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Tuesday, 22 September 2009

Autumn, Good Morning

Our little Noah and I awoke very early this morning, just as the sun was rising.  We walked outside to greet the first day of Autumn and saw beautiful mists rising off the fields surrounding our home.  All was quiet.  A beautiful, peaceful start to Autumn.

Later, we all put little autumn bulbs to sleep in the soil for the autumn gnomes to tend to until they are ready to awake in the spring.

Our favourite autumn song/verse:

Yellow the bracken, golden the sheaves,

Rosy the apples, crimson the leaves,

Mists on the hillside, clouds grey and white,

Autumn good morning, summer good night.

- F Hoatson

8 comments:

  1. Love this post! Love the planting of the bulbs for the autumn gnomes to tend to and the picture of the morning mist is heavenly!!!!

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  2. Lovely, Kelly. I think England is my most beautiful place... just look at that mist!
    So, do we plant our bulbs in Autumn? I am determined to have bulbs in Spring and must learn how and when to plant them.
    Thank you so much for sharing on Friday's Nature Table.
    Blessings and magic

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  3. The tone you set with your posts is just so lovely. Thank you!

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  4. We have been singing that song a lot lately too. I love Noah's little hand in the dirt! Happy Autumn to you and your family!

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  5. What an amazing misty photo! I'm thinking that might become inspiration for a watercolor...

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  6. Thank you for all your lovely words, dear friends! It is amazing how nature is filled with magic and can instantly energise us!
    Hi magiconions, I love the distinct seasons in England. There is lots of beauty to be seen everywhere. This is the tiem to plant bulbs to awaken in spring. It is great fun planting them all over the garden - daffodils, snowdrops, tulips, hyacinths, crocuses...all so bright and beautiful!

    Blessings to you all this week!

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  7. I saw that verse somewhere else with no attribution and am so grateful to know who wrote it! I love autumn too.. especially early autumn. It's my favorite season.

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