Delicious Autumn!

Personification of Autumn

Autumn Leaves

Folks "Listen! the wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves,
We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves!"
- Humber Wolves

True that the bright summer days are now over, green leaves will all soon be gone, fresh landscapes are turning golden and you feel the bone structure of landscapes ( I call it the "stick season")- Now the frost is in the air, there is color everywhere - the superb color effects from August - November. I guess that's the charm of the season, needless to say every season has its charm. The acoustics of this season are different and all sounds are as crisp as autumn air, a mellower season overall. A feeling of unexpected sharpness - a swift elation. It is that time of the year where we see ripeness, color and time of maturity. Looks like the season of Autumn is more reasonable and serious, it glows moderately, and not frivolously. Reminds me of a quotation of Glen Wolff and Jerry Dennis which goes like this "Autumn begins with a subtle change in the light, with skies a deeper blue, and nights that become suddenly clear and chilled. The season comes full with the first frost, the disappearance of migrant birds, and the harvesting of the season's last crops". Wow! wonder how nature is all profligate! and autumn is at its best of cheer.

The word "autumn" comes from the Old French word "autompne" which became common in the 16th century. In popular culture autumn's association is with the transition from warm to cold weather, and its related status as the season of the primary harvest. The predominant mood of these autumnal celebrations is a gladness for the fruits of the earth mixed with a certain melancholy linked to the imminent arrival of the harsh weather.

So "..for those whose favorite season is autumn with its days of cloudless sky, of spacious and clear, far-flung panoramas --- those who view nature with detachment, for whom nature's appeal is primarily pictorial, classicists as opposed to romanticist, perhaps. On such a day, one is usually excited, physically exhilarated, mentally stimulated. Only not much is left for the imagination." Charlton Ogburn Jr.