Autumn Leaf Of The Day #89

 

"Vibrant leaves are seen as poems or silent manifestations

 written by time and wind, expressing graceful impermanence."

~Unknown

We are almost ready to say goodnight to autumn now, just a couple days to go! every leaf means a lot to me now. I love every one of them."

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #72

 

"Autumn is the very soul of metamorphosis, a time when the world is poised at the door of winter... which is the door of death... but has not fallen."

~Catherynne M. Valente

The Girl Who Circumvented Fairyland In a Ship Of Her Own Making

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #68

 

"Autumn is an interesting season, even in the metaphor of life, is a time of decline, of loss, but also intense haunting beauty. Some places, like people, never are, or has been, as beautiful in their fall."

~Luigina Sgarro 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #63

 

"Autumn is like springtime in reverse."

~Teri Guillemets

I just love those colors. 

While they are definitely the colors of autumn,

 there is a spring vibe too.

It's about the only time I appreciate spring for the colors.

 Too bad spring displays very little of autumn.

Rude!

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 #56

 

"You have so many autumns, so many selves, like autumn leaves are waiting to be shaken down."

~Zhou Mengdie

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #51

 

"Leaves are falling, autumn is calling"

~Unknown

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 #66

 “I ate breakfast in the kitchen by candle-light, and then drove the five miles to the station through the most glorious October colouring. The sun came up on the way, and the swamp maples and dogwood glowed crimson and orange and the stone walls and cornfields sparkled with hoar frost; the air was keen and clear and full of promise. I knew something was going to happen. ” 

~Jean Webster,

  Daddy-Long-Legs

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #54

 

“Autumn came, with wind and gold.”

 
~Henry David Thoreau,

   Walden: Life in the Woods

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #53

 

“There is a particular kind of afternoon sun that exists only in autumn. A golden light drapes itself over the world of that hour. It falls through the afternoon sky, fine and faint as a swirl of cigarette smoke caught in the wind, nearly transparent. So sweet, that light, insisting softly, goldly against the windows.” 

~Ayana Mathis,

   The Twelve Tribes of Hattie

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #43

 

“Love the trees until their leaves fall off,

 then encourage them to try again next year.”
~Chad Sugg 

 

This leaf reminded me of all of the seasons of the year. Green for summer. Yellow for autumn. White for winter. And finally pink for spring. Pink the color of cherry blossoms. 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #26

 

“There's an endless autumn in me,
scenting my thoughts like campfire smoke.” 

 
~Jarod K. Anderson

  Field Guide to the Haunted Forest

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #13

 

“The leaf does not immediately absorb the drop of water falling on it;

 she slowly drinks with great pleasure!”

~Mehmet Murat ildan 

Sunny Days/Rainly Days

 

"How can you understand something is really beautiful? Very simple: When that thing comes out of your life, you start desperately waiting for it to come back! And autumn's beauty is such a beauty!"

 

~Mehmet Murat ildan

 

I'm stressed out. I just am. So, how about I don't yammer on about how I feel. How about just leaves. Just leaves.

 

~Carly

Stockton, California

November 18th 2020

Friends With Leaves

 

"Fallen leaves on the ground are the

 golden song of immortal creativity."

~Amit Ray

Bliss Beauty and Truth: Living with Positivity 

Of all the trees I count on to provide me with autumn leaves, that one above just happens to be my favorite. Giving up my almost daily visits to my tree, was one of the most difficult aspects about leaving the Bay Area. I have been visiting that tree, in autumn, for over a decade. Its beautiful, and it was, at one time, my go to for the first day of autumn. I still get down to the Bay Area several times during the autumn season, but it's not like being able to see it's progress daily. Oh well, I have made friends with a beautiful tree on Ben Holt here is Stockton, and I am happy with that tree as well. I am sure if I ever leave Stockton, I will come back to visit my Ben Holt tree and miss it as much as I miss my tree friend in Cull Canyon.

 

~Carly

October 3rd 2020

Stockton, California

The First Autumn Leaf Collection Of 2020

"Autumn.

A season. A girl. A memory.

Autumn,

Her eyes twinkled with mischief.

Her smile was infectious.

Her laugh was a cure.

Autumn.

She broke me." 

~Akiah Watts

~Carly

September 27th 2020

Stockton, California