Autumn Leaf Of The Day #80

 

“In the autumn, the entire backyard became a mass of lollipop-yellow leaves, so bright they lit up the night like daylight. Birds nesting in the trees would get confused because they couldn't tell what time of day it was, and they would stay awake for days until they dropped out of the branches with exhaustion.” 

~Sarah Addison Allen

  The Peach Keeper

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #69

 

“Sleep now a little while
Till within our dreams we wake
Unfolding our Forever
If only for Never’s sake

And take me to your ever after
Let’s hide behind our eyes
Together pour through that door
Where autumn never dies

And I’ll sift my sands to your side
Before we slip away
Before we’re little more than silt
Beneath the rocking waves

And side by side we’ll fight the tide
That sweeps in to take us down
And hand in hand we’ll both withstand
Even as we drown.” 

~Kelly Creagh,

  Enshadowed

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #68

 

"What if, today, we were grateful for everything?"

 

 ~Charlie Brown

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #61

 

“It was the golden time of year. Every day the leaves grew brighter, the air sharper, the grass more brilliant. The sunsets seemed to expand and melt and stretch for hours, and the brick façades glowed pink, and everything got bluer. How many perfect autumns did a person get?”

 
~Elif Batuman,

  Either/Or

 

But That's Where We Are

"Autumn is springtime in reverse."

~Teri Guillemets

 

I think I can agree with that!

 

Okay. I am back. Kinda. I am still depressed. I think I probably will be for the next four years, but what can I do? One day at a time, right? Nah. I don't believe that, at least not right now. Not when you see things like this...

 

... and realize it's real. By the way "DOGE" isn't just for cryptocurrency, it also means, Department of Government efficiency. Which is code for, I always wanted to play government. It's going to be run by Elon Musk and whats his name. Hey, the new man tapped to head the Department of Defense is, what's his name, from Fox News. The anchor who said he never washed his hands, germs aren't real, while the rest of us were fighting Covid-19. Can you believe washing your hands was controversial?

But that's where we are. 

As for me, I am just trying to photograph autumn,

 and pretend autumn will fix it.

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #51

 

“The leaves are changing; I feel poetry in the air.” 

 

~Laura Jaworski

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #47

 

November... the month where no one knows what to wear.

 

~Unknown

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #46

 

"November teaches us that even the darkest times can be beautiful."

 ~Unknown

 

 

My Electoral College Map Guess

 

"The ignorance of one voter in a democracy

 impairs the security of all.”

 

 John F. Kennedy,

 Former U.S. President

 

It's about 12:00 noon Pacific Time.

 

I'll get back to you.

 

OMG... I was wrong. He won.

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #45

 

"The autumn leaves blew over the moonlit pavement in such a way as to make the girl who was moving there seem fixed to a sliding walk, letting the motion of the wind and the leaves carry her forward ... The trees overhead made a great sound of letting down their dry rain."

 

 ~Ray Bradbury 

 Fahrenheit 451

 

 

"This Is How Dictators Destroy Free Nations"

 

 

"This is how dictators destroy free nations. They threaten those who speak against them with death," Cheney posted Friday on X. "We cannot entrust our country and our freedom to a petty, vindictive, cruel, unstable man who wants to be a tyrant."

 

~Liz Cheney

November 1st, 2024

 

In response to the comments made to Tucker Carlson,

by Donald John Trump on October 31st, 2024 

 

With only a few days to go, Donald Trump is spewing violent rhetoric against, Liz Cheney, and against women in general. He stated that he will "protect women whether they like it or not." Make NO MISTAKE, those are the words of a man who feels like he has control over women in all aspects. Trump is a violent man, a man who was found guilty of sexual abuse. Remember the Access Hollywood tape?No man with that in their past, should be never allowed anywhere near the presidency of the United States, but here we are. Fortunately, the Attorney General of the state of Arizona is investigating his comments about Liz Cheney, and it seems he may have just added yet another felony to his long rap sheet! Please talk to your daughters and granddaughters, nieces, and friends about who should be elected to the presidency. What their character should be. About talk about trust issues and ask them to think long and hard about what they want their future rights to be.

"When people show you who they are, believe them."

~Maya Angelou

 

 

 

Our Future, Our Fate

 

"There is no season when such sunny and pleasant spots,

 may be lighted on and produce so pleasant effect

 on the feelings as now in October.

 

~Nathanial Hawthorne

 

I want to think about autumn, but things like this keeps happening...

 

Trump's campaign is trying to throw this "comedian" under the bus, by saying his "humor" does not align with their values, but they vetted him, and they loaded his jokes into the teleprompter, so once again, as far as Trump's little MAGAt posse goes, Trump gets a pass. He had nothing to do with the grotesque jokes made by the comic, and we should all just ignore the fact that each of his surrogates said pretty much everything Trump said was in the same vein as the vileness this guy spewed. It was one racist, misogynistic, lie after another. So make NO MISTAKE, that rally Trump held at Madison Square Garden was a political NAZI rally, not an American political campaign event. They are now saying the quiet part out loud. Nazism is running for president, and it's hidden in a cult of personality. So how do I get in touch with the autumn inside me, when this might be the last free election we spend as Americans.

 

 One week from today will decide our future. Our fate.

 

 

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 #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

 

 

 

Not Shocked, I Tells Ya!

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #21

 

“Once upon a time is now.” 

~Emilie Autumn 

 

Autumn is a Once Upon A Time season. It always feels like a fairy tale to me, but with many stories withing the story. I wait all year for it, and as it begins it reminds me that fairy tales have endings, so I try to not miss a minute of the story! Be in the now!

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #15/The Poetry Of Horror

 

“Your hair is winter fire
January embers
My heart burns there, too.”

 
~Stephen King

  It

 

That's one of my favorite quotes from movies ever! It's romantic, sweet and innocent, all at the same time. If you have never read the book, or seen the original TV mini-series, please do. The 2017 theatrical remake lacked soul in my opinion. I felt no emotional connection with the characters, but I sure did with the original. It haunted me in many ways, for a long time. Just the way a story, when told excellently, should. It's the pure poetry of horror.

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #13

 

“Listen! The wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves,
We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves!” 

~Humbert Wolfe 

 

I love early evening in autumn. It has the most beautiful sound to it. Geese, and other birds coming in to roost for the night, and leaves falling from the trees that are easier to hear, because all the human sounds begin to wane. I love October evenings. And at the end of the month, all of it comes together with the sound of children trick-or-treating. These are very happy sounds, and very rare.

Canada Geese In Autumn

 

“Two sounds of autumn are unmistakable…the hurrying rustle of crisp leaves blown along the street…by a gusty wind,

 and the gabble of a flock of migrating geese.” 

 

~Hal Borland

 

I love the sound of the wild birds flying over my condo in the morning. Several species of geese overwinter in the area, as do other migrating birds, and the sound is glorious, but I always know that I will hear from the Canada geese first, as autumn begins. From late august, through the spring, they can be found in the park and Smith canal next to my condo. Its one of the nicest parts about living here, and I will miss it dearly when I leave. But I will always know where to go to see this beauty.

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #12

 

“Autumn...the year's last, loveliest smile."


~John Howard Bryant 

Indian Summer 

If you look closely, and keep an open mind, autumn leaves kinda smile, at least in their own way. I see it in every leaf I choose for this project! I bring you smiles from the autumn world.