This and that . . .

 

Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away; 

Lengthen night and shorten day; 

Every leaf speaks bliss to me 

Fluttering from the autumn tree. 

I shall smile when wreaths of snow 

Blossom where the rose should grow; 

I shall sing when night’s decay 

Ushers in a drearier day. 

~Emily Bronte, Fall, Leaves, Fall

 

I love the fitful gust that shakes

The casement all the day
And from the mossy elm tree takes  
The faded leaf away
Twirling it by the window-pane
With thousand others down the lane

I l♥ve to see the shaking twig  
Dance till the shut of eve
The sparrow on the cottage rig  
Whose chirp would make believe
That spring was just now flirting by
In summers lap with flowers to lie
~John Clare, Autumn

 

In the other gardens
And all up in the vale,
From the autumn bonfires
See the smoke trail!

Pleasant summer over,
And all the summer flowers,
The red fire blazes, 
The grey smoke towers. 

Sing a song of seasons! 
Something bright in all!
Flowers in the summer, 
Fires in the fall! 
~Robert Louis Stevenson, Autumn fires 


Oh I do so love the autumn when all is gathered in and we can snuggle by the fire and toast our toes, reading good books, sipping hot apple cider stirred with cinnamon sticks, listening to good music.  The wind may howl outside the door, the rain may beat upon the windows, but we are hunkered down while pies bake and firelight glows.  Oh yes, I do love the autumn.

 

I baked a weekend cake for Todd yesterday. Just a simple Victoria Sponge Cake.  Two buttery layers filled with strawberry jam this time. I'm getting ready to make a bunny . . . just because. It will bring me joy making her clothes and filling her suitcase . . .   

 

And I painted a little girl. I took ages getting the eyes just right and even now I'm not quite sure I have gotten it so  . . .  doing a bit of what you love to do, does the soul a lot of good.

Have a wonderful Sunday.  Don't forget! 

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And I do too!