More Of My Autumn Moments

 

"It was one of those perfect fall days,

 when the air is cool enough to wake you up, 

but the sun is kissing your face."

~Anita Diamant

And there are many, many more photos that I didn't post. Perhaps I will show them off in 2026, but for now, these photos represent some amazing feelings. It was part of my life. It was Autumn 2025!

When Autumn Falls

 
Take no one or anything for granted.

 Love deeply.

 Be gracious. Be Thankful! Grateful for your life!

"Wind warns November's done with. The blown leaves make bat-shapes, web-winged and furious.

~Sylvia Plath

The Collected Poems

Autumn is slipping away now. The trees are beginning to stir grief in me. Loss has been great this year, and the nearly barren trees remind me of Hendrix's death. He was an autumn cat, he was born at the end of September in 2008. Along with Dylan, they were our autumn cats. Hendrix was black, and Dylan was orange. Perfect. They helped in healing from Elvis's death, just a few weeks earlier. I miss Hendrix with a deep sadness that I try to not manifest because I can't live in the pain anymore! Instead, I think of how happy he made, and how loved he made me feel. I am okay, and lucky enough to still own Joey, and now, Simon and Tyler! During this season of thanksgiving, I know, I am truly blessed, but I will miss those leaves, very much. To everything, there is a season.

An Autumn Day At Yolo Bypass

 "Be thankful for what you have,

 your life is someone else's fairy tail."

~Wale Ayeni

The last time I visited Yolo Bypass Wilderness Area was about late September, and it was unbearably hot, with temperatures left over from summer, so I wasn't photographing autumn lit trees, I was photographing praying mantis and gorgeous dead thistles. Wednesday it was all about the seasons, moving the year along. I don't think winter is insinuating itself in autumn's life, but it autumn was entertaining winter with moody lighting, beautiful ducks, and a lot of potholes along the unpaved roads, from two recent storms. We are now in the between season!

American Wigeon, Cinnamon Teal and Northern Pintail

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #25

 

“October proved a riot a riot to the senses and climaxed

 those giddy last weeks before Halloween.”

 
― Keith Donohue 

 

I am starting to find the colors of autumn which tend to get little attention. Purples, blacks, and burgundy.  I love arranging with those colors. And I love finding them hidden in big piles of brown! There is never a bad day to leaf peep!

 

The Hawk And The Tree

 

“Seeing him amid the yellow leaves and berry-colored hips of the spent roses, and the fading hollyhocks gone to seed along the garden wall, filled her heart."

~Susan Wiggs,

  The Lost and Found Bookshop

 

 Yesterday we went to Yolo Bypass to check on how things are doing there. To my dismay, it was dismal. There were some perching birds, and some hawks, but that was it, well, except for a few ducks. No Snow Geese, no Sandhill Crane. Although I saw both species fly over the preserve, they just kept flying. It was sad. I am used to having all that beauty around me, this year they seem to be lost on their journey along the flyway. I am really hoping this distressing time heals soon. 

By the way... if you are wondering where this gorgeous hawk is in the tree, look in the upper left hand side a bit closer to the middle.    :)

 

 

One Post + Autumn Leaf Of The Day #75

 

Rebellious leaves
going out
in a blaze of glory,
setting trees aflame
in riotous color.
Reluctant surrender
to rumors
of coming winter.

 
~John Mark Green,

  Taste the Wild Wonder: Poems

 

Yard Tree

December 4th 2023
 

This is only the second leaf I have posted from the tree in the front yard. Right now it is a stunning color of orange. I am truing to find out what it is, but it isn't easy to track down leaves. I think I will try posting a photo on X and see if someone can ID it. The closest I have gotten so far is a Sugar Maple, but I thought those were red. This one moves from green to variegated colors and then ultimately deep orange/red. I will update if I get an answer.

 

This is my only post for today, I am having trouble with my hip and sciatic nerve. The pain is going from my hip, all the way down to my foot. So stupid. But I figure it will get better with some rest, a heating pad and maybe a Salonpas patch. Hey, age is what it is. Its just that in my mind I am 28, by body is about 75. How is it I can hear a Madonna song, and instantly feel 30 years younger, but not have my physical body follow? I guess I should ask my beautiful autumn yard tree. Can you believe that these leave, came from that tree? It's just magic!

Yard Tree Leaf

November 16th 2023