the subtleness of autumn

it is the suttle changes that take place that has me falling for autumn year after year.
although as previous posts have shown big fat pumpkins scream out the fall is here as well as the chill in the air and all the apples falling from trees to be displayed in the middle of your grocery store in those paper totes from our childhood. there of course is the foliage that has many people driving leisury on sunday all across new england snapping pictures of deep reds, bright yellows. I appreciate all the above i do very much, but it is the small first stages of change that has me walking the pastures early mornings and at every sunset, it is a single leaf that has change that gets my attention, the wild flowers that have gone to seed that for some reason look as if they too have grabbed a sweater and it is the spider webs covered in morning dew that glisten in the sun.

the changes on table go from red and greens of summer salads to the spiced colors of pumpkins soups, stews and the deep burgundy of harvested beets. it is the bowls of apples that are calling out for pies to be baked and crisp to be eaten. it is the blankets that are pulled out of chests and folded on the back of chairs and placed at the foot of the bed. it is the browns and cream colored sweaters you can’t get enough of. it is the books you cozy upto and the familiar tunes from your favorite sitcoms returning to your living room. it is opening your tea cupboard picking just the right one for this moment and warming your hands around a hot cup as you inhale the aromas of the stuffed peppers coming from your kitchen...

happy fall to you..