THERE is something in the autumn that is native to my blood–
Touch of manner, hint of mood;
And my heart is like a rhyme,
With the yellow and the purple and the crimson keeping time.
The scarlet of the maples can shake me like a cry
Of bugles going by.
And my lonely spirit thrills
To see the frosty asters like a smoke upon the hills.
There is something in October sets the gypsy blood astir
We must rise and follow her,
When from every hill of flame
She calls and calls each vagabond by name.
Jama Rattigan has a recipe for Autumn Garden Soup and a follow-up post on Autumn Picture Book Soup.
And here Ms. Rattigan celebrates orange goodness.
Christ and Pop Culture: An Autumn Playlist
A is for Autumn and also for apples: 100 Apple-y Activities for Home and School.
Celebrating autumn (the Waldorf way) at The Magic Onions.
Carrie at Reading to Know reviews Kitten’s Autmn by Eugenie Fernandes.
Coffee Books Tea and Me Autumn Decorations. Brenda’s Autumn Decorations At Coffee Books Tea and Me, Part Two.
100 Pumpkins: A Celebration of All Things Pumpkin-ish.
In November 2006, Semicolon celebrated the Pecan, King of all nuts with a series of posts.
Autumn 2006-2007 at Semicolon.
It’s still rather warm and summmery here in Houston where summer can extend its sweltering tentacles into October and even early November. My plan is try to entice Autumn into southeast Texas with a series of blog posts this week on autumnal themes. If you have a post at your blog on autumn, autumn reading, fall fun, fall recipes, anything seasonal, leave a comment and I’ll link to your post. Meanwhile, enjoy the links above, and especially enjoy the days the Lord has made.
Oh, that poem is lovely! Thanks for sharing! How perfect for this time of year.
I love the poem.
Autumn has just about arrived here in Southern England. We had to resort to putting heating on the past couple of nights. Daylight hours are also noticeably shorter.
The bushes and trees are laden with berries this year and everyone says that is a sure sign of a harsh winter, I do hope not.
The leaves are beginning to turn on the trees, which is also a little early, but makes driving in the country side a real joy.
Today has been a dismal grey day, never really daylight, yet never raining. Tomorrow promises to be brighter and warmer, for my day off, so I intend to make the most of it.