Everyday Living

Amazing Autumn

~ Autumn, Everyday Living, Faith, Outdoors

“Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it; let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭96:11-12‬ ‭

Happy Thursday sweet friends! You have heard me say over and over again how much I love the autumn season. Seems it has a beauty and glory all its own. We are unsure if our Appalachian Foothills will be ablaze with the brilliant colors of autumn due to lack of rain and extreme September and early October temperatures. Just in case, I dug into the archives of past fall seasons when nature was putting on quite a show. This is what we are hoping for in the coming weeks! Butch was traveling in north Georgia this week and noted some nice color showing up in a few places which brings encouragement! And let’s be honest; the Creator always provides us with an amazing autumn! 

 

“The time of the falling leaves has come again. Once more in our morning walk we tread upon carpets of gold and crimson, of brown and bronze, woven by the winds or the rains out of these delicate textures while we slept…

…How beautifully the leaves grow old! How full of light and color are their last days! There are exceptions, of course. The leaves of most of the fruit trees fade and wither and fall ingloriously. They bequeath their heritage of color to their fruit. Upon it they lavish the hues which other trees lavish upon their leaves…

 
…But in October what a feast to the eye our woods and groves present! The whole body of the air seems enriched by their calm, slow radiance. They are giving back the light they have been absorbing from the sun all summer.”
– John Burroughs, “The Falling Leaves,” Under the Maples

 

 

“I am struck by the simplicity of light in the atmosphere in the autumn, as if the earth absorbed none, and out of this profusion of dazzling light came the autumnal tints.”
-Henry David Thoreau, Oct. 12, 1852

 

“Woodland in full color is awesome as a forest fire, in magnitude at least, but a single tree is like a dancing tongue of flame to warm the heart.”
-Hal Borland

 

 

“It was, as I have said, a fine autumnal day; the sky was clear and serene, and nature wore that rich and golden livery which we always associate with the idea of abundance…

…The forests had put on their sober brown and yellow, while some trees of the tenderer kind had been nipped by the frost into brilliant dyes of orange, purple, and scarlet. As Ichabod jogged slowly on his way his eye ranged with delight over the treasures of jolly autumn.”
-Washington Irving, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow“

Thank you for your visits and gracious comments. Wishing everyone a “colorful” day!

Linking with:
 Pieced Pastimes,  Between Naps on the Porch, Katherines Corner, Follow The Yellow Brick Home,
 Imparting Grace, Calypso in the Country

Comments

  1. Glorious photos of amazing autumn beauty Pam! We’ve yet to see any color here in NC due our unseasonably warm September and October. We were in the NC mountains this weekend and there was very little color to see even there. Hopefully our cool temps this week will bring on the color. Happy Thursday ♥

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  2. I want to walk through those woods you pictured. I can almost smell the forest. It brings back memories of walking the woods with my grandmother, looking for running cedar to use in decorating for Christmas, and searching for the perfect tree to decorate in our country home. The colors are fantastic. Hope your Fall colors show up this year just as glorious as you remember.

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  4. Pam, you always find the best quotations…perfection! Hardly any color here either, but the leaves are falling anyway. The sun definitely is beaming at different angles and the pond is now covered in fog on these cool mornings, so I’m finding beauty in those changes.

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  5. Such gorgeous autumn photographs, Pam! The quotes are a perfect accompaniment to the pretty fall pictures. Enjoy your day, sweet friend!!!

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  8. Possibly the most glorious autumn eye candy I’ve seen online — and I’ve seen a lot. I want to be there in person. Hear the crunch, smell the fall, revel in the color. Thanks for this!

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  9. What a glorious collection of photos you have made. It will be interesting to see what happens with the leaves.
    The quotes are lovely also.
    I know your birthday is in October but I can’t remember the date.
    I’m going back to read again and savor the beauty. Have a lovely day!

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  11. The colors are so beautiful! I haven’t been able to get out and see if our mountains are covered in colors this beautiful yet. I love driving the Blue Ridge Parkway this time of year and seeing all the beautiful changes.

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  12. Beautiful photos. My latest blog I did on Autumn colours here in Eastern Canada. I love all your quotes. I will copy a few for my future blog posts. Thanks for sharing. Thelma..

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  14. Pam Thank You for sharing these beautiful photos. Here in New York the trees are hardly turning color. They fall without their lovely dresses of colors.
    Marilyn and Marion

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  15. We are having some really beautiful fall colors this year. I just love fall and am trying to soak up all the colors I can!

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  16. What amazing captures of fall foliage at its best! Our stroll together along the banks and forest was a delight! I am sending you well wishes for fall colors to come your way! Happy Weekend to You!

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  19. I am in lower western Michigan and we are just starting to get our color! I think the color is at least 2 to 3 weeks behind. Take heart…you may have color as late as Thanksgiving this year.

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  20. Oh, these photos! I love them all!!! So wonderful to visit with you today, sweet friend. I am enjoying autumn even more than usual this year. God has been SO good and life is even more precious to me now. I am praising Him much in this beautiful season!

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  21. “jolly autumn’ is the perfect herald to your glorious photos and fitting narratives, Pam dear. Since
    this afternoon we have had an ongoing downpour to be continued through to Monday. Alas, it
    has washed some trees of their foliage and the potential color we might have had later…we shall
    see what the future days bring. In the meantime, we have your beautiful album of Fall colors to
    to assuage our Autumn longing. Bless you for making the difference.

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