the first flavours of fall are beginning to fill the air. the leaves on my big shade tree behind the studio are turning orange and falling. my path between the house and studio is noisy with it's cover of dry leaves. the squirrels and the cats can do nothing silently now. there is a sharp crunchy sound with every movement as they race across the yard.i am busy building quilts. and now, in the slightly cooler temperatures, it feels like i'm readying for the cold. although i'm in the quilts all year long and even in the choking heat of summer it doesn't seem out of place to be making them, they begin to feel cozier in the fall. my imagination gets busier these days. i can picture my busy little quilt studio as a farm kitchen, warmed by a stove, and with a woman sitting at a plank table piled in fabric scraps, as she fashions blankets to cover her family during winter.
i will cling to the ease of summer as long as i can, but today the air has begun to carry the stories of fall to me.
Thank you for that lovely reflection on Fall ! I was getting a little wistful and mournful ..losing the light of day and my sockless mornings but it helps to consider the bounty and wonder of this lush season also...
ReplyDeleteit's hard to make the switch, but fall is certainly lovely too. but oh, i'm going to miss summer!
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Oh, you have already such colourful leaves!
ReplyDeleteAnd your imagination goes for the praparation for cold season. Globe is vast, really.
the leaves on this tree have turned very early. everything else is still green. but it does make you remember that winter is coming!
DeleteI love the way you speak of "building" quilts. I too feel autumn/winter coming on--like a squirrel hoarding nuts I am collecting big books and blankets and projects to see me through...
ReplyDeleteoooh, collecting projects. i like that!
Deletei feel like the blocks on each other is like a building process. i don't know any other word that works. i like it too.
There is something warm and inviting about the autumn after a long and hot summer. Curling up with a quilt and a cup of coffee makes me smile. :) I'm looking forward to it!
ReplyDeleteit is cozy. and i certainly love it once i find my footing!
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