These tall weeds, blowing gently this morning in the city under a blue sky, assure me that indeed the season has moved. Now, the weekends are prime time to ready the home for the foreboding winds and snows ahead. It's the time of the year that we can really appreciate the the golden yellows and strong browns of our natural world. When I was growing up, I passed them by on my Schwin with never a look or a care. I plotted my time by the school year and its boring routines. These days, I'm much more in tune to the world around me and its seemingly daily changes. On my drive to work, I almost can chart the moves of nature: lily pads dying away in the pond, the leaf-covered back roads, the coal-black oak branches against the slate gray skies, the browning of lawns and fields and the late-rising, low-lying morning sun dipping through the distant trees when I make the turn on 35. September's here... live with it!
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Tall Weeds
These tall weeds, blowing gently this morning in the city under a blue sky, assure me that indeed the season has moved. Now, the weekends are prime time to ready the home for the foreboding winds and snows ahead. It's the time of the year that we can really appreciate the the golden yellows and strong browns of our natural world. When I was growing up, I passed them by on my Schwin with never a look or a care. I plotted my time by the school year and its boring routines. These days, I'm much more in tune to the world around me and its seemingly daily changes. On my drive to work, I almost can chart the moves of nature: lily pads dying away in the pond, the leaf-covered back roads, the coal-black oak branches against the slate gray skies, the browning of lawns and fields and the late-rising, low-lying morning sun dipping through the distant trees when I make the turn on 35. September's here... live with it!
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wonderful post. i love grasses - whether green or brown. and i hope to never miss the beauty they offer.
ReplyDeleteSeems like this summer went by especially fast.
ReplyDeleteI don't want the summer to be over...
ReplyDeleteBirdman -- Love Autumn! And, love the colors you speak of -- your photo evokes the season -- barbara
ReplyDeleteFantastic write up and great picture. The best season is not the season at hand but the impending change from one season to the next. It's the inbetweens that appear to be noticed and yet we claim the like or love the preceding or following season like spring or fall. This is possible but I believe it the changing colors and times that make us enjoy seasons the most. Just my humble opinion. I like all the seasons but I enjoy the changing of the seasons the most.
ReplyDeleteYou've described the season beautifully!!
ReplyDeleteI love Fall. I'll bet it is just wonderful in your area.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful description of my favorite season!
ReplyDeleteYou guys are way ahead of us. It has gotten considerably cooler here though and the sun is lower.
ReplyDeleteI love the seasonal change to fall. A gorgeous time of year.
ReplyDeleteThe light in September is so lovely and you can have wonderful days as we are having today. I love this time of year!
ReplyDeleteYes as adults we do watch the seasons and the things to be done. Oh the joys of care free youths. I love the changing colors of the season, here in the midwest we have such beautiful autumns, which I still enjoy although the gray winter is around the corner. I am glad you are back hadn't heard from you. I expected something from you on my Pomona fountain a few days ago.
ReplyDeletePoetic post, birdman. We were thinking similar (tho less poetic) thoughts today as we drove through lush green countryside laden with goldenrod and a few trees here and there turning color already.
ReplyDeleteToo pretty to be weeds
ReplyDeleteyou make it easy to live with september. you turn her into something exquisite with your well-turned words.
ReplyDeleteOh please, no snow yet, we're just getting a couple of real summer days now...
ReplyDeleteGod bless you!
Cezar
Your city looks like a great place to be in the autumn! Can't wait to see your lovely fall photos :D
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