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




Comments

  1. Anonymous10 September 2013 at 06:47

    Lovely!

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  2. Nancy10 September 2013 at 06:57

    A signal of summer's end -- kinda sad.

    Lovely post. xo

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  3. Brandi10 September 2013 at 07:27

    For some reason it seems so neat to watch them fall, and then in the winter the bare trees look so sad and cold.

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    1. aspiritofsimplicity10 September 2013 at 07:32

      I 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

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  4. Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalow10 September 2013 at 07:31

    A 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...

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  5. Brian Miller10 September 2013 at 08:07

    ha, like the senior citizens...nice analogy...i love autumn so i am def ready for it...bring on the color and crisp air...smiles.

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  6. Little Wandering Wren10 September 2013 at 08:37

    I 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?!
    http://littlewanderingwren.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/the-last-rose-of-summer.html

    Wrenx

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  7. Bloggerage10 September 2013 at 08:52

    Its allways sad when summer comes to an end. :(

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  8. Anonymous10 September 2013 at 08:55

    Oh yes autumn is coming soon.

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  9. Anonymous10 September 2013 at 09:30

    like the senior citizens... it made my day; lovely texture :)

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  10. Lynn10 September 2013 at 09:47

    lovely photo and verse...fall is slow in coming here but she is definitely on her way

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  11. Carver10 September 2013 at 10:24

    Lovely shots of the leaves.

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  12. Karen10 September 2013 at 11:28

    Lovely shot!

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  13. Hootin Anni10 September 2013 at 11:29

    September...mellow...I like that reference. And beautiful photo composition.

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  14. Mary10 September 2013 at 11:56

    Love! Wonderful words and photo. :)

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  15. Kim Cunningham 10 September 2013 at 11:59

    I 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!

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  16. Laura10 September 2013 at 11:59

    Just starting to turn here in southern NH... your photo is lovely.

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  17. Unknown10 September 2013 at 12:39

    so lovely, what a beautiful textures too!

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  18. Rambling Woods10 September 2013 at 12:58

    Oh 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

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  19. Margie10 September 2013 at 12:59

    Love your suggestion to look for color in the winter branches.

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  20. Nancy10 September 2013 at 13:39

    So beautiful...I think we are all getting ready for the new season and all the changes it brings....

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  21. Donna Heber10 September 2013 at 15:33

    The 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!

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  22. aenee10 September 2013 at 17:21

    Love this autumn work ! glad to live somewhere with season changes :) autumn has such beautiful colours !

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  23. kaykuala10 September 2013 at 19:27

    Comes and go! Season's change can be interesting again! Never mind it being cold as long as there's a change! Nicely!

    Hank

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  24. Pondside10 September 2013 at 20:07

    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.

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  25. Unknown10 September 2013 at 22:19

    I personally LOVE to usher in fall. beautiful words and photo

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  26. Sharon10 September 2013 at 23:03

    This 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 . . .

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  27. Dorianna (paintswithwords.com11 September 2013 at 03:44

    I 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

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  28. pam11 September 2013 at 14:09

    Beautiful! thank you for linking up to Garden Tuesday!

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  29. EarlK13 September 2013 at 11:09

    Beautiful.

    Earl

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  30. Noel Morata18 September 2013 at 13:56

    a beautiful poem, thanks for sharing it

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