10 September
september's mellow
the trees in the side yard are not quite healthy
they're battered by the winds and salt coming off of the ocean
they're old
they've been dropping leaves for weeks now
like senior citizens that show up for a five o'clock dinner at 4:30
they're early for the spectacular autumn show
the trees in the side yard drop crispy leaves that have already browned and are curling in
at the edges
they've been falling on the grass and accumulating at the borders
where the wind blows them and they get hung up on the old railroad ties
it looks more like October than the very start of September
brings to mind that old song
when life was slow and oh so mellow
Lovely!
ReplyDeleteA signal of summer's end -- kinda sad.
ReplyDeleteLovely post. xo
For some reason it seems so neat to watch them fall, and then in the winter the bare trees look so sad and cold.
ReplyDeleteI once read that in the winter look for the purples and mauve in the tree branches. The color is there and it's so subtle and pretty. It gets me through this long season where everything seems so black and white
DeleteA few dropping leaves here in Western Pa but not too much just yet and we are heading into a hot spell for a few days...
ReplyDeleteha, like the senior citizens...nice analogy...i love autumn so i am def ready for it...bring on the color and crisp air...smiles.
ReplyDeleteI love all the changing seasons, I think there is something exciting in all of them. The old leaves making way for the new - Have you found your last rosé of summer yet?!
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Its allways sad when summer comes to an end. :(
ReplyDeleteOh yes autumn is coming soon.
ReplyDeletelike the senior citizens... it made my day; lovely texture :)
ReplyDeletelovely photo and verse...fall is slow in coming here but she is definitely on her way
ReplyDeleteLovely shots of the leaves.
ReplyDeleteLovely shot!
ReplyDeleteSeptember...mellow...I like that reference. And beautiful photo composition.
ReplyDeleteLove! Wonderful words and photo. :)
ReplyDeleteI can't wait! We always have a few leaves that go straight to brown and laying in the yard. I worry every year if we will have nice color. Then in October, my fears can rest!
ReplyDeleteJust starting to turn here in southern NH... your photo is lovely.
ReplyDeleteso lovely, what a beautiful textures too!
ReplyDeleteOh I am not ready to let summer go, but fall color helps. You did a really lovely job with the texture. It is so soft and pleasing.. I haven't added a country to the list when I do the Nature Notes blogger collage as I haven't found one yet on your blog... Thank you for linking in this week.. Michelle
ReplyDeleteLove your suggestion to look for color in the winter branches.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful...I think we are all getting ready for the new season and all the changes it brings....
ReplyDeleteThe leaves are starting to change here slowly and our Katsura tree is already losing some of its leaves. Mother nature is telling us it is time for a change!
ReplyDeleteLove this autumn work ! glad to live somewhere with season changes :) autumn has such beautiful colours !
ReplyDeleteComes and go! Season's change can be interesting again! Never mind it being cold as long as there's a change! Nicely!
ReplyDeleteHank
Here on Vancouver Island there are more evergreen than deciduous trees. The Gary Oaks lose their leaves, as do the Arbutus, but they are hard and leathery leaves and not good for either composting or raking into a pile and taking a dive in! I miss the change of colour that comes in the east, but enjoy the many shades of green we see all winter long.
ReplyDeleteI personally LOVE to usher in fall. beautiful words and photo
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely, pleasing photo of fall. It's not here yet, but we don't have a lot of changing leaves anyway. More evergreens and palms. I hope sometime to visit the east and enjoy the changing of the season in autumn. That song sounds familiar . . .
ReplyDeleteI love the autumn with the changing colors and crispness in the air. Enjoyed the reference to senior citizens coming to view the dying leaves in the spectualr glory as if a seeming camaraderie between the aging folk and the old trees..nice poem
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! thank you for linking up to Garden Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful.
ReplyDeleteEarl
a beautiful poem, thanks for sharing it
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