hiking the pictured rocks national lakeshore trail
upper peninsula, michigan, usa
autumn equinox – northern hemisphere
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‘autumn was ripening and the forest grew crisp.
so deep my soul ventured, I retuned with her scent.’
-angie welland-crosby
now is this isn’t a sure sign of spring, i don’t know what is…
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“spring makes its own statement,
so loud and clear that the gardener seems to be only one of his instruments,
not the composer.”
-geoffrey charlesworth
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Art credit: Margaret Tarrant – The Fairy Troupe / Spring’s Flowery Cloak. Circa 1920s painting. A female sprite with a blue cloak shepherds tiny fairies and elves, each carrying a spring flower, through the undergrowth. Published by the Medici Society.
“springtime is the land awakening.
the march winds are the morning yawn.”
-lewis grizzard
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image credit: pinterest.com
‘and the sun took a step back,
the leaves lulled themselves to sleep,
and autumn was awakened.’
– raquel franco
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image credit: autumn magic by maja lindberg
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credit: wordporn
“it looked like the world was covered
in a cobbler crust of brown sugar and cinnamon.”
― sarah addison allen
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image credit: arthur rackham
I didn't have my glasses on.... 