it's here ..........

September 22, 2013 at 4:44 p.m. EDT

 that was it ... that was the change

there is no denying it

it is officially fall

we are definitely tasting it here

fog in the morning

sweaters are unpacked and ready to wear

the trees are tipped in red

not full blown

thank goodness we work into this gradually

I'm not ready to give up quite yet

to welcome her in 

the kids and I went out to

Gray's Harbor National Wildlife Refuge

a lovely drive to the coast about 40 miles west of us

someone has already gotten out his sweater

black berries are past their peak

turning into raisins....

Autumn days come quickly

like the running of a hound on the moor.

Irish proverb

there is a harmony in autumn

and a luster in its sky

which through the summer is not heard or seen

as if it could not be

as if it had not been!

Percy Bysshe Shelley 

By all these lovely tokens September days are here

with summer's best of weather 

and autumn's best of cheer.

Helen Hunt Jackson  

Autumn's the mellow time.

William Allingham 

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. 

Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. 

The winds will blow their own freshness into you

and the storms their energy

while cares will drop off like autumn leaves. 

~John Muir

Autumn...the year's last, loveliest smile.

William Cullen Bryant 

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New in the little ZiBagz shop 

          Sierra Madre Shoulder Bag 

wonderfully worn .. deliciously soft suede leather repurposed from an out dated jacket ..

Earthy sage green

woven tapestry in gorgeous western desert colors

clay, sand and brown

embellished with glass beads

 

•••Reuse, recycle ~ Re-Vive!!!

enjoy!

and happy fall!

Sunday Rambles

♦♦♦♦♦

The best way to deal with gray overcast skies is to get out there in it!!

The hardest part is getting out your own door.

Leaving your warm cozy home, button up your coat, pull on your hat 

& tie on your scarf.

Step outside .. the brisk air hits your face.

Breathe in the chill.

Once you are out there ~ moving around ~ your blood warms up..

and it is gorgeous out there!!!

I only went out for a walk

and finally concluded to stay out till sundown

for going out

I found 

was really going in

♦♦ John Muir

adopt the pace of nature

her secret is patience

♦♦ Ralph Waldo Emerson

I believe that there is a subtle magnetism in Nature

if we unconsciously yield to it

will direct us aright

♦♦ Henry David Thoreau

.~ enjoy ~.

trekking

Mount Rainier National Park

in the native language Rainier is Tahoma

"mother of many waters"

how very true

elevation 14,411

considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes

and right out our back door  ... hummmm....

the trees are God's great alphabet

with them he writes in shining green

across the world His thoughts are serene

Leonora Speyer

between every two pines is a doorway to a new world

John Muir

you feel so small in the forest of giant ancients

it makes you giggly 

it's like being a kid again  

Silver Falls

the mighty roar was deafening

what splendid power!

I love the little world 

a little hot chocolate pick-me-up?

the human spirit needs places where 

nature has not been rearranged by the human hand of man

Earth laughs in flowers

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Wild Delphinium and Indian Paintbrush

the natives would use the beautiful purple/blue 

delphiniums as dye for their baskets

flowers seem intended for the solace 

of ordinary humanity

John Ruskin

climb the mountains and get their good tidings

nature's peace will flow into you 

as sunshine flows into trees

the winds will blow their own freshness into you

and the storms their energy

while cares will drop off like autumn leaves

John Muir

enjoy ....♥