Impermanence ~

"Every leaf speaks bliss to me

Fluttering from the autumn tree."

Emily Bronte

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the poem in its entirety

can be found

here 

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wishing you a new

 month of thanks-giving

as we bid farewell

to October

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O give thanks unto the LORD,

 for [he is] good:

 for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

Psalm 107:1

Seated ~

"I would rather sit on a pumpkin,

 and have it all to myself,

 than be crowded on a velvet cushion.” 

Henry David Thoreau

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 preparing to rest

awhile

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I do appreciate all of you

who stop by and the 

comments that you share

Stonecrop Plant ~

this particular sedum

(stonecrop plant)

is named

Autumn Joy

the color intensifies

as the days grow shorter

the first photo was taken September 14

the last two were taken October 13

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"One of the sanest, surest, and most

generous joys of life comes from being

happy over the good fortune of others."

Robert A. Heinlein

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 Consider it wholly joyful, my brethren,

 whenever you are enveloped in or encounter

 trials of any sort or fall into various temptations.

Be assured and understand

 that the trial and proving of your faith

 bring out endurance and steadfastness and patience.

James 1:2-3

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"Stonecrop" is from the Middle English and literally means

 "sprouting from the stone,"

 a reference to its commonly being seen

 growing amongst stones 

(which provide the drainage that stonecrop plants crave). 

from link above

Autumn Gold ~

"Autumn carries more gold in

its pocket than all the other seasons."

Jim Bishop

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overhead & underfoot
it's a golden time of year

harvest ~

have a wonderful

weekend

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In Sight Or Out Of Sight ~

“They might not need me; but they might.
I'll let my head be just in sight;
A smile as small as mine might be
Precisely their necessity.” 

Emily Dickinson

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my little grandson

on a chilly autumn day

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both of my grandsons bring

smiles to my face

Lanterns ~

it's been a good year for

Physalis alkekengi

more commonly known as

Chinese Lanterns

you can read more about them

here

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"I am out with lanterns, looking for myself.”

Emily Dickinson

 

 

Vestiges & Harbingers ~

vestiges

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harbingers

everywhere a sign

of what was

and what is to come

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"Nature to a saint is sacramental.

 If we are children of God,

 we have a tremendous treasure in Nature.

 In every wind that blows,

 in every night and day of the year,

 in every sign of the sky,

 in every blossoming

 and in every withering of the earth,

 there is a real coming of God to us

 if we will simply use our

 starved imagination to realize it."

Oswald Chambers

Stand Therefore ~

(a little click will enlarge the photo)
a wind has blown the rain away and blown
the sky away and all the leaves away,
and the trees stand.  I think I too have known
autumn too long
ee cummings

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they are falling fast
yet many remain
seasons change
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The Here And Now ~

the blue was just that blue

the gold that gold

yesterday afternoon

the brilliance

 shone

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"I want to remember

to let myself be intoxicated

 in the present

 - the here and now -

 so I can see the beauty

 right in front of me."

 Matt Knisely

 Framing Faith

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