Wet Leaves

November 8, 2018 (312/365) 

"At no other time than autumn does the earth let itself be inhaled in one smell -- the ripe earth; a smell that is in no way inferior to the smell of the sea, bitter where it borders on taste and more sweet than honey...containing depth within itself..." - Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters on Cézanne

Reinforcements

November 5, 2018 (309/365)

Camus said that, "Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower."
After the weekend's wind and rain, all of the "flowers" are on the ground, so here's to Monday reinforcements.

Golden Autumn

October 30, 2018 (303/365)

"The time of the falling leaves has come again. Once more on our morning walk, we tread upon carpets of gold and crimson, of brown and bronze, woven by the winds and the rains...How full of light and color are their last days in October...the whole body of air seems enriched by their calm, slow radiance. They are giving back the light that they have been absorbing all summer." - John Burroughs, "The Falling Leaves" 

Praise the Bridge

 October 29, 2018 (302/365)

"Praise the bridge that carried you over." ~ English Proverb

...and back. We're leaving Door County today, but I have more pictures to share this week.

Anderson Dock

October 28, 2018 (301/365)

“Every name is real. That's the nature of names.” - Jerry Spinelli, Stargirl

Missing our girl 🖤

A Walk in the Park

October 27, 2018 (300/365)

“May you Fall in love with October and all the beauty it brings,

May your life be as colorful as the turning of the leaves,

On each blessed autumn day” - Charmaine J. Forde

French Friday: Le Sacré Cœur

October 21, 2018 (299/365)

« Les feuilles tombent, l'automne arrive, mais mon coeur n'abandonnera jamais. » - Mario Scolas

Frost

October 25, 2018 (298/365)

“But frost, like the crystallized dreams of autumn, began to coat the clearing with its sugar glaze.” - Victoria Steele Logue, Redemption

Birches

October 23, 2018 (296/365)

"Green-veined leaves suddenly blushing copper; bronze-edged trees swaying in autumn breezes

gold foliage drifting past pewter branches baring all;brass-hued leaflets falling in grace"

- Terri Guillemets, "In the Autumn Wood," 2016

Maple

October 22, 2018 (295/365)

"In October, a maple tree before your window lights up your room like a great lamp. 

Even on cloudy days, its presence helps to dispel the gloom." - John Burroughs

Vive la différence!

October 18, 2018 (291/365)

"Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision..." ~ Cecil Beaton

Blessed Autumn

October 15, 2018 (288/365)

“Everywhere I look, I see something holy.” ~ Terry Pratchett

Autumn Rose

October 9, 2018 (292/365)

"When autumn darkness falls, we will remember small acts of kindness: 

a cake, a hug, an invitation to talk, and every single rose." ~ Jens Stoltenberg

A Good [Week] for Ducks

October 8, 2018 (281/365)

"The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain." ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Week 41 - Composition: Rule of Odds

October 7, 2018 (280/365) • Week 41: Rule of Odds #dogwood52 #dogwoodweek41

"...the muted sounds, the shroud of grey, and the silence that comes with fog." ~ Om Malik 

Oh How the Mighty Have Fallen

October 6, 2018 (279/365)

“A mighty wind blew night and day and stole the oak trees leaves away...” ~ Johnny Ray Ryder Jr

The sun sets on summer

September 22, 2018 (265/365)

“To say it was a beautiful day would not begin to explain it. It was that day 

when the end of summer intersects perfectly with the start of fall.” ~Ann Patchett

Summer's Ghost

September 20, 2018 (263/365)

"We know that in September, we will wander through the warm winds of summer's wreckage. We will welcome summer's ghost." ~  Henry Rollins

Autumn Bucket List

September 19, 2018 (262/365)

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns." ~ George Eliot

I 💛fall too! Recently, I read a post on Beautiful Mess that included a printable autumn bucket list. I really like the idea of intentionally planning to fully experience those magical weeks when everything is vibrant and the air is crisp and fragrant. Here’s my autumn bucket list.

• Walk with Piper in the woods 
• Climb the tower at Holy Hill
• Decorate with white pumpkins, gourds, and Mom's "Spooky Tree”
• Burn fall-scented candles
• Spend a weekend in Door County
• Make butternut squash soup, chili, and wild rice soup
• Take a walk in the morning fog
• Get Macintosh apples from Wood's in Fish Creek
• Enjoy a pumpkin spice latte
• Go to the Delafield Fall Art Walk and Halloween festivities 
• Pick out pumpkins and carve jack-o-lanterns
• Listen to Halloween Party Radio on Pandora
• Have a bon fire in the back yard and roast marshmallows
• Switch from Chardonnays to nice bold Cabernets
• Wear skirts and sweaters with cozy tights and boots
• Take a drive to see the fall color
• Take lots of photos
• Drink hot apple cider with a cinnamon stick
• Roast pumpkin seeds
• Fall clean-up: prune shrubs and perennials, rake leaves
• Go to October Ladies' Night Out in Delafield with the girls
• Watch Packers games
• Go to the Farmer's Market
• Knit a throw for the living room
• Watch “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”

September Roses

September 13, 2018 (256/365)

"September days have the warmth of summer in their briefer hours, 

but in their lengthening evenings a prophetic breath of autumn." ~ Rowland E. Robinson