October, Month of Falling Leaves
October 28, 2014
From A Child’s Calendar by John Updike
October
by John Updike
The month is amber,
Gold, and brown.
Blue ghosts of smoke
Float through the town.
Great V’s of geese
Honk overhead,
And maples turn
A fiery red.
Frost bites the lawn,
The stars are slits
In a black cat’s eye
Before she spits.
At last, small witches,
Goblins, hags,
And pirates armed
With paper bags.
Their costumes hinged
On safety pins,
Go haunt a night
Of pumpkin grins.
Multi-colored maple leaf
Watercolor sketch of maple leaf
Watercolor sketch of maple leaf
A Visit to the Pumpkin Patch
October 31, 2011
A neighbor's farm hosts this pumpkin patch every year
Happy Halloween!
Orange is the color of autumn, especially around Halloween. One of my Dad’s neighbors sells pumpkins from their pumpkin patch. Here are some photos:
Pumpkins with vintage bicycle
Wagon-load of pumpkins for sale
Another pumpkin display
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September: Breezes Tasting of Apple Peels
September 19, 2011
“The breezes taste
Of apple peel . . .”
— John Updike, “September,” from A Child’s Calendar
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This is the season for apples. We have plenty on our apple trees this year. Yesterday morning I picked up those that had fallen over night and juiced them for breakfast. I added three carrots, half a lemon, and some leftover blackberries. Yum!
Apple growing in our side yard
Still life with apples
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