“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 MaplesREAD MORE
