HAPPY FALL YA'LL ELIZABETH'S FALL PAGE


Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting
and autumn a mosaic of them all. ~Stanley Horowitz












No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace As I have seen in one autumnal face.
~John Donne

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.
~Albert Camus

A grandmother pretends she doesn't know who you are on Halloween.
~Erma Bombeck

Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God; And only he who sees takes off his shoes; The rest sit round it and pluck blackberries.
Author: Elizabeth Barrett Browning









 


I love fall - finally cooler weather - Here in the South it is still in the 80's in October - I know it is fall when squirrels come to my window and look in...I have been feeding them nuts for the past few years, they come all through fall and winter...Some of them put their noses right on the glass and look in as to tell me "I want FOOD" I have 3 yorkies and when I either open the nut jar or start to open the window they bark like crazy to get rid of the squirrel....They may scare him for a moment but he comes right back and usually brings his family.



My Squirrel Friend
Listen! the wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves, We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves! ~Humbert Wolfe

Five Little Squirrels~
Five little squirrels sitting in a tree The first one said "It's getting cold for me!" The second one said "The leaves are falling to the ground." The third one said "There are nuts to be found." The fourth one said "We'd better not wait." The fifth one said "Fall is really great!" Author Unknown
OCTOBER
O hushed October morning mild, Thy leaves have ripened to the fall; To-morrow's wind, if it be wild, Should waste them all. The crows above the forest call; To-morrow they may form and go. O hushed October morning mild, Begin the hours of this day slow, Make the day seem to us less brief. Hearts not averse to being beguiled, Beguile us in the way you know; Release one leaf at break of day; At noon release another leaf; One from our trees, one far away; Retard the sun with gentle mist; Enchant the land with amethyst. Slow, slow! For the grapes' sake, if they were all, Whose leaves already are burnt with frost, Whose clustered fruit must else be lost-- For the grapes' sake along the wall.
~Robert Frost


What is it like to be a Christian?
A woman was asked by a coworker, "What is it like to be a Christian?" The coworker replied, "It is like being a pumpkin." God picks you from the patch, brings you in, and washes all the dirt off of you. Then He cuts off the top and scoops out all the yucky stuff. He removes the seeds of doubt, hate, and greed. Then He carves you a new smiling face and puts His light inside of you to shine for all the world to see." ~author unknown


Makayla Rae Burks - Our Little Pumpkin's First Halloween