:: the first day of autumn ::

" The change starts late on a summer's evening,

when you first notice the soft, familiar scent of distant woodsmoke

in the sudden chill of the evening air.

Then, a day or two later, a damp, mushroomy mist hovers over the gardens and parks.

Later, you notice the leaves have turned silently from yellow ochre to walnut.

Autumn is here once again.

For me, this is when it starts,

when warmth, and bonhomie come to the fore.

Energy returns."

{Nigel Slater}

delights of early autumn mornings...

morning rambles

in the crisp autumn air

as the lingering heat

of summer gently fades...

leaves shimmering

beneath the autumn sun

golden light

pouring across the hills like honey...

the rhythm of the world slows

in its turning

an excitement in the air

with promises of pleasures to come.

happy autumn, my friends!