treat to myself. Practical Magic 2 came out a couple weeks ago, but I saved it especially for today, as a little treat to myself. I will tell you all about it later in the week. You already know about the original film, released in 1998, but if you don't go watch it. It's a really great movie to get lost in. It's worth your time. A little romance, a little supernatural thriller, and all about women and the magical powers we all hold and bring us together. A story about sisterhood and so much more! Including a nifty soundtrack my Alan Silvestri. One of my favorite movie composers of all time! So, have you seen Practical Magic 2 yet? Have you seen either movie yet?

"Curses only have power when you believe in them. I don't. 

You know what? I wished for you too!"

~Gary Hallet ( Aiden Quinn )

Autumn leaf Of The Day #1

"No spring nor summer have such grace, as I have seen in one autumnal face."

~John Donne

The Autumnal

John Donne: The Complete Poetry And Prose

This is the very first, Autumn Leaf Of The Day, I hope there will be a lot more to come, but this has been a brutal summer, filled with very hot weather, and we are facing drought conditions, yet again. Finding leaves might be difficult to find, but you know I will try. We are also facing El Nino conditions later in the seasons, but rain has never worried me much, and fog doesn't either! So, we will see what we see, and if worse comes to worse, maybe instead of individual leaves, I will post autumnal landscapes. It will all work itself out. 

Welcome To Autumn 2026

"But when fall comes, kicking summer out in it's treacherous ass, as it always does one day sometime before the mid point of September, it stays a while like an old friend that you have missed."

~Stephen King

Salam's Lot

Finally... autumn is here. Leaf peeping, warm sweaters, rain, long trips to new towns and visits to museums. Monster cakelets and homemade cinnamon pecans. Halloween, my witches parasol, American Horror Story, and spiced cider. All the things I love about Autumn, and more!

Today is the Equinox. Take time to appreciate the first day of autumn!

What activity will you do?

My next post will be the very first, Autumn Leaf Of The Day, for 2026!

Say's Phoebe

 

"Tame birds sing of freedom. Wild birds fly."

~John Lennon

A short post today, just a lovely bird. Busy, busy, busy! The Sandhill Cranes are home, and it's the last day of summer! So, I have stuff to do!

Summer Homes

 

"The greatest artist and web-designer ever, is indeed a spider!!"

~Munia Kahn

With summer on it's way out the seasonal door, I would be remiss if I didn't mention one of my favorite parts of this time of year, the amazing summer webs! I will continue to look for webs throughout autumn, but there is just something about the webs spun in summer that speaks to me. I just wish I could have seen the spider, or spiders, who built this intricate arachnid condominium.

Ellipsis Weekend Cooking... Panera Bread's Turkey & Artichoke Panini (Hack)

 

Panera Bread's Turkey & Artichoke Panini - Food.com - Recipe

"No matter how I spun it, my life became a lazy Susan of shit sandwiches."

~Jennifer Welch

Life is a Lazy Susan of Shit Sandwiches:

 Advice, Inspiration And Laughter From The, I've Had It Podcasts

This cute sandwich is anything other than a shit sandwich! Oh my, Panera Bread, you are my weakness... well actually... you were my weakness. Alas, I can no longer afford you, but with a little creativity, we don't have to necessarily give up on each other. It's not like I don't understand why everything has gotten unbelievably expensive, I know why... you know... why... but what's a girl to do? There is no fixing it. So, thank you Food.com., for providing me with this hack, it's greatly appreciated! I love Panini sandwiches and, as a matter of fact, I own my own panini press, and I don't use it enough! So this is on my list of Paninis to make the autumn, as we make our way throughout football season! Try sourdough pizza paninis sometime, they will rock your world! But this little sandwich sounded good that it will be my next delish kitchen science experiment! 

Yum!

Blackbird Singing In The Dead Of Night

 

"Blackbird singing in the dead of night

Take these broken wings and learn to fly

All your life, you were only waiting for this moment to arise."

~The Beatles (Paul McCartney)

Blackbird

A blackbird, waiting for autumn, or maybe just relaxing for a bit. Or maybe both.

What am I waiting for... the midterm elections.

47 days... just 47 more days to go.

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026

It's A Summer Thing

 

"There is time in the last few days of summer 

when the ripeness of autumn fills the air,

 and time is quiet and mellow."

~Rudolfo Anaya

Bless Me, Ultima

What says, it's the last days of summer. quite like finding a gorgeous, Great Egret, sitting in a tree, waiting for a dragonfly to hop into it's mouth.

Shrug. I guess it's a summer thing.

SSSHHHHHH... Don't Wake Him!

 

"Monsters were never under my bed.

 Because monsters were inside my head.

I fear no monsters for no monsters I see

Because all this time, the monsters been me."

~Nikita Gill

"When you couldn't sleep, when you were afraid to look around because of what you might see, time elongated and grew teeth."

~Stephen King

Dr. Sleep

If only he slept more often.

Ellipsis Movie Of The Week... Death On The Nile (1978)

 

"I'm very sorry to see you here Mademoiselle Forgive me for saying, but you're embarking on hazardous journey in troubled waters.

You face who knows what currents of misfortune."

~Hercule Poirot ( Peter Ustinov )

Death On The Nile

By, Agatha Christie

Elegant clothing, beautiful music, romance and murder set against the beauty of the Nile! What's not to love in this movie? And if that wasn't enough, the cast is fabulous! Peter Ustinov, Mia Farrow, Lois Chiles, Jane Birkin, Maggie Smith, Bette Davis, Olivia Hussey David Niven, Angela Lansbury, Jack Warden, and Sam Wanamaker, make up the perfect cast! I know, I know, there was a recent remake of the Agatha Christie novel, in 2022, but you know me, I love the movies from the 70's, the last of the truly elegant films, and so, this is my favorite! Oh my, the clothing... every attention to the elegance of the 1930's Art Deco era, my favorite! If you haven't seen this version of, Death On The Nile, be sure to catch it! It's available right now on Prime. It's perfect for a Saturday afternoon, when you just need to not know anything exists, except for the gem of a movie!

My favorite scene from the movie...

Be sure to keep a lookout for a silly goof early in the film. It's so funny!

Soul To The Universe

 

Gino Vannelli

I Just Wanna Stop

"Music gives soul to the universe, 

wings to the mind, 

flight to the imagination,

 and life to everything."

~Plato

I dunno... just feeling music today I guess. Well, music and football. When I'm not listening to music today, I will be watching football. It's a very good day!

Al Stewart

The Year Of The Cat

Michael Jackson Jackson 5

I'll Be There

Kiss

Beth

Delfonics

Didn't I Blow Your Mind

Pointer Sisters

Automatic

The Three Degrees

When Will I See You Again

K.C. And The Sunshine Band

Give It Up

Chi-Lites

Oh Girl

10cc

The Things We Do For Love

And that's my soundtrack for today.

Like I said, it's a good day!