Autumn Leaf Of The Day #35

 

“Autumn is no time to lie alone”
~Murasaki Shikibu,

 

  The Tale of Genji

 

I get a little sad when a leaf lying alone. But I feel joy in giving it some immortality through it's portrait. It deserves that.

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #34/Ed Sullivan And The Mamas And The Papas

 

“Yes, Halloween excites me. That whole time of year, autumn, I find exhilarating. A passionate season. The others are so bland. In the fall, you see opportunities for change. Real change. Possibilities present themselves. None of the renewal and redemption cliches of spring. No. Something darker and more primal and more important than that.”

 
~Alice LaPlante 

 

Old Sacramento, October 2024

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #33

 

“If I could write words
Like leaves on an autumn forest floor,
What a bonfire my letters would make.

If I could speak words of water,
You would drown when I said
"I love you.”

 
~Spike Milligan 

 

I absolutely love October. Always will! I may have used this quote before, but using it again makes me smile. It fits how I feel about every autumn day.

 

 

Breaking News: No Sympathy For Rudy Giuliani

 

"Pity for the guilty is treason to the innocent."

 

 ~Terry Goodkind 

 

Poor Rudy? HELL NO!

 

No pity. No feeling sorry for Rudy Giuliani. NO SYMPATHY! I only feel compassion, love and deep respect for Ruby Freeman, and Shaye Moss. I hope their future is filled with the comfort they deserve, the kindness they are due, and the respect they deserve. I am so proud of them for seeing this process through. I wish them a wonderful future!

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #32

 

“Wild is the music
of autumnal winds
Amongst the faded woods.” 

~William Wordsworth 

 

Today is Family Day, and Half Moon Bay, and possibly San Francisco, awaits! It's an adventure, one that I love dearly, and so I am along for the ride. 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #31/Don't Dream It's Over

 

“I wonder if leaves feel lonely when they see their neighbors falling?”

 

~John Muir

 

I choose the leaves I feature from many different cities in Northern California, though most of them come from Stockton, Sacramento, and Cull Canyon Park, in Castro Valley. I love the beautiful leaves I find there. Each and every one! They pave my way. They make walking on my own sidewalk less lonely. Leaves on the sidewalk, in autumn. reminds me to feel joy and to not give myself to the dark. Autumn and all it's colors live in me.

 

Don't Dream Its Over

By Crowed House

 

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #30/Don't Wanna

 

“Well, the old Autumn didn't know anything about reality. The old Autumn was quite happy living in a childish make-believe world where bad things didn't happen and where you could make up whatever silly story you liked and tell yourself it was true.” 

 
~Liz Kessler

  A Year Without Autumn

 

I don't wanna. I am tired. But onward I go! It's only two weeks until the election, and the slogan I must remember is, "When We Fight We Win!" So I get up every day, and I keep track of what's being said, and I try my best to ignore the polls. They are unreliable. Look what happened to Hillary Clinton. All the polls said she had it sewed up, and look what happened, her loss was one of the most devastating events in my life, but I am a little bit smarter now, or so I believe I am, I know that polls are bullshit. Right? We must pray at this point, or surround yourself with positive energy and thoughts. Keep your eyes clear and hope alive. We must speak to folks when possible and ignore those who refuse to see the speak with respect. We cannot despair over what we have no control over!

 

I want to quit Twitter/X for good. Just pull the plug completely. Sigh. But I can't. I have to continue to push back on the disinformation. That is what I can contribute... telling the truth. So, I get up every day, knowing I have to fill myself up with the media sources I trust, and fight back. That's my fight. Realistically, I am reaching about half of my 1,600 or so followers. If just one person who follows me sees my words understands, then I have done something for the American universe. But make no mistake, I am not unaware that my words will never save the world, but they will get me home. Lets face it, the real fight will more than likely begin on November 6th, 2024! And preparing for that is something I don't wanna do! Mostly because I don't know how to do it!

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #29/McUnhinged

 

“There was a filmy veil of soft dull mist obscuring, but not hiding, all objects, giving them a lilac hue, for the sun had not yet fully set; a robin was singing ... The leaves were more gorgeous than ever; the first touch of frost would lay them all low to the ground. Already one or two kept constantly floating down, amber and golden in the low slanting sun-rays.”

 

~Elizabeth Gaskell

 

Twitter is a Hellscape. Trump is simultaneously full of shit, and terrifying. I am tired, sad and scared for my future. I feel like shit, and I am tired of his unchecked threats! The link below is to the stupidest move a presidential candidate has ever engaged in. I feel like I am losing my mind! Can this all actually be real? The fucking McDonald's was closed. It was pretend! What 78 year old man does that? He could again be in charge of the nuclear codes, in three months or so. Why is this race so close? Fuck you, Donald Trump!

McUnhinged