That Lingering Golden Spell of Autumn
October 17, 2012
Lingering last days of sneezeweed in bloom
“The days may not be so bright and balmy—yet the quiet and melancholy that linger around them is fraught with glory. Over everything connected with autumn there lingers some golden spell—some unseen influence that penetrates the soul with its mysterious power.”
— Northern Advocate
You can see in the many colors of the sneezeweed beds the gradual letting go, the change from summer splendor to the dimming of winter.
Sneezeweed in October
Sneezeweed in its final days of glory
Watercolor sketch of sneezeweed
And another watercolor sketch of sneezeweed
Rosemary's Blog 
October 17, 2012 at 7:18 am
Just beautiful Rosemary.
October 17, 2012 at 1:03 pm
Great meeting you today at Gordon’s, Rosemary! Your sketches are beautiful! Missy
October 17, 2012 at 6:20 pm
The pleasure was all mine. I was so pleased to meet one of my Readers in person! I loved Gordon’s Farm, but didn’t get time to relax and paint this time. I enjoyed seeing all the sketches of Gordon’s Farm on your blog. Thanks.
October 18, 2012 at 3:53 pm
Beautiful! Any ideas on why it’s called “sneezeweed” ?!
October 18, 2012 at 7:16 pm
One website says the name may have come from the practice of Native American medicine men grinding up the plant, blowing the “dust” on an afflicted person, causing them to sneeze. Link here: http://www.paghat.com/helenium.html
October 20, 2012 at 10:34 am
I love the bright flame colors of sneezeweed witht he blue-green vegetation, especially inthe “Sneezeweed in October” photo. It has this rich, but melancholy mood around it.