Fall Colours Still Going Strong

 

I have been enjoying the long parade of coloured leaves we have been witnessing this fall.  After the deluge of last weekend and rains of this week, there were still some delightful offerings available whenever the sun came out. 

just a sampler

 Warning: pictures not thematically connected ...

Autumn Radiance

Thankful

Glorious Autumn

Colin and I were marveling at what a beautiful autumn we are enjoying.   It almost makes you forget the dismal dripping spring that we had.  Now is the springtime of our discontent made glorious autumn. 

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Same Old Tuscany

Some Autumnnal Offerings - including a new poem:

Finally able to upload to my blog again.

Sunflowers - such happy flowers. These are growing in a back yard on the way to work.  I bike past them daily, yet didn't stop to love them - or even really notice them until on a Saturday ride, last weekend.  Slow down and love the gifts of creation!

 

 a sad passing

 

 

  A gift of grapes from Rokebyland vineyards

a glad passing - in a riot of colour

a poem:

Passing

This is the September morning
When Summer chooses to sleep late

And Autumn rises early,
Peeking through trees
Making air visible
With misty gifts of sunlight.

JM September 2012