Hello sweet friends. Autumn officially arrives this evening at 8:03 p.m. central daylight time! As you all know, it is my FAVORITE season!!
“You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”
Psalm 16:11
To welcome autumn’s arrival, I have rounded up some of my favorite fall photos from the archives. I hope you enjoy!
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.”
~Albert Camus
Golden ginkgo leaves!
Autumn leaves highlight an old railroad trestle!
“It’s the first day of autumn! A time of hot chocolatey mornings, and toasty marshmallow evenings, and best of all, leaping into leaves!”
~Winnie the Pooh
Fall vignette on the picnic table…
…velvet pumpkins in the cottage…
…and shelves decorated for the season!
Stacking pumpkins in the garden…
…behind wispy maiden grasses…
…and on the cottage porch!
Yellow wildflowers in a sentimental pitcher…
…a blooming pumpkin…
…and a copper kettle of blooms sitting on a split rail fence!
Autumn on the cottage porch…
…the patio…
…and the kitchen porch!
“Wild is the music of the autumnal winds amongst the faded woods.”
~William Wordsworth
“I love the autumn — that melancholy season that suits memories so well.”
~Gustave Flaubert
“Autumn burned brightly, a running flame through the mountains, a torch flung to trees.”
~Faith Baldwin
“And the sunsets of Autumn — are they not gorgeous beyond description? More so than the brightest dreams of poetry?”
~Charles Lanman
Thank you for your visit and gracious comments. Wishing you a lovely first day of autumn!
Linking with:
Pieced Pastimes, Between Naps on the Porch, Katherines Corner, Follow The Yellow Brick Home,
Imparting Grace,Life and Linda
Good Morning Pam, Thank you for the beautiful round up of my favorite season! I’m ready for all things fall including sweater weather. We’re looking forward to a cool front moving through and relief from our 90+ degree temperatures for the weekend. Happy Fall 🍂🍁🧡
Thank you, Mary. We are cooling down today. Happy Friday 🍂🧡🍁
Good Morning dear Pam! What spectacular pictures! You have captured the essence of Autumn in so many different ways. I loved Winnie the Pooh’s quote!
Happy Fall! 🍁🍂🍁
Thank you and Happy Fall dear one 🍂🧡🍁
Your fall photos remind me how very beautiful fall can be. These are just wonderful. What a perfect road for an autumn road trip!
Thank you, Jeanie!
When it comes to photography fall offers such fodder! It has arrived here with chilly temps and the beginning of color.
Yes, opportunities for those of us who enjoy taking photos!
I loved looking at these pictures. I especially loved the wildflowers in the sentimental pitcher. I love yellow. I enjoyed all the colors of autumn too.
Thank you, Nancy!
Good morning and happy autumn, Pam! This post is filled with so many breathtaking photographs and beautiful fall sentiment. The gorgeous bright red tree in front of Sunshine Cottage is such a stunning photograph. In addition, all of your autumn bouquets are showstoppers, I am so excited for the new season. Have a most wonderful day, my dear friend!
Thank you, my friend. I hope you see some cooler weather!
Pam, happy autumn! You’ve made my morning as I prepare to head out. You’re such a blessing! Love you! 💛🍁🙏🏻
Thank you dear one. Love and prayers always 💛🍁🙏🏻
Beautiful Fall pics Pam. Now if we can get the temps to cooperate, hot chocolate may be in order. Currently iced tea and lemonade are the go to drinks! I am ready to enjoy Fall weather if it will show up and stay for awhile. I’m really in the mood for Fall decorations on the porch and in the house. Thanks for the round up; it gave me inspiration! Clara❤️
Thank you, Clara. We had an overnight cool down. I hope we are getting past these mid 90’s temps. Happy Friday ♥️
Happy Fall Pam. Swooning through all your past pics of fall. Here in Illinois Summer and Fall are in a tug of war. Two days ago it was in the high 90’s today only going to hit 60! Crazy. Feels good to have the air off and the windows open for sleeping. Have a great day today. xoxo Kris
Thanks so much, Kris. Enjoy your cooler weather 🍂🧡
Sigh Pam…..all your pics are awesome and inspiring. Love the flash backs and current photos too. Autumn is so special as it is a time for Summer to wane and cooler temps to emerge. I have the seasons marked on my calendar and today IS the first day of Fall….8:03 here we come. Hugs
Thank you, dear one. Hugs 🧡🍂
Absolutely gorgeous!!! Breathtaking…Happy Fall!
Thank you sweet friend 🧡
So beautiful! I especially love your gingko tree! My favorite photo today is your blooming pumpkin with the gorgeous dahlias! I’m also partial to the gorgeous sunset!
Every photo and quote are lovely. Autumn is a beautiful season and I welcome the first day of autumn. Now, if it just felt like it!
Thank you, Bonnie. I hope to get dahlias from the flower farm next week.
You have welcomed Autumn in a most beautiful way. I love the ginkgo tree, all your stacked pumpkins, and the amazing sunset. Happy Fall. Dianne
Thank you, Dianne. Happy Friday!
Gorgeous photos of autumnal scenes, I cannot wait until it cools off!!
Thank you, Carole. We have cooled down this morning!
What a beautiful roundup of Fall pictures! It is hard to believe it starts today because it is 95 degrees at the moment!! I cannot wait for the Fall color to emerge. At the moment everything is very green, and I’m looking at all the leaves that are going to be coming down. I thought about you today when I went to Sam’s and the life size nutcrackers were $299!
Thank you, Roxanne. It was well into the 90’s yesterday. But late afternoon, a cool front came in, it is a nice morning on this Friday! Happy Weekend!
A beautiful collection Pam 😊
Blessings sweet friend, Jennifer 💖
Thank you, Jennifer 🧡
oh i can’t get enough of those pumpkins! all the shapes, sizes, and colors makes me smile big. add a whole bunch of wild bittersweet to the mix and that’s all i need!
happy happy autumn weekend to you, dear friend …
Thank you, Linda. Happy Sunday!
Gorgeous photos Pam, you’ve captured so many incredible Fall moments! We are seeing colorful leaves around and they are piling up in the driveways and yards, Fall and pumpkin season has arrived!
Thank you, Jenna! We got a little rain last night, it is really dry here.
Dear Pam, I love this post. I wish I was there with you to rake the gingko leaves. I framed several of ours before we left Va. I so enjoy that tree. I have decided that your beautiful cottage would be a great hiding place. So if you find me there just throw a blanket over me – I promise not be be any trouble. Don’t we all need such a place from time-to-time?
Have a great day and week, sweet friend!
Sandra, it would be so delightful for you visit me and take time to relax in the cottage. Many blessings…
Pam
Wow! So much loveliness in one post! There truly is no beauty like that of autumn. It feels like God takes out His most beautiful paintbrushes and fills the earth with their color. May He bless you and your family with many special memories during this fall season!
Yes, God’s paintbrush takes my breath away! Thank you, Cheryl!
I LOVE all your photos, especially the cooper kettle with goldenrod & miscanthus wisps. What is the white flower in this bouquet which is blooming this time of year? Soooo pretty. Every time I see your natural arrangements in the outdoors, I go straight to them. I’m not surprised when I see everydayliving as the creative source. We surely speak the same language! 😍
Thank you, Carol for your comments that warm my heart. The white flowers are alstroemeria. These are not wild and I didn’t grow them, they came from the grocery store. You can usually find them all through the year. Wishing you a wonderful week 💛
Beautiful pics Pam and what a great fall round-up you have! I love the colors of the changing leaves – I don’t even mind raking them (as long as there aren’t too too many of them lol). The Sunshine Cottage looks beautiful all decked out for fall and the pumpkin stacks are perfect. Your bouquets are stunning! Happy fall to you!
Thanks so much, Kim. Your visits warm my heart!
Pam, the photos are absolutely gorgeous! Amazing, all of them!
Thank you, Pam!
Beautiful autumn post. Love seeing the colors of the leaves. You pumpkins are charming. I so admire the pumpkin stacks. I cannot add too many pumpkins because the squirrels eat them and make a big mess.