The Loveliness of Autumn

“Go, sit upon the lofty hill,
And turn your eyes around,
Where waving woods and waters wild
Do hymn an autumn sound.
The summer sun is faint on them —
The summer flowers depart —
Sit still — as all transform’d to stone,
Except your musing heart.”

So begins Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poem “The Autumn” and so begins our Loveliness of Autumn Fair.

We have many wonderful entires for this fair and it promises to be a real treat. Grab a cup of tea or cider and sit back and enjoy!

Autumn is my favorite season. The cool crisp air, the bright and beautiful tress with their falling leaves raked and piled high ready to be jumped in. Sweet crisp apples, warm apple cider, orange, yellow and red mums and fresh pumpkin pie are just a few of the things that remind me of fall.

Autumn is Cheryl’s favorite season too and she has some wonderful ideas to share over at her “Thoughtful Spot“.

Joanna at Parente adventures says Fall is the the air - even if just barely. She’s posted some lovely pictures.

Elena at My Domestic Church writes about one of the well known challenges fall brings - the changing over of seasonal clothing! The nip of fall isn’t yet in the air in her part of Ohio but soccer season is in full swing.

Marjorie at Lettres de mon Moulin asks the ever important question, ” If Summer is Ice Cream for Breakfast, What is Fall?” The answer? You’ll have to read to find out!

Jenn at Family in Feast and Feria ponders how it is we “live our lives during Autumn, simply and elegantly?” For her it’s Fall, Family and Football.

Over at Joyful Chaos an apple frenzy has begun and the apple butter they’re making looks delicious!

Bridget at Our Magnum Opus gives us a beautiful post on the textures, scents and images of fall, while Andrea shares her fall decor and 2 tempting recipes for chilly evening dinners.

It’s Autumn on the Great Plains over at Plainsong and Dawn at By Sun and Candlelight gives us two entires with Meet me at the Fair and A Harvest of Autumn Delights.

Angela at Three plus Two shares her well stocked pantry while Suzanne at Gladdest Hours gives us the ambiance of a chilly autumn evening fire and Minnesota Mom Margaret and family spend a Sunday Afternoon at the Orchard.

And finally, Gwen shares this beautiful picture with us.

She writes: ” Little did we know when we first moved into our suburban cul-de-sac what kind of beauty awaited over the back fence. But within our first two months this scene would await us through the kitchen window, if only for a (too) short time. The stunning scene replays each year on the old homestead next door and inside none of my considerate displays of pumpkins and candles, leaves and raffia fill up our eyes like our Autumn tree. Poor tree. It’s fading fast and will soon be wind blown and bare until Spring. And that’s another lovely post!”

As we close this Loveliness of Autumn fair I leave you with the last lines of “the Autumn”.

A fitting ending to our lovely season:

“Come autumn’s scathe — come winter’s cold —
Come change — and human fate!
Whatever prospect Heaven doth bound,
Can ne’er be desolate.”