07 September 2012
51 September
51 comments:
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How I love your Autumn. We arrived in Scotland in autumn and, whilst everyone apologized for it, we swooned at its beauty. We had just left tropical cairns fter three years. Enjoy the gentle days.
ReplyDeleteThis is a small world if you mean Cairns in Queensland, Australia....we are situated not far from it. :D
DeleteSarah I don't know if Annie will see this so I'll answer for her ... she's near Brisbane now so no doubt she does mean Cairns.
DeleteThanks Annie. Yes, she would have meant Cairns then -- small world it would seem, even in something as big as the internet!
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What a lovely picture Annie!
ReplyDeleteYes, I can feel the year changing....but here in Australia we are losing the cold and beginning to feel the warmth of Spring.
xo
I was sure my world was turning last week towards spring. Alas, today, we are smackbang back in wild, woolly winter. Soon, soon x
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely image, I love the way the delicate grasses catch the light. Wordsworth's lines are beautiful and so true, there is a delicate touch and lighting to nature in September.
ReplyDeleteWe are feeling the first fingers of warmth in springtime here! This is a beautiful post and has filled my mind with delightful images!
ReplyDeleteHello Annie:
ReplyDeleteHow clearly one senses the turn of the year at this time. And yet this morning our apartment is bathed in hot sunshine - no sign of the season of 'mists and mellow fruitfulness'.
I absolutely love your description of the starlings here Annie. Your photo is just lovely but your words are lovelier. Hope you are feeling a little better now, much love x
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning photo! I love this season don't you? So full of beautiful things.
ReplyDeleteWish we had Damsons dripping ... the rain put paid to most of the plums and drupes down my way, not a slow or a damson to be seen any where.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely feel Autumn is on her way though, the light and the air are changing, and my kitchen smells of vinegar and spices as I make chutney.
The hedges in our little patch of the Welsh Marches are full of damsons and sloes, I think they were planted that way when the fields were enclosed. It would have to be a very poor year for them not to drip there are so many.
DeleteBeautiful image - and I do love September. With any luck we might get a late summer as the month draws on (haf bach Mihangel in Wales, so predictable as to have its own name)... too late for the sloes, alas....
ReplyDeleteThere is mist this morning. Very autumnal. I wish I'd taken that photo -lovely.
ReplyDeleteLove the photo!!!
ReplyDeleteDear Annie
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful, evocative photograph. Yes, autumn is definitely in the air even though at the moment, we are enjoying summer temperatures. We know it will not last and that slowly but surely, the countryside will begin its graceful decline into autumn proper. I love this time of year.
Best wishes
Ellie
Sums Autumn up perfectly! Ada :)
ReplyDeleteAutumn creeps in with a sense of sadness here, we haven't had our summer yet. A great image Annie and I love a bit of Wordsworth.
ReplyDeleteYes, changing (and misty this morning), but lovely warmth in the days and perversely I have spent more time out of doors knitting or stitching than I achieved in all of the "summer".
ReplyDeleteI certainly can. And I'm ready for it. (enough rain though) x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post, Annie! Wonderful photo, and such perfect quotes....
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your sunny September weekend.
Helen x
Just the one quote Helen, the rest is mine own.
DeleteThis morning is misty but the sun is doing its best to burn through. I hope you're enjoying good weather in your neck of the woods :)
Oh yes, a definite shift. And it's very welcome.
ReplyDeletebeautiful picture - I see a yarn colorway there!
ReplyDeleteEven though the days are warm, it's the nip in the air in the mornings and evenings ~ there's a change!
ReplyDeleteVivienne x
Lovely words for autumn ... my favourite ... Bee xx
ReplyDeleteYes I really can! That woody smokey smell was in the last night too. I took big deep lungfuls ;0)
ReplyDeleteLove the quotes too, so beautiful.
P x
Annie, your lovely and observant post gives us all another sign that the season is indeed making a turn.
ReplyDeleteHere in the city, the angle of morning light is very different and evening seems to suddenly arrive much earlier than before. The leaves of some trees in the part are beginning to show a golden edge. As you walk through the Park, your feet feel the crunch rustling of leaves and acorns.
And soon, we might even feel the relief of cooler temperatures while waiting for air conditioned subway trains on the stifling concrete platforms.
Our urban signals are not as poetic as yours, I fear. xo
Yes! I love this autumn air, especially first thing in the morning. (and your photo is fabulous)
ReplyDeleteA beautiful picture. There are whispers of autumn here in Scotland, give it a few more weeks before it's in full swing. There is definitely a nip in the air now.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful beautiful post Annie. Fall is my absolute favourite time of year and you have captured it simply. I seem to have missed your last post, so allow me to congratulate you on your phantasmagorical windfall!
ReplyDeleteJanine
It certainly is a beautiful post, Annie. You and Wordsworth make a jolly good team! We've noticed it here - that subtle change from broiling heat to a temperature fit for kids at school. May even need a cardi at 8.30 in the morning - how lovely! (Better start knitting as I say that...)
ReplyDeleteAxxx
Beautiful post, but I can't feel it yet, it is hot and humid here but I am hoping it will get better.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Meredith
Yes, we're feeling it here - the evenings are getting shorter and Toby is trying his hardest to stay out on the trampoline desite his obvious fear of the dark! I love autumn with all of it's abundance and it's definitely the best time of year for a walk in the woods. Enjoy your weekend x
ReplyDeleteMy favourite time of year, especially those Indian Summer days that take you by surprise. Topping 27 degrees here in London today, hotter tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, here in the sticky-hot South, September isn't doing much more than prolonging the heat-related misery.
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful - that has totally cheered me this morning.
ReplyDeleteNina x
What a glorious photo, Annie. Yes, autumn has arrived in Normandy, despite the golden sunshine. We've been picking apples this morning. :-)
ReplyDeleteI can feel it! I love it. Your words and photograph have captured it beautifully, as always. I am enjoying the mellow warm sun and evening chill. Hope you're having a great weekend. x
ReplyDeleteI love the seasons too Annie, although we are entering Spring down here. We're not quite there but so so close. Your photo is gorgeous!! Mel x
ReplyDeleteLovely Annie,
ReplyDeleteYou've managed to evoke perfectly the subtle, glorious shift we've been experiencing here in Touraine too. There's a nip in the air in the mornings followed by glorious afternoons sated with heat.
A gorgeous photo, and beautiful words to go with it! Summer's hanging on here in Duesseldorf - 31 degrees today!!! Though the leaves are starting to fall and the nights are getting longer. How long can it last......
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Carly
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ooooh yes, feeling it here. And that's before the promise of storms (oh joy!)
ReplyDeleteHope you are well..fee x
Yep - it's Autumn. The need to add a blanket on top of the bed, the slowly growing desire to make squash soups, and baked puds....summer is definitely on her way out.
ReplyDeleteStunning picture and yes it is all autumnal here with the summer just losing its edge so to speak..
ReplyDeleteHi Annie,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post and yes, ours is turning the other way.
We are looking forward to Spring.
Happy week
hugs
Carolyn
Yes, I can feel it too.
ReplyDeleteI love the Wordsworth - there is such a similarity between spring and fall
Dearest Annie..
ReplyDeleteSo lovely and the words and photo have blessed me in more ways than I can say.
I send a bulging package of love your way...can you hear the thumps of my heart?
Departing summer...whew, such beauty.
xoxo,e.
we, too, are gently making our way closer to fall----can't wait!!! lovely words!
ReplyDeleteOur days are getting longer, and there is an extra little bit of warmth in the air. Love Spring!
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