Happy Thanksgiving 2024

 

Yes, it's true, this Thanksgiving will be very different, but it's the little things that will get me by, like holding onto the whimsy when I can. My amazing, husband is making dinner tonight, so what more can I ask for on this day? 

 

I am thankful, for this one day.

 

“Give thanks as if you are living just to appreciate life. Live as if your life depends on love, kindness, gratitude, and thanksgiving.” 

 ~Debasish Mridha

 

 

Sandhill Crane In An Autumn Sunset

 

"It's amazing the places that love will carry you. 

It's astounding to discover just how far you're willing to go".

 

~Jillian Owens

Practical Magic

By Alice Hoffman 

 

 “If a year was tucked inside of a clock,

 then autumn would be the magic hour.”

 

 ~Victoria Erickson

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #67

 

“How beautifully leaves grow old.

 How full of light and color are their last days.”

 

 ~George Burns

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #66

 

“Even if something is left undone,

 everyone must take time to sit still and watch the leaves turn.”

 

 ~Elizabeth Lawrence

 

 

Read All About It...

 

 

 

 

"Justice delayed is justice denied."

 

 ~William E. Gladstone

 

Read All About It Here.

 

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #65

 

“I’m just here for the autumn leaves and cozy sweaters.”

 

 ~Unknown

 

Sometimes I think that's why I am here on earth. To save in time, through photography, 90 or so autumn leaves. But I do enjoy everything about autumn, the migrating birds, the cozy sweaters, the holiday food and drinks and the comfy warm blankets. It's a whole life, lived in just about three months, although I start a little early, and leave a little late. And there's nothing wrong with that.

 

How can it already be November 25th?

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #64

 

“The Sussex lanes were very lovely in the autumn . . . spendthrift gold and glory of the year-end . . . earth scents and the sky winds and all the magic of the countryside which is ordained for the healing of the soul.”

 

~Monica Baldwin,

 I Leap Over The Wall

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #63

 

“Why did the leaf go to school? To turn over a new leaf!”

 ~Unknown

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #62

 

 

“Fall colors are funny. They’re so bright and intense and beautiful. It’s like nature is trying to fill you up with color, to saturate you so you can stockpile it before winter turns everything muted and dreary.”

 

 ~Siobhan Vivian

 

 

In The Sun In Autumn

“If I were a bird, I would fly about the Earth

 seeking the successive autumns.”

 

~George Eliot 

 

The San Joaquin river flows right near my condo, and the Port of Stockton is right there as well. I get to hear ships in the harbor blow their horns, indicating their arrivals an departures, and it is a wonderful sound, as is the train that goes by, and the fog horns in the autumn and winter months. To my delight, I also get to hear the migrating birds say hello, while they are on their way here and there, and in the park next door, Louis Park, are several of my most beautiful autumn trees I have ever seen. I can actually see several species of birds, without going any great distance. On days like this, when I am sad, that I am brought a strong sense of relief, just by closing my eyes, and appreciating what's going right. Sweaters. Extra blankets on the bed. Hot chocolate. The sound of rain on the windows, are all a part of autumn's healing powers. Sometimes I have to remind myself of that.

 

 

 

 

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

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #60

 

“The world know it not; but you, Autumn, I confess it:

your wind at night-fall stabs deep into my heart”

 

 ~Murasaki Shikibu,

 The Tale of Genji

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #59

 

“The circus looks abandoned and empty. But you think perhaps you can smell caramel wafting through the evening breeze, beneath the crisp scent of the autumn leaves.

 A subtle sweetness at the edges of the cold.”

 
~Erin Morgenstern,

  The Night Circus

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #57/58

 

“Autumn is as joyful and sweet as an untimely end.”

 ~Remy de Gourmont

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #56

 

 

"When everything looks like a magical oil painting,

 you know you are in Autumn!"

 

 ~Mehmet Murat Ildan  

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #55

 

“If I were a bird, I would fly about the Earth

 seeking the successive autumns.”

 

~George Eliot

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #54

 

“Autumn leaves falling down like pieces into place /

 And I can picture it after all these days.” 

 

~Taylor Swift

 “All Too Well”

 

 

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #53

"Fear not, November's challenge bold.

We've books, and friends and hearths, that can never grow cold.

 These make amends. 

~Alexander L. Fraser

 

 

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 #52

 

“In every leaf, there's a whisper of autumn's magic.”

 “Autumn skies and pumpkin pies.”

 “Fall is proof that change is beautiful.”

 “Crisp air and cozy sweaters.”

 

~Unknown

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #51

 

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

 

~Laura Jaworski

 

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #50

 

“Autumn whispered to the wind, ‘I fall; but always rise again.”

 

 ~Angie Weiland-Crosby