huddled and still

And the dead leaves lie huddled and still,
No longer blown hither and thither
~ Robert Frost

in the leaves

You are never too old to play in the leaves

the next journey

As the leaves, change and fall from the tree’s with such grace and gentleness, they’re reminding us to be gentle with ourselves as this chapter ends and the next journey begins in our lives. ~ Annalee Hopkins

drops of rain

The drops of rain make a hole in the stone, not by violence, but by oft falling. ~ Lucretius

Tiny details

Tiny details imperceptible to us decide everything ~ W.G. Sebald

every leaf is a flower

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.
~ Albert Camus

last, loveliest smile

Autumn, the year’s last, loveliest smile. ~ William Cullen

a contented mind

Riches are not from abundance of wordly goods, but from a contented mind. ~ Mohammed

Random Thought 10.10.10

Bittersweet October. The mellow, messy, leaf-kicking, perfect pause between the opposing miseries of summer and winter.
~ Carol Bishop Hipps