Scarlet, Saffron And Russet

 

"Autumn that year painted the countryside in vivid shades of

 scarlet, saffron and russet,

 and the days were clear and crisp under harvest skies."

 

~Sharon Kay Penman

Time And Chance

 

 ~Me

Happiness In Autumn

 

"Seamlessly, like an autumn leaf change color,

 my will switched powerfully."

 

~Aspen Matis

Your Blue Is Not My Blue:A Missing Person Memoir

 

 The picture above is not the first I took that day, but of the two that apply to this post, it is my favorite. This gorgeous Snowy Egret had a series of rocks along the Clifton Court Forebay that were his, and his alone, full stop! I watched as he chased away little birds, big birds, other Snowy Egrets, and once even a grebe! He found a home and he was happy on his perch, on the pretty rocks. Who could ask for more?

 

~Me :)

 

 

Think Of All Your Favorite Autumns

 

"Squeeze your eyes closed, as tight as you can, and think of all your favorite autumns, crisp and perfect, all bound up together like a stack of cards. That is what it is like, the awful, wonderful brightness of Fairy colors. Try to smell the hard, pale wood sending up sharp, green smoke into the afternoon. To feel the mellow, golden sun on your skin, more gentle and cozier and more golden than even the light of your favorite reading nook at the close of the day."

 

~Catherynne M. Valente

The Girl who Circumnavigated Fairyland

 in a Ship of Her Own Making 

 

Some days, mostly in autumn, at least for me, it is easy to sit quietly in a park and imagine what it would be like to live a never ending world of soft golden light. The year is wise now. The year has learned things, and now there is a quiet riot of life going on, and it is invigorating. A chill in the air, a gentle breeze sending cascading leaves to my feet, and wild birds call from all directions. I saw a large group of White Pelicans fly over so silently, had I not been looking up, I would have missed them. Autumn's gift is to encourage us to keep looking up, both in spirit and creativity.

 

 

~Me

Welcome Friends!

 

"Fall has always been my favorite season.

 The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale."

 

~Lauren DeStefano

 

The Snow Geese have arrived on Desmond Road!

 And isn't it beautiful?

 

~Me

 

 

It's The Cold And Flu Season

 

"In her finest gold tipped pen,

 nature writes the poem of autumn upon the earth!

 

~Laura Jaworski 

 

The leaves are falling really fast now. Gold is the color of the earth, to be sure. It hasn't been the most brilliant of autumn seasons, but so far it's been quiet and low drama, so that's good. I took a few days off from leaf peeping, and bird watching, to enjoy a cold ... not Covid. That's a nice feeling. My first simple cold since the virus entered my life, and changed everything in my body, seemingly forever. I am back, and 100 percent, and I have beautiful news to share, but not until tomorrow, so for now, here are the leaves I didn't post, all caught up!

 

Beautiful!

 

And today's ...

~Me