Splendid Autumn

I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.

~L. M. Montgomery

Listen!  The wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves,

We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves!

~ Humbert Wolfe

Delicious autumn!  My very soul is wedded to it and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.

~ George Eliot

I'm still getting yummy produce from my garden.

a walk in the woods of North Carolina

a luscious Autumn wedding cake

Autumn is a swirl of colors and scents, awakening the senses to the earthiness of the world and the possibilities of delights. Summer lingers yet the air hints of chill to come.

This post is for the Blogging Business Artisans Team Challenge for the month of October.  Judy of Mister Pen Quin  (blog--This Creative Journey) states:
Fall is in full swing by the time October rolls around.  Create something that reminds you of Fall through your senses--visually by smell or by touch.  If you prefer, write a post that celebrates the sensory appeal of autumn.

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October skies

my backyard--only a couple weeks ago.  Now the leaves have mostly fallen.  The tall tree with green leaves near the right side is a black walnut.  I love the brilliant blues of October skies and the gloriously colored leaves.  Now it's November and most of the leaves have blown off the trees.

Wordless Wednesday/ Wordy Wednesday--where I linked up: 

 

The Art and Tree Chatter of Aquariann





Create With Joy






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xanthophyll

...a yellow carotenoid plant pigment that causes the autumn color of leaves

This color is masked by chlorophyll in the summer.  Xanthophylls aid in the absorption of light by capturing specific wavelengths and rapidly transferring this energy to chlorophyll. 

This photo was taken about two weeks ago.  Now most of the leaves have fallen off the trees.  There are still some beautiful red leaved maples.  The pear trees have only just begun to turn red.

Alphabe-Thursday, hosted by Ms Jenny, is so much fun!  This week our letter is  "X."  Come visit others' submissions HERE  and join in the fun!  

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View

I've been so captivated by the view outside my home office window the past couple days.  The brilliant sunlit leaves light up the room with a warm yellow-orangish glow.

The trees are gorgeous this year!  I love watching how the light moves through the leaves as the day wears on and the sun drops ever lower and then fades away.

at ground level here.  On the left you can see a bit of deck and under that the pink hydrangea (that I tried to change to blue with no success so far).

looking out the window again.  In the lower middle of this photo you can see the beginning of a path into the woods.  Along the bottom on the right is the deck railing with tomato plants reaching for the last little bit of sunlight.  (Yes, still getting a few small tomatoes!  I won't take out the plants till the very last second.)

 

Birds seem to fill the air at this time of year.

The clouds provide an everchanging panoply of pageantry as well.

I'm linking up with my favorite teacher, Ms Jenny Matlock, as we work our way through the alphabet.  Please do go visit the other students, for you never know what gems you may find--humor, poignancy, information, visions of far away places, stuff you've never even dreamed of!  Check it out HERE.  You may even wish to join in yourself!  This week our letter is "V."  

I'm also linking up with Skywatch Friday hosted by Wren, fishing guy, Sylvia, Klaus, and Sandy.  Come join us in this awesome meme, link up, and meet folks from all over the globe. 

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