Fall Equinox is near (Sept 23), so in honour of the changing season I’ve joined in with “A Return to Loveliness” celebrating the arrival of Autumn special edition by showing some of my favourite fall enchantments. What are yours?
- Bright red berries on the holly bush and the mountain ash.
- New perennial flower bed consisting of fall dividings (soapwort, Coreopsi, Shasta daisy, St. John’s Wort, brown-eyed susans, Jerusalem artichoke , phlox, spiderwort, sneezeweed, limelight, and 2 other things I don’t rememeber the names of:) I hope they survive and fill up the space into a beautitful cottage-style flower garden! The space was overgrown with wild roses, golden rod, grass etc. It took some time to get it ready. Most of the plants came from my mother-in-law’s garden. The St. John’s Wort come from another part of the yard where a seed the “mother bush” must have been dropped off. The soapwort came from one of the gardener’s in the gardening club (plant exchange). I can’t wait to see what they look like in bloom. Total cost for this flower bed (not including my labour): $4!
- Sort of sweater weather: had two on this morning. It’s 4pm now and warm!
- Noticing the changing leaves.
- Looking ahead to more time indoors by reading homemaking, cooking, decorating blogs:
A Cultivated Nest, Coffee, Tea, Books, and Me, The French Country Cottage, How Sweet It Is, The Charm of Home, A Delighsome Life
- Prepping my fall and winter reading pile–it’s a big one!
- Not too hot to bake (hmmmm, apple crisp).
- Pumpkins and apples everywhere!
- The smell and feel of crisp, cool air in the morning.
- The rays if the rising sun shining through the dew-dampened woods.
- No more mowing the lawn–I hope.
- Tall, golden grasses blowning in the wind.
- Even the local fungi is enjoying fall colours!
As you can see, I’ve downloaded a new photo editor to play with!
Hope you enjoy your last few days of summer.
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011, 7:13 pm | 
Autumn, Gardening, Natural Contemplation, Seasonal Living, Seasons, Uncategorized | 
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September 20, 2011 at 8:53 pm
Wow Grace, those are beautiful photos. I see you are making good use of your editing software…isn’t it fun playing around with your pictures to create works of art. All those things you list as favorite fall enhancements are some of my favorite things as well. I love autumn…it is by far my favorite time of the year!
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September 21, 2011 at 11:50 am
Thanks for recommending the edting software!
September 21, 2011 at 3:09 am
Lovely! I too have been busy marveling at the glossy red mountain ash berries lately. They are redder and plumper than ever this year, and the cranberries as well – that could be my favourite thing about this time of year, the smell of cranberries ripening in the woods.
September 21, 2011 at 11:52 am
Hi Laural, I have to go back to the lake and look at these berries I found eariler and see what they look like now, they could be cranberries! Maybe you can help me identify them when I get the photos.
September 21, 2011 at 2:46 pm
Lovely photographs, nostalgic somehow. Remind me of the beauty of autumn again. I sometimes feel sad as the summer passes, but that rich red is so vibrant, there is other life around at this time:~)
September 21, 2011 at 3:39 pm
Funny how adding the matte frame to photos gives them that nostalgic feel! I’m sad to see summer go, but at least I love fall too.
September 21, 2011 at 3:30 pm
Grace, thanks so much for visiting me today so I could come over and discover your wonderful blog! I love those berries, wish we had those growing near our home, what a beautiful arrangement THOSE would make! Loved your video blog too, with the books. xo Lidy
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September 21, 2011 at 3:41 pm
Thanks for stopping by. Yes, the holly makes nice arrangements (it needs to be pruned a bit this year so I’m sure I’ll make something–it is best to prune lightly in winter, so it will have to wait for winter seaon decor).
September 25, 2011 at 2:30 am
Hello Grace, your photos are marvelous! Love the berries – ours are still green here! The your Autumn list is very similar to mine. Love the list of plants you’re putting in your cottage garden – some of the names make me smile -will have to look them up to get their origin. Thank you so much for sharing your marvelous post with us at A Return to Loveliness,
God Bless,
Kathy