Breathtaking hues as fall officially moves in 🍂

 

The burst of colors were a last swirling fling before the trees went into the final cycle. 

It was an order Kirby accepted—birth, growth, decay, rebirth.

 

The Art of Deception

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The damp air, fat as a soaked sponge, the flickers of light filtering through the trees, the swirl of the oncoming autumn made it all a fine day, in Connor’s opinion, 

to tromp around the wood following the hawks.

 

Shadow Spell

The Beauty of Seasons

 

The forest had always appealed to her. In mid- autumn, it shouted with life. The burst of colors were a last swirling fling before the trees went into the final cycle. It was an order Kirby accepted—birth, growth, decay, rebirth.

The Art of Deception

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Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Reasons Fall Is Our Favorite Season Ever

 

Leaves are cool and all, but can we also get a holler for fewer mosquito bites, new seasons of TV, and no more bikini line maintenance? Fall. Is. The. Best.

Reader's Digest

Celebrating the Autumn Equinox

“It’s a fine day, isn’t it? Bright and cool. The harvest is nearly done, and we’ll have our

celebration soon,” he continued as he walked with the hawk on his arm. “The equinox, as

you know, when night conquers day as Gronw Pebr conquered Lleu Llaw Gyffes. We’ll

celebrate the birth of Mabon, son of Mordon the guardian of the earth. Sure there’ll be

honey cakes for certain. I’ll see you have a bit.”

Shadow Spell

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It’s easy to let time slip away, but even a long-overdue gathering can be special.

Traditional Home

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“Keeps us balanced.”

“Seems it does, and I’m thinking balance might be the thing.”

“Ostara, the equinox, the balance of day to night? Rather than the solstice?”

Dark Witch

Beautiful Snowy Scenes

It sat like it belonged there, content and well-settled in the woods.

Blood Brothers

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Whether the holiday season brings sunshine or rain where you live, we hope these 100 snowy scenes will bring warmth and cheer this holiday season. Grab a cup of hot cocoa and enjoy some winter armchair travel with these modern, traditional and contemporary-style exteriors shown in all their snowy splendor. 

HOUZZ

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“It’s a beautiful spot, Cal.” Layla took the first out of his hands. 
“Currier and Ives for

the twenty-first century.”

Blood Brothers

8 things to know about the winter solstice

“Midnight approaches.” 

She turned her head against Rhiann’s bracing shoulder. 

“The solstice. The darkest hour of the darkest day.”

Witching Hour

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From when it happens to why, 

here's your crash course 

on the shortest day of the year.

Mother Nature Network

Winter Driving: How to Survive

Damn snow. Gabe downshifted to second gear, slowed the Jeep

 to fifteen miles an hour, swore and strained his eyes. 

Through the frantic swing of the wipers on the windshield 

all that could be seen was a wall of white. 

No winter wonderland. 

Gabriel's Angel

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By HopsonRoad - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54631963

Winter adds an extra level of danger when a car breaks down.

Family Handyman

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He was hungry, soaked to the skin, and afraid he would run out of

gas-petrol-before he found anything remotely like an inn or village.

In his mind he went over the map. Visualizing was a talent he'd

been born with, and he could, with little effort, reproduce every line

of the careful map his hostess had sent him.

The trouble was, it was pitch dark, the rain washed over his

windshield like a roaring river, and the wind was buffeting his car

on this godforsaken excuse for a road as if the Mercedes was a

Tinkertoy.

He wished violently for coffee.

When the road forked, Gray took his chances and guided the car

to the left. If he didn't find the inn or something like in it another ten

miles, he'd sleep in the damn car and try again in the morning.

Born in Ice

Is Your Snowblower Ready for the First Big Dump?

Snow buried the East Coast and caused school-age children to dance with joy. 

Hard winds blew down from Canada and brought bitter cold. 

Pipes burst, cars stalled, and streets turned to ice rings.

The brave or the determined crowded the shopping centers and malls to 

hunt for Christmas presents, to ponder bright wrappings and ribbons. 

Holiday cards arrived in the mail, and kitchens smelled of baking.

Boston shivered, shoveled out, and watched another six inches of snow fall.

Bundled in layers against the cold and armed with a snow shovel, Laura 

trooped out to clear the driveway. The sunlight bounced off the white ground 

and stung the eyes, so she tumbled a pair of sunglasses out of her pocket. 

The chill air bit her cheeks, burned her throat.

She couldn't have been happier.

Laura @ MacGregor Brides

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It could happen in October or it may happen in January. Depending on where you live, the season’s first big snowstorm could be just days or weeks away. But no matter where you live, now is the best time to get your snowblower ready for the season’s first blast of snow.

It takes about an hour to get your gas-powered snowblower ready for winter. 

Family Handyman

This Drone Video of Autumn in New England Will Lift Your Soul

Autumn had taken over New England,
with its exceptional style. Trees roared with color, 
and as they passed their peak, the air took on a snap
 that hinted slyly of winter.


Julia @ The MacGregor Brides 

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Everyone has heard about the incredible leaf colors that blanket parts of New England and the Midwest during autumn. But to actually see the red, yellow and orange leaves glowing like embers along hilly landscapes, around glassy lakes and dappled among harbor towns is another thing entirely. 

HOUZZ

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It was balmy early autumn, perfect New England weather, 
with the trees just beginning to hint at the wild color to come 
in the evening
light of a slowly deepening sky. 
When he got home, he promised himself, he was going to 
take a glass of wine, sit on his back porch
and survey his kingdom.

Ian @ The MacGregor Grooms

Best Fall Foliage

The first thing Serena noticed during the drive from the airport were the trees. It had been

some time since she’d seen oak and maple and pine touched with fall. It was barely

September, but the feel of autumn was in the air, with all its strength and colour.

Playing The Odds

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By muffinn from Worcester, UK - Chattahoochee Nature Center - 

fall light through the trees, CC BY 2.0, 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32292280

Leaf peeping season is finally here! 

And there are plenty of postcard-worthy destinations to see the most colorful and scenic vistas across the country, from New England to the Oregon coast. 

Here are 7 of the best from sea to shining sea. 

PEOPLE

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Autumn had taken over New England,

with its exceptional style. Trees roared with color, and as they passed their peak, the air took on a snap that hinted slyly of winter.

Julia @ The MacGregor Brides

Autumn 🍂

The damp air, fat as a soaked sponge, the flickers of light filtering through the trees, the

swirl of the oncoming autumn made it all a fine day, in Connor’s opinion, to tromp around

the wood following the hawks.

Shadow Spell

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By Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61475246

Throw a Fall Harvest Party

Entertaining: Autumn Party

Decorating with a Fall Palette

Beautiful Autumn Garden

Fabulous Fall Centerpieces

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The forest had always appealed to her. In mid- autumn, it shouted with

life. The burst of colors were a last swirling fling before the trees went into

the final cycle. It was an order Kirby accepted—birth, growth, decay, rebirth.

The Art of Deception

Spring Awakening

She gestured to a tree where the bark had been stripped and the trunk scored with deep grooves. “Bear. Those are bear scratching.”

“Yeah?” Rather than being alarmed as she expected, he stepped closer, examining the scar with apparent fascination. “Are they still hibernating now, or could we run into one?”

“Oh, they’re up and about now. And hungry,” she added, just for the hell of it.

“Well.” He ran his fingers down one deep groove. “As long as one doesn’t come along for a midday snack and mistake me for a tree, it’d be interesting.”

  

River's End

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By Wing-Chi Poon - self-made; along Going-to-the-Sun Road 

between Jackson Glacier Overlook  and Sunrift Gorge, 

Glacier National Park, Montana, USA., CC BY-SA 2.5, 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=437376

Camera catches bear waking from hibernation in Glacier National Park

Imagine trying to get alert after sleeping for over seven months.

That's what this bear in Montana is doing - very slowly.

YAHOO!

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“They’re just out of hibernation, usually go into torpor in September and don’t surface until May.”

River's End

Spring ♥

She opted to walk, to give herself a chance to admire the play of daffodils and hyacinths 

cheerfully showing off their blooms, the colorful Easter eggs dangling from tree 

branches, the bright pop of forsythia. 

She always loved the birth of a new season.

Whiskey Beach

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By Rdsmith4 - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5,

 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=96560

 Most people I know prefer the beach days of summer or the beautiful colors of Fall, but here are ten reasons why Spring has always been my favorite time of year!

ODYSSEY

Reasons to Love March

 It was beautiful. Though she had loved the farm, the forest and the rocks of her native Massachusetts, she found the land even more glorious in its variety. Why, when she had left home, there had still been snow on the ground. The warming days had left icicles gleaming on the eaves of the house and the bare branches of the trees.

But now, in the south, she saw the trees greening and had left her cloak unfastened to enjoy the air through the carriage window. In the fields there were young calves and foals, trying  out their legs or nursing. In others she saw dozens and dozens of black field hands busy with spring planting. And it was only March.

In from the Cold

@MacGregors 

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(almond blossom in my garden)

16 Reasons March Is the Best Month

MSN 

recipes to fight the winter blues

“It’s twenty degrees, and after pancakes, we’re going to 
be shoveling this snow 
and freezing our asses off. 
Why can’t it always be summer?” 

“We hardly ever get pancakes in the summer. 
Crepes maybe, but it’s not the same.”

Vision in White

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Flax Pancakes and Blueberry Compote

Berries for the immune system, eggs for the protein, and flax for everything else.

MNN

The world's ultimate snowmen

“Mom and I are going to build a snowman. She says Christmas snowmen are the best. You can help.”

Home for Christmas

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The internet has curated some of the most creative ideas when it comes to ice figures with wow-factor

DAILYMAIL

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“We need carrots and scarves and stuff.” 

“I’ll take care of it.” 

With a grin Clara gulped down chocolate. 

“And hats?” 

“And hats.” 

A snowball hit the kitchen window. Clara was up like a shot. 

“There she is. Gotta go. Come soon, Mom. You make the best.”

Home for Christmas