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 Lead Of The Day #37

 

“For these beings, fall is ever the normal season, the only weather, there be no choice beyond. Where do they come from? The dust. Where do they go? The grave. Does blood stir their veins? No: the night wind. What ticks in their head? The worm. What speaks from their mouth? The toad. What sees from their eye? The snake. What hears with their ear? The abyss between the stars. They sift the human storm for souls, eat flesh of reason, fill tombs with sinners. They frenzy forth....Such are the autumn people.”

 
~Ray Bradbury 

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #27

 

"And all the lives we ever lived

 and all the lives to be are full of trees and changing leaves..." 

 

~Virginia Woolf

 To the Lighthouse

 

Not Shocked, I Tells Ya!

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #23/When We Fight, We Win!

 

“If you're going to die, then die. If you are going to live, then fight.”

 
~Emilie Autumn 

 

We must enjoy autumn for all it's beauty, but this year, we must also find out strength to fight! Donald Trump is a breath away from winning the election, and frankly I am terrified. We all must do everything we can to defeat him on election day. Volunteer. Organize. Talk to your friends and neighbors. Donate up and down the ballot. We can do this, but we have to find our fight. It's not a fucking reality show... it's our life right now... and in the future.

HELP!

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #16

 

"Love the trees until their leaves fall off,

 then encourage them to try again next year."

 

~Chad Sugg

 

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #14/ Happy Birthday Dad!

 

“I notice that autumn is more the season of the soul than of nature.”

 

~Friedrich Nietzsche

 

Today would have been my father's 106th birthday, so I wanted to chose a leaf from a park closest to where he lived. Cull Canyon Park. He enjoyed parks and nature. Our backyard was like a forest when I was growing up. It was filled with all kinds of fruit trees, grown with seeds and pits from the trees my grandfather grew. Apricots, black plums, cherries, walnuts and to make it all more delicious, summers were filled with blackberries we grew along the back fence. I wish I had taken a few of those fruit pits, but we were nowhere near owning our own home, with a yard big enough for a tree. I think about those trees, and dad, when I eat all the delicious summer fruits. He gave me a lot to cherish in life.

 

 

 

 

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.

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #10/The Autumn Life

 

"Never let me lose what I have gained, and adorn the branches of your river with leaves of my estranged Autumn."

 

 ~Federico García Lorca

 

It's October 1st, time to prepare for the best day of the year! No, not the vice presidential debate, ugh, no I am talking about Halloween! Time for tiny candies, and masks. Candy corn and, of course, pumpkins! But scarecrows are really good too! As are monster cakelets! It's all good! And to make it all perfect, there are leaves to look forward to!

Ahh, drink it in, autumn life!