September 2015 - Autumn, Rushing to Greet Us

As I scrolled through my photo files, it struck me how much the colors of the garden landscape have changed in the past few months. There's so much orange and brown and gold replacing the almost solid green of May. Remember May? Seems like it was just a few minutes ago, doesn't it!

Fall is at the door and in NW Wisconsin we can expect drier, cooler weather, frost in the mornings, shorter and shorter daylight hours, and the smell of wood smoke in the air. The vines of the squash and pumpkins are dying down, the beans and tomatoes have all been eaten or canned, and it's just about time to clean off the garden. Why is it that I feel so little motivation to execute that part.

Striped Dahlia

I cannot look at the photo mosaic above and the photos below without being grateful to God for his amazing creation, for giving us color and texture and fragrance, the ability to see, smell, sense, hear, feel, recognize differences, to appreciate the changing of the seasons, to see God's hand in our lives, giving so generously to us each day from the glorious sunrise in the morning to the starry skies at night.

Jazzie, enjoying life

Golden Soybean Field

 

Oh come, let us sing to the Lord;

let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!

 Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;

let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!

 For the Lord is a great God,

and a great King above all gods.

 In his hand are the depths of the earth;

the heights of the mountains are his also.

 The sea is his, for he made it,

and his hands formed the dry land.

  Oh come, let us worship and bow down;

let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!

- Psalm 95:1-6

Barn near Leon, WI

Gorgeous Trumpet Vine, Westby, WI

Happy horses,

being what God called them to be

Cashton Holstein

Checking out the photographer

Have a wonderful week, friends!

Sorry I've been so absent. I'm not making any promises about the months of September through November. I appreciate every one of you who leaves a comment, even when I'm not able to respond to them (although I'll try!). I hope to get back on track soon. And if I don't, I'll come up with a better excuse.

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This post is linked to

Amaze Me Monday and Roses of Inspiration and Mosaic Monday
and Good Fences and Saturday's Critters