Wednesday, January 19, 2011

ABC Wednesday: "A" Is For Autumn


Flying south in autumn's golden light. (Click picture to enlarge) Posted by Picasa

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns." ~ George Eliot
"A" is for Autumn now past and that particular glow of light in the afternoon. It is a light not seen in any other season of the year; warm, glowing and yet, with just a hint of frost and the coming cold. Winter light is more often than not a harsh gray and even when the sun shines brightly in blue winter skies, it doesn't warm the soul. The trees are asleep; the flowers hibernate. In Spring, the light teases the earth and the soil and speaks to the bulbs and seeds below... whispering for them to wake up, wake up. Spring's light feels airy and green.. but pastel in character. The light of Summer is bold and hot and burning... it does not beckon to the plants and trees, it commands them to grow and demands that they stand up straight and bloom. The trees respond and work to form a dense thick canopy for us to hide beneath. Yes, the Summer light is almost too intense... too much heat. But the Autumn light is golden and bronze and amber and perfectly made for the backgrounds of orange, yellow, red and russet leaves of the trees. It reflects off the Canada geese in flight and they become glowing embers in the sky. So.. "A" is for Autumn... always awesome....absolutely alluring....almost perfect.

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18 comments:

Roger Green said...

Autumn tends to make me melacholy.  Yet it's beautifu; go figure.
ROG, ABC Wednesday team

Beverly said...

I always enjoy being in Virginia in October with the aniticipation of autumn.  It isn't quite the same here in Florida.

DoanLegacy said...

That was nice!

Joy said...

Beautifully expressed. I too love the slanting light of autumn.

Ginny Hartzler said...

And your post is amazing! I love the way you describe each season, it reads like it is from a wonderful nature journal. The Canada goose is glowing in the sun!

VioletSky said...

You have described the differing seasonal light so well. The autumnal light has always been a favourite of mine.
And this shot is amazing!

kenju said...

Alluring is right!!

Hootin' Anni said...

Thanks for visiting me this week,  I enjoyed your company.

That photo of the goose with the twilight...it's just stunning.

http://hootin--anni.blogspot.com

colleen said...

Cast in gold!  Now we got dirt snow.  http://looseleafnotes.com

photowannabe said...

Stunning capture of the Golden light of Autumn and the goose in flight.  What a perfect post for the letter A.

sandra said...

i agree 100 percent with that last comment, always awesome and alluring for sure. great shot

Bobkat said...

Autumn is my favourite season adn you have summed it up perfectly!

Caron said...

I always like the way the light changes over the year.

Carver said...

That's a stunning shot. Great light and a beautiful bird.

Vicki said...

Love that photo -- and I agree. Autumn is my favorite season and the light is perfect then.

RamblingWoods said...

Ah...thank you for taking me back to the fall....beautiful and great counterpoint to the snowy and cold here in western NY

Colleen said...

I too love the light of Autumn ... and I miss the Canadian Geese.    So sorry to see them leave in the fall.  So happy to see them return come the spring.  

Beverly said...

A beautiful post.  I love your descriptions...such lovely word pictures.