autumn

[annacruachan]

Autumn

The geese are flying south again,
Last night I heard their cries
And watched them beating through the dawn
To other, friendlier skies.

The wind is veering to the north,
The leaves are falling fast,
Orion climbs the evening sky;
Our fleeting summer's past.

But for all that the autumn is still my favourite season. November has my birthday in it, so it can't be all bad and December has Christmas (okay, okay, I'm off to the norty step as soon as I've posted this) Then it's the beginning of the growing season again, if only indoors. For about six weeks around the solstice our day dawns at 10am and sunset (if there is any) is at 3.30pm. Thereafter the return to the light is really amazingly fast. It's the rain which gets me down most of all, so fingers crossed for a few dry spells this year.

[Glutton4...]

Ahhh
Through autumns golden gown we used to kick our way,
You always loved this time of year
My life will be forever autumn
Now you're not here......

Waxing lyrical indeed, Justin Hayward...genius words.

I love autumn, and find myself singing that very tune when I walk the hound through beautiful brown and orange leaves.
Yes it gets dark and cold, but tbh, having experienced the "seasons" or in fact lack of, in other places, I just love it.

NICE ONE Spongey - love that song, and I sing it too whilst kicking the leaves around - Happy days!

I drove through Essex yesterday and the colours of the hedgerows, shrubs and trees was stunning.

You're not wrong EC - it's beautiful this time of year - look at our little Oak tree...

[darkcrystal]

yes the children want to go up to the park somtime once the leaves have all dropped and play in the leaves, they love doing that....actually we love doing it...i must admit there is nothing better than playing in the leaves.....thats if this sickness goes, my eldest has kindly given me her cold so im full of it and really feel terrible........and my youngest now has a cold......i thought my eldest was getting better but no she came home from school today and THREW UP, its not a good start of the new season thats for sure. we have less than 2 weeks till my oldest 7th birthday i really hope someone is on our side and will make all better.........its like someone has sprinkled sickness in our house.