While I love fall, I also love these days when I can begin to ANTICIPATE fall. Because half the fun of a thing, is looking forward to it. Hmmm. Maybe more than half the fun!
As I get out and take Thistle for walks, or open my window on a cool morning, I’m definitely seeing signs that autumn is stirring, sifting through her closet, and debating which of her russet skirts to wear this year. So I thought I’d take a moment to count the signs of autumn approaching in Appalachia:
- Unexpectedly cool, crisp air that makes me want to breathe deep and turn my eyes to the sky.
- That suddenly brilliant, blue sky!
- Apples! Apple pies, applesauce, applebutter, apple cake . . .
- Goldenrod, joe pye weed, ironweed, maiden’s bower, and asters growing along dirt roads.
- Thistles aflutter with butterflies.
- Milkweed pods!
- Cleaning out the garden and preserving the last of the season’s bounty.
I could go on. What signs of fall are you seeing in your neck of the woods?
My Papa used to say Autumn was not far off when he could “feel it in his bones”~ I always wondered what he meant but never asked. BUT the older I get ( and this year it’s really apparent! ) on the cool crisp mornings’ I can really “feel it in “MY”bones. It is my FAV season too 🍁
Yes! When I feel a bit creaky on those cool morning! Worth it, though.