The Rest of the Song

SEPTEMBER.

The golden-rod is yellow;

The corn is turning brown;

The trees in apple orchards,

With fruit are bending down

The gentian's bluest fringes

Are curling in the sun;

In dusty pods the milkweed,

Its hidden silk has spun.

The sedges flaunt their harvest

In every meadow nook;

And asters by the brookside,

Make asters in the brook.

From dewey lanes at morning

The grapes' sweet odor rise;

At noon the roads all flutter,

With yellow butterflies.

By all these lovely tokens

September days are here;

With summers' best of weather,

And autumn's best of cheer.

Helen Hunt Jackson

I looked around the Internet until I found the rest of the words to the little September song~a song that must be sung quickly as September is almost over!

I love the words, but have never heard this little children's song. Have any of you?

Have a great day.

R~Mary

Autumn Day

The goldenrod is yellow

The corn is turning brown

The trees in apple orchards

With fruit are bending down.

~Children's song~

This sweet scarecrow was one of many scattered throughout Silver Dollar City when we visited a few days ago. I love to walk through the park~the landscaping and decorations are always perfect.

Have a great day.

R~Mary

Good Morning

It was so cool when I opened the front door this morning! That is truly the first sign of fall in our area. It may get up to 90 degrees today~but at least we started out with a little bit of cool air! In the summer, it is sometimes up in the 80s by 7 o'clock.

Above is of one of my very favorite Charles Wysocki pictures. It goes over my Hoosier cabinet every fall and stays until time to decorate for Christmas. I would, of course, love to have an original print, but I think the puzzle pieces add a lot of character to the picture.

My dh made the pine frame for me several years ago. I painted it red to go with the dining room colors. I try to keep a little bit of red in every room. I think that it is a very 'happy' color and adds a little bit of 'spark' to decorating. Red and gold are usually my main fall decorating colors, as pumpkin--a color I do love--does not go well with the rest of my things--so I just use it in small bits. Usually with real pumpkins. I like to buy several of the smaller ones to put around the house.

My husband is off for a few days, so we will be getting some things done around here, as well as using some of the time to visit with our younger daughter at college.

Have a great weekend.

R~Mary

Fall?

Mums always seem spell out 'fall' to me, but we are back into some summer weather. Guess I'll just look at my mums and dream, LOL.

I hope some of you are getting a little of that great fall weather that is bound to be coming our way sometime soon! I've not been doing much. Today I dragged out my October issues of Country Living and Victoria that I keep stashed on the shelf. I thought maybe they would give me some inspiration, despite sitting in the air conditioning while I went through them.

Well, to look on the bright side, the air conditioning is cool and what could be more enjoyable than to make a pot of Earl Grey tea and look through your favorite magazines? I do hope all of you had an enjoyable day!

R~Mary