Ah, is this not happiness?
by Danielle Charles
Today was beautiful: warm, sunny and absolutely radiant with autumnal hues – the sort of day September is made for. As I walked home in the golden sunlight of late afternoon with leaves crunching underfoot and floating lazily down from the trees overhead, there it was: the unmistakable smell of fallen leaves. The smell of autumn. My heart was filled with a lightness that is hard to put to words. Ah, is this not happiness?
P.S. You may be noticing that the old blog is undergoing a little face-lift. It was time. I’ll be consolidating, simplifying and updating – hoping to create something which feels more me, more expressive of the way I think, feel and see the world – while also being easier to navigate for all of you. It will be under construction for the next week, so if it looks a bit odd here and there, that is the reason why. I hope you’ll like it.
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I love the new refreshing blog page. Today was a similar glorious day over here, there was sunshine without any deeper warmth and only a light breeze to tease the leaves as they eddy downwards to blanket the ground. I have been mushroom hunting the past three days and have an abundant supply for a pot of steaming hot soup (not to forget to add that wee dram of sherry that chillies have been soaking in for the past year to give the soup a nice “bite”) as well as half my freezer full for future treats….truely “The Poor Man’s Steak”.
Your descriptions are so beautiful (the word eddy, by the way, is a perfect word for the leaves falling)! And the thought of your soup is making me quite hungry 🙂 Mushrooms are so delicious, and even more so when you’ve gone out and found them yourself. It’s a comforting thought knowing you’ll have some on hand for those cold winter days! Hope you are warm and cozy with a belly full of hot soup.
XOXO
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Lovely. It makes me want to rush outside and swish, in fact I may go and do just that!
Much love and autumnal delights to you xxx
I’m smiling thinking of you swishing through the leaves. I still can’t resist the temptation to step on every crackly little leaf in my path. And, I must admit that I’m actually looking forward to raking the yard a little later so that I can construct a big pile for jumping into 🙂 Somethings never grow old…
XOXO
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I quite agree. Swishing, skipping and jumping in autumn leaves is definitely one of those things.
I have this memory that has always stayed with me of being about 15 and splitting up with my first true love. I went to the small station by his house to get the train home and the leaves were thick on the ground. When I arrived there I was crying but then I started swishing and skipping through the leaves and after 5 minutes I was laughing and things really didn’t seem too bad after all! 🙂 Nature is the best healer.
I like the way the blog looks right now… that’s a great image at the top!
Big love xxxx
Hi Danielle,
Thank you for visiting my blog and leaving such a lovely comment.
Such a poetic post. I am by nature a leaf cruncher 🙂
Autumn for me is a time to walk in cooler temperatures with Grand-children or my little dog Nella…..there is nothing better than walking through fallen leaves, natures carpet. I love clearing leaves from the garden, the end of a season, a beautiful farewell……..
Hi Cheryl,
Mmm, your descriptions bring such feelings of comfort and warmth. I’m glad to hear you also are a leaf cruncher – it’s such a satisfying activity, isn’t it?
Thank you for you lovely comment as well:)
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Piles of leaves are a great joy here also, Danielle:) All the different colors blanketing the gardens.. I love to think of all the little creatures making their winter nests amongst them. I love the new look! nice! xoxoxox
That is a fun thought! It reminds me of some childrens book my Mom used to read me where the mice had fallen leaves as blankets on their beds, and you’d see the little mice all tucked in beneath them.
Happy autumn to you over there in the midwest!
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awww little mice with blankets made of leaves xoxoxo Happy autumn to you dear xoxoxoxo nice memory of reading with your Mom 🙂