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1y

Leave, leave your well-loved nest,
Late swallow, and fly away.
Here is no rest
For hollowing heart and wearying wing…

—Edwin Muir, “The Late Swallow”
first published in One Foot in Eden (Faber, 1956)

https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/late-swallow/

#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #20thcentury #EdwinMuir #autumn

The Late Swallow
by Edwin Muir

Leave, leave your well-loved nest,
Late swallow, and fly away.
Here is no rest
For hollowing heart and wearying wing.
Your comrades all have flown
To seek their southern paradise
Across the great earth’s downward sloping side,
And you are alone.
Why should you cling
Still to the swiftly ageing narrowing day?
Prepare;
Shake your pinions long untried
That now must bear you there where you would be
Through all the heavens of ice;
Till falling down the homing air
You light and perch upon the radiant tree.

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You that through all the dying summer
Came every morning to our breakfast table,
A lonely bachelor mummer,
And fed on the marmalade
So deeply, all your strength was scarcely able
To prise you from the sweet pit you had made…

—Edwin Muir, “The Late Wasp”
from One Foot in Eden (Faber, 1956)

#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #20thcentury #EdwinMuir #autumn

The Late Wasp
by Edwin Muir

You that through all the dying summer
Came every morning to our breakfast table,
A lonely bachelor mummer,
And fed on the marmalade
So deeply, all your strength was scarcely able
To prise you from the sweet pit you had made, –
You and the earth have now grown older,
And your blue thoroughfares have felt a change;
They have grown colder;
And it is strange
How the familiar avenues of the air
Crumble now, crumble; the good air will not hold,
All cracked and perished with the cold;
And down you dive through nothing and through despair.

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Fall, in a photo.

#awalkaday #nature #mapleleafs #fall #autumn

(this leaf was hanging by a cobweb, if you're wondering)

A maple leaf, browned and curled, appears to be frozen while falling towards the ground below.

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Puppy In An Autumn Forest

At my website: https://lois-bryan.pixels.com/featured/puppy-in-an-autumn-forest-lois-bryan.html

And at #FineArtAmerica: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/puppy-in-an-autumn-forest-lois-bryan.html

A small, fluffy white Maltese puppy is centered against a backdrop of intertwined autumnal flowers and foliage. The colors are soft and muted, giving a whimsical feel.

#art #giftideas #buyintoart #maltese #maltesedogs #puppy #puppies #fall #autumn #maltesepuppy #LoisBryan #digitallyhandpainted #NotAi #Rebelle #CorelPainter #LoisBryan

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So true! Get a print of this piece of coffee wisdom at gricklemart.com #grickledoodle #witch #wizard #coffee #autumn #cartoon #art #drawing #funny #love

A cartoon illustration of a married couple, a witch and wizard, having coffee in the morning in their apartment. Caption reads "There was absolutely no magic in the household until at least the second cup."

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It’s officially fall, and Zion is showing off its seasonal beauty. Golden leaves frame the Virgin River, while the sandstone cliffs glow under the warm light of sunset. The changing colors bring a fresh layer of wonder to the dramatic landscapes of Zion National Park.

https://rebeccaherranen.com/featured/watchman-at-sunset-rebecca-herranen.html

#autumn #fall #photography #LandscapePhotography #buyintoart #nature #sunset #utah #art #photo #fineartphotography #beautiful #mastoart #nationalparks

Virgin River flowing through Zion National Park in autumn, with golden trees in the foreground and sunlit red cliffs in the background.

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Yesterday I came upon one of the most colorful aspen stands I have encountered.

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #FallColors #Fallorado #AutumnLeaves #AutumnVibes #Autumn #AspenLeaves #LPW

Cliffside grove of aspens in peak fall color—vivid yellow, orange, and red—cascading down a slope beside dark evergreen forest and rugged gray rock outcrops.

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I want answers, but there are only the wild geese
Calling, high in the almost-dark, bearing south,
And me, stopped short, clutching a bag of groceries
On the doorstep of my not-quite home…

—Susan Mansfield, “Bearing South”
from The Rooftop Busker: New Writing Scotland 33 (ASL, 2015)

#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #autumn

Susan Mansfield
BEARING SOUTH

I want answers, but there are only the wild geese
Calling, high in the almost-dark, bearing south,
And me, stopped short, clutching a bag of groceries
On the doorstep of my not-quite home.
I feel the calm of their inner compass
And wonder if this is what we mean by certainty,
A deft arrowhead of wingbeats
In tune with the turning wind, the changing light,
A geography in their feathery breasts
Older than the names of continents.
A journey without thought of parting or arrival,
Only the press of forward motion,
The urgency and risk of it all,
A brief touch-down in stubble fields, then on,
The pulse of fellow flyers in the slipstream
And the clear voices calling in the dark:
I am here, I am alive,
I am here, I am alive.

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1y

#SilentSunday

#Oregon #PNW #Nature #Morning #Sunrise #Sunrays #Sunbeams #Reflection #Water #Photo #PhotoOfTheDay #Zen #Peaceful #Calm #Outdoors #Sunday #Fall #Autumn

The image captures a serene natural scene, in a wooded setting with a creek, featuring:
Misty Morning Light: Golden rays of sunlight pierce through the trees, illuminating a misty area near a creek, creating a soft and ethereal glow.
Reflective Water: The still surface of the water perfectly reflects the surrounding trees and the luminous mist, adding depth and tranquility to the scene.
Lush Vegetation: Dense foliage, including trees and undergrowth, lines the banks of the water, with some plants highlighted by the sunlight.
Tranquil Atmosphere: The combination of mist, light, and reflections evokes a peaceful and natural ambiance, suggesting an early morning setting in the Pacific Northwest.

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1y

Sunflower seeds for lunch?

Handpainted ink and watercolor - find it here:
https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/sunflower-seeds-for-lunch-karen-kaspar.html

#MastoArt #art #autumn #fall #painting #FediArt #FediGiftShop #artist #arte #InteriorDesign #MastodonArt #TraditionalArt #kunst #contemporaryArt #watercolor #watercolour #BuyIntoArt #HumanArtist #bird #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdArt #birding #nature #NatureLover #BirdWatching #wildlife #vogel #cute #animals #handmade #blaumeise #bluetit #sunflower #aquarelle #harvest

A cute little blue titmouse is sitting in the garden on the withered sunflowers and is choosing delicious sunflower seeds for breakfast or lunch. Ink drawing in landscape format colored with vibrant watercolor in shades of yellow, ocre, green and brown by artist Karen Kaspar.

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Es ist Herbst und der Igel in meinem Garten wird bald wieder sein Winterquartier in einer vernachlässigten Ecke meines Gartens einrichten...

Igel im Herbstlaub - meine neues Aquarellgemälde

Habt einen schönen Herbsttag!

--> https://www.artheroes.de/de/motiv/Igel-im-Herbstlaub/1804549

#art #painting #aquarell #watercolour #igel #hedgehog #animals #nature #autumn #herbst

Ein kleiner Igel schaut neugierig aus einem Haufen leuchtend bunter Herbstblätter, die er zum Überwintern zusammengetragen hat. Sein braunes Fell fügt sich harmonisch in die warmen Töne der von der goldenen Herbstsonne beschienenen Umgebung ein. Der Hintergrund besticht durch satte, warme Farben und schafft eine gemütliche Atmosphäre.
Igel im Herbstlaub ist ein handgemaltes Aquarellgemälde der Künstlerin Karen Kaspar.
Hier liegt das Bild auf einem Tisch zusammen mit Pinseln, Aquarellfarben, Herbstlaub und Kastanien.

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Title: Deep Autumn (1979)

Artist: Kasamatsu Shiro

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16022626 #ShinHanga #SosakuHanga #Art #Showa #Autumn #KasamatsuShiro #Fuji #MtFuji #MountFuji #Japan

A clear autumn day, looking toward a snow-capped Mount Fuji. In the foreground, a slow-moving river flows past; on the opposite bank, a high wall conceals all but the upper floor of a traditional thatched-roof house. Nearby, trees and grasses are golden yellow with the turning season. Further on, Mount Fuji dominates the view, its snowy peak reflected in the river below.

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Book Covers That Give Off Fall Vibes: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-book-covers-that-give-off-fall-vibes/

#TopTenTuesday #Cover #Books #Autumn

@bookstodon

Closeup photo of a few reddish-orange maple leaves still clinging to their tree. They’ll fall away soon!

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Title: Phoenix Hall, Byodo-in, Uji (1933)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

https://www.byodoin.or.jp/en/around/ #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #HasuiKawase #Autumn #Uji #Kyoto #Japan

Dusk falls at the the Phoenix Hall, part of the Byodo-in Temple in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture. In the foreground, the surface of the Aji-ike pond is still and calm; just beyond, one wing of the Phoenix Hall stands backed by tall trees, their leaves turning colour with the season. No people are visible, and everything seems peaceful and quiet. Above, the sky glows burnt orange and coral, with deeper evening beginning to colour the horizon.

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Quiet. #grickledoodle #kermit #muppets #autumn #leaves #melancholymood #cartoon #art #drawing #funny

A cartoon illustration of Kermit quietly raking up fallen leaves outside. Caption reads "He decided that today was a day best spent focused on the leaves in the yard."

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I was inspired by the cute chestnut-deer post from yesterday and looked for interesting autumnal offerings on my walk. Lots to find when you start to look!

#photography #autumn

A tray divided in three sections, each containing different nuts and seeds: red berries, chestnuts, mystery spiky balls, and green acorns.

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Wanting to go,
all the leaves want to go
though they have achieved
their kingly robes.

Weary of colours,
they think of black earth,
they think of
white snow…

—Norman MacCaig, “Autumn”
published in The Poems of Norman MacCaig (Birlinn, 2009)

https://birlinn.co.uk/2022/10/21/poem-of-the-week-autumn-by-norman-maccaig/

#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #20thcentury #NormanMacCaig #autumn

Autumn
Norman MacCaig

Wanting to go,
all the leaves want to go
though they have achieved
their kingly robes.

Weary of colours,
they think of black earth,
they think of
white snow.

Stealthily, delicately
as a safebreaker
they unlock themselves
from branches.

And from their royal towers
they sift silently down
to become part of
the proletariat of mud.

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Autumn, and the nights are darkening.
The old lady tells us of her past once more.
She muses on the days she spent nursing

at ten shillings a month…

—Iain Crichton Smith, “The Old Lady”
published in NEW COLLECTED POEMS (Carcanet, 2011)

https://www.carcanet.co.uk/9781857549607/new-collected-poems/

#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #20thcentury #autumn

The Old Lady
Iain Crichton Smith

Autumn, and the nights are darkening.
The old lady tells us of her past once more.
She muses on the days she spent nursing

at ten shillings a month. ‘And what exams!
I could understand anything in those days.
What summers we had then, what lovely autumns.’

And so I imagine her cycling to her work
among the golden leaves, down avenues,
to hospitals which were disciplined and stark

with hard-faced matrons, doctors jovial
with an authority that was never quizzed,
while grizzled Death suckled at his phial,

and autumn glowed and died, outside the ward,
and girlishly she saw it fade in red
in sky and sheet, and evening was barred
with strange sweet clouds that hung above the bed.

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It was time again. #grickledoodle #halloween #october #autumn #horror #witch #cartoon #art #drawing #funny

A cartoon illustration of a two kids dressed as a witch and a devil laying in a ditch of colored leaves eating candy as a dog watches. Caption reads "The Season of the Ditch."

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#lake #fog #reflection #autumn #autumnvibes #fall #fallcolors #photography

Photograph of bare shrubs in the foreground, with a few leaves still clinging. Behind is the calm, blue water of a lake in the morning, reflecting the inverted image of tall green conifers with their upper parts in the sun. A light mist still floats above the water.
Photographie d'arbustes dénudés en avant-plan, avec quelques feuilles encore accrochées. Derrière se trouve l'eau calme et bleu d'un lac au matin, reflétant l'image inversée de grands conifères verts dont la partie supérieure est au soleil. Une légère brume flotte encore au-dessus de l'eau.

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#trees #autumn #fallcolors #autumnvibes #peaceful #birch #forest #road #photography

Photograph of a dirt road, partially covered in fallen orange leaves, bordered on either side by tall birch trees with very white trunks, which contrast with the yellow foliage still at their tops and with the smaller green conifers behind them. A cloudy white sky is visible through their canopy. This soft colour combination is my favourite of autumn.

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Beware. #grickledoodle #fall #autumn #october #halloween #horror #cartoon #art #drawing #funny

A cartoon illustration of two kids surprised to see a man made entirely of colored leaves sitting in a tree staring at them. Caption reads "The children had always been warned to watch out for the "Fall Guy."

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Finally!
We've completed our little Haikuart-Series "Hedgehog in the four seasons"!

Haiku: @MarjoleinRotsteeg
Watercolor paintings: @KarenKasparArt

All proceeds from the sale of prints and products of this hedgehog haiku artwork will be donated to the Avolare Wildlife Hospital in the Netherlands (avolare.nl).
More infos in comments 👇

#art #haiku #haikuart #poem #poetry #writing #hedgehog #animals #cute #autumn #gifts #giftideas #christmas #support #watercolor #painting #artwork #seasons

Collage of four haikuart artworks featuring watercolor paintings of a hedgehog in spring, summer, autumn and winter combined with haikus. Haiku Marjolein Rotsteeg, art Karen Kaspar.

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Finally – here is my finished new watercolor painting, of which I have shown you #wip pictures in the last few days - Black Cat Peeking Behind Pumpkins!
Enjoy!

#Autumn #fall #cats #pumpkin #halloween #art #painting #caturday #CatLovers #pets #cute #animals #kitten #AnimalArt #BlackCats #giftideas #watercolor #watercolour #aquarelle #handmade #TraditionalArt #kunst #cat #artist #arte #kittens #katze #BuyIntoArt #CatsOfMastodon #MastoArt #FediArt #catstodon #WhiskersWednesday #CatsOfFediverse