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Almost Autumn

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What passes for summer here in Seattle hasn’t quite let go, but signs of autumn are starting to show. Today’s dog walk showed signs of the seasons shifting.

The squirrels are active, we had to stop several times to see if they would come down and play…

…alas no. Even Ginger had to sit down after a while of waiting to see.

Even after several minutes the squirrel still didn’t come down, so Ginger finally let me lead her away. Is she stubborn or persistent?

These leaves are tinged with red, indicating autumn.
This dahlia is in full, glorious bloom, with buds coming on, indicating summer.
A quince about ready for harvest, indicating autumn.
Leaves starting to change, indicating autumn.
Fuschia in full summer glory.

Leaves starting to color shift for the new season:

Fall colors starting to show in a Japanese maple.
Fall colors creeping in
Late summer cone flowers and a beautiful, shiny spider’s web for autumn.
The holly berries are reddening. Autumn’s colors foreshadowing winter.

My garden is still hopeful.

Squash blossom
Tomato blossoms.

Maybe we’ll see an Indian summer.

For Ragtag’s daily post: autumn

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Stories and Meditations

The sun’ll come out tomorrow

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I can’t get the Orphan Annie song out of my head. Yesterday was very stormy: wind, rain, hail. Lots of people in our state still don’t have power. But this morning the sun was out and all was calm. A beautiful fall day.

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The only signs of yesterday’s tempest in my yard this morning were the leaves on the ground and some of the hail was still unmelted. We were fortunate. With yesterday’s wind I was surprised that there were any leaves left on the tree.

One of the clues in the morning crossword was “comic strip orphan”. The song jumped into my head and won’t go away.

The sun will come out tomorrow
Bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow
There’ll be sun

Just thinkin’ about tomorrow
Clears away the cobwebs and the sorrow
’til there’s none

When I’m stuck with a day that’s grey and lonely
I just stick up my chin and grin and say, oh

The sun will come out tomorrow
So you gotta hang on
’til tomorrow, come what may!
Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya, tomorrow
You’re always a day away!

When I’m stuck with a day that’s grey and lonely
I just stick up my chin and grin and say oh

The sun will come out tomorrow
So you got to hang on ’til tomorrow, come what may!
Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love you tomorrow
You’re only a day away

Tomorrow, tomorrow I love ya tomorrow
You’re only a day away …