“The time of the falling leaves has come again. Once more in our morning walk we tread upon carpets of gold and crimson, of brown and bronze, woven by the winds or the rains out of these delicate textures while we slept.” ~John Burroughs
Tennessee
Ready for harvest
It’s fun to watch the soybean harvest, as dusty as it may be.
“It is only the farmer who faithfully plants seeds in the Spring, who reaps a harvest in Autumn.” ~B. C. Forbes
Bur Marigold
“The earth laughs in flowers.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mockingbird sunning in a crepe myrtle
Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you. ~Charlotte Whitton
Swimming along
“Swimming is normal for me. I’m relaxed. I’m comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It’s my home.” ~Michael Phelps
Bluebird
“The bluebird carries the sky on his back.” ~Henry David Thoreau
Fields of white
“But I tell you to open your eyes and look to the field—they are gleaming white, all ready for the harvest!” John 4:35
Autumn reds
“…and I see,
the turning of a leaf
dancing in an autumn sun,
and brilliant shades of crimson
glowing when a day is done,
and I sigh…”
~Hazelmarie “Mattie” Elliott, “A Breath of Heaven“
Sunshine
“Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them and try to follow them.” ~Louisa May Alcott
Old weathered gray barn
A barn’s character is a reflection of the sun and the seasons.
walking on a country road 