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!

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #71

 

"Autumn burns brightly, a flame running a flame through the mountains, a torch flung to the trees."

~Faith Baldwin

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #65

 

"How sad would be November be if we did not have knowledge of Spring."

~Edwin Way Teale

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #64

 

"For as long as she could remember, she had thought that autumn air went well with books, that the two both somehow belonged with blankets, comfortable armchairs, and big cups of coffee or tea."

~Katarina Bivald

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Autumn Leaf Of The Day #59

 "In November, the earth is growing quiet. It is making its bed, a winter bed for flowers and small creatures. The bed is white and silent, and much life can hide beneath its blankets."

~Cynthis Ryland

In November

Autumn's Pavements

"You make an autumn mist taste like champagne

and turn winter rain into the elixir of life itself."

~Sanober Kahn

I just love walking, or rather wheeling around,

 in my wheelchair, in autumn.

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #54

 

"I can hear a new story, in each leaf that falls."

~Isabelle Izzi Meditates Baker

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #46

 

 

 

“Autumn wears the gown of gold. The sadness becomes the burning flames, the longing to live, one last time. Behind the wheels of life, it is God, the painter, who awakens colors in farewell moments, as if the lamp of light is burning before it dies.”

 
~Jayita Bhattacharjee 

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #33

 

“If only it could stay like this forever,” she mumbled “A world where autumn never ended.” 

~Diana Jaques,

  The Falling Leaves

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #29

 “Change is coming, she whispered to the bugs bouncing off her window. 

You can’t escape it.” 

 
~A. Lynn,

 Itsy's Ugly

 

Yosemite was just beginning to turn, but there is a lot of beauty all the same. Just wait until early November, the leave should be breathtaking! I hope the Republican shutdown will be over by

  then!

 

 

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #28

 

“Autumn is an honest month; it does not delude man like spring does! It shows him the dark face of life, the tragedy, the rot, the separation, the sadness!”

 
~Mehmet Murat ildan 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #27

 

“Great artists come and go; they are born and they die; but there is one exception who has been living for thousands of years and still continues creating new works, new beauties every year: The Autumn!”

 
~Mehmet Murat ildan 

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #19

 

“Autumn is a classical music; when it begins, the gravity disappears!”
 

~Mehmet Murat ildan 

 

Do you a fish? Maybe a salmon? That's what I see when I look at this autumn leaf! It comes from one of my favorite trees, the Judas tree, and I know of exactly one that is accessible, it sits in a Park and Ride in, Ione, California. I visit that tree yearly, just for the gorgeous leaves of all colors. And in the same lot, sits an equally lovely oak tree, and some grapevines. It's a great place for leaf peeping.

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #16

 

“If only humans could die like the autumn leaves,

 with a splash of beauty and the promise of another season.”

 
~Shana Chartier 

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #48

 

“There is a harmony in autumn, and a luster in its sky,

 which through the summer is not heard or seen,

 as if it could not be, as if it had not been!”

 

 ~Percy Bysshe Shelley

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #43

 

“A life is a moment in season. A life is one snowfall.

 A life is one autumn day.”

 

 ~Alan Lightman

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #40/October 31st Done The Right Way

 

 

"Haunt an old house.
Ask for a treat.
Laugh like a witch.
Lick something sweet.
Offer a trick.
Wander a maze.
Echo a boo.
Exclaim the phrase—
Normal's unnatural on Halloween!” 

~Richelle E. Goodrich

   Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts,

 & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year

 

 

 

 This isn't really a Halloween post, but it is Halloween and so I just had to pay tribute in some way. I love this poem. It's cleaver. It's also a nice departure from the real world stuff. Donald Trump feels like Michael Myers sometimes. He gets people killed, and terrifies the rest of us. But for this day, I choose to have a happy day, as it is meant to be enjoyed. So, I will enjoy the leaves, enjoy the candy, enjoy the costumes, enjoy the horror movies and take a deep cleansing breath.

 

 Please enjoy me in letting go for one day, and renew!

 

And by the way, remember these wise words...

 

 "You know it's Halloween,

 I guess everyone's entitled to one good scare." 

 

Police Chief, Brackett

"Halloween" 

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #38

 

"Autumn dresses up in gold, the richest season."

 

~Angie Weiland Crosby

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #19

 

“All things are symbols: the external shows,

 of Nature have their image in the mind, 

as flowers and fruits and falling of the leaves”

 

 ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow