October is ....

I am running a bit late with my "October is" post but since we have had a lovely shift in weather for the cooler and I have been digging out some of my fall/winter clothes and observing the leaves, I am ready!
Autumn has always been my favorite time of year and after living in South Florida for so many years, I have a renewed love and appreciation for the seasonal cycle.

October is ...

Crisp ... crisp apples, crisp breezes & crisp, baked bread with a fluffy center ...

Last of the dragonflies in Utah ... thank you to my little dragonfly who posed so prettily for me with the autumn leaves ...

shorter days ... longer nights ...twinkly stars and seeing your breath at night ...

pumpkin!  pumpkin cookies, pumpkin pie, pumpkin soup, and jack-o-lanterns ...

snow on the Timpanogos peaks ... what a surprise and a lovely one!

ghosts, ghouls and goblins ... trick or treats ... candy sacks overflowing ...

forests and mountains painted with brushes of red, orange and yellow ... piles of leaves to jump in ...

warm soup ... fuzzy socks ... hot chocolate with a side of ginger snaps ...

PINK for the cure ... time to spread awareness to the women you love & get the facts on breast cancer!

 What is October to you?

September is ...

longer shadows ... cooler days ... open windows .... the first finger brushes of fall ...

back to school ... back to schedules ... back to routine ....

my birthday ... my sil's birthday ... tons of my favorite friendseses birthdays ... homemade chocolate cake

Ovarian Cancer Awareness month & there but for the Grace of God and a hysterectomy there could have gone I ...

the sorrow of our nation - 9/11 We Will Always Remember ...

the last month that we would go into the ocean when we were kids ...

Rehoboth Beach, DE - my home away from home as a child

the anniversary of when I became a MAC and left my pc behind ... with that ridiculous blue screen of death ...

the time of September harvests and canning and storing and preparing for winter ...


Another month of the Monthly Scavenger Hunt on Flickr! - check it out ...   


International Talk Like a Pirate Day ... 9/19 me maties! ARGGGGGGGGGGGGG ... erm something like that ... just pass the rum ...

hurricane shutters ... hurricane warnings ... mad rushes for water and food 2 hours before a storm ... when I lived in Florida 


the month before OCTOBER which happens to be one of my favorite months ever!

HAPPY SEPTEMBER!  What is September to you? 

Saturday Walk

Several of the shots that I took today as I wandered through the neighborhood loving the crisp weather ...

 

before and after

We have had several very windy days and the temperature has definitely dropped from brisk Autumn to chilllllly winter is coming!  All the glorious leaves have blown off in many cases as well as dramatically changed colors - I thought I would entertain myself with some before and after...

after 1

before 1 

before 2

after 2

before 3

after 3

Autumn Dreams

I know the year is dying,
Soon the summer will be dead.
I can trace it in the flying
Of the black crows overhead;
I can hear it in the rustle
Of the dead leaves as I pass,
And the south wind's plaintive sighing
Through the dry and withered grass.

Ah, 'tis then I love to wander,
Wander idly and alone,
Listening to the solemn music
Of sweet nature's undertone;
Wrapt in thoughts I cannot utter,
Dreams my tongue cannot express,
Dreams that match the autumn's sadness
In their longing tenderness.
-  Mortimer Crane Brown, Autumn Dreams

Fall in London

I took a quick cruise around the neighborhood yesterday, enjoying one of those awesome crisp and crystal clear autumn days and snapped a few pics.  This is my first autumn in almost 15 years since I lived in South Florida for most of that time.  It is decidedly my favorite time of year!