"Lightness in Autumn" for Garden Bloggers' Muse Day

The sun is down, the air is blue, 

And soon the fingers will be, too, 

But there are children to appease 

With ducking in those leafy seas.

from "Lightness in Autumn" by Robert Fitzgerald

My oldest grandson having fun in  the leaves with our sweet dog Bear,  Fall 2007

Wishing all children and children at heart a chance to "duck in those leafy seas".

Thanks to Carol at Sweet Home and Garden Chicago for hosting Garden Bloggers' Muse Day on the 1st of each month.

The influence of time

Pagoda Dogwood after the rain, showing signs of the coming of autumn.

"Gardeners celebrate the influence of time. If we have had a late cold spring followed by a desiccating drought, autumn may be the most soft and golden for years; one poor season will sooner or later be compensated for by another." - Susan Hill and Rory Stuart, Reflections from a Garden, 1995

It has been a hot, dry summer.  I look forward to a soft and golden autumn.