Fire Falls To The Earth

The colors yesterday on my walk were so incredible, it is one of my favorite things about fall! It was interesting to see the color variation depending on the trees. The poplars were all golden and green, the maples had this amazing fire on the edges or dotted throughout and the oaks were all hues of red ranging from auburn to crimson. If you haven't seen a New England fall, there really isn't anything like it! Well, I think it might be time for me to take a trip to my mom's attic to get my winter jackets out of storage.

Also, I am excited to announce that I am learning to knit socks! I went to the knitting night at the local yarn shop- little side note: I love this shop, all the people that work there are crazy (in a good way and it is very welcoming, plus they have a LOT of wonderful yarns). Knit night was great, there were a couple of feisty older ladies and a couple of my friends showed up as well. Now I am obsessed with my current knitting projects and find them to be slightly distracting at times when I need to be working on stock for my upcoming fairs. Anyway, I hope these socks come out ok...

Do you knit?

This is what was in our metal fire pit this morning...

ICE!

No, we didn't get snow. We had aweful, cold, raw, icky rain.

But it was kind of pretty, all the colors frozen in momentum here.

Hope you are warm and dry :)

I feel very lucky to live in such a private place,

surrounded by trees.

I love being able to see forest everywhere I look.

Trees sooth my soul.

They are my friends.

Right now it is so beautiful out and the maples are all lit up in the sun.

The sunny, golden, yellow of the leaves lifts my spirits.

It is like they are glowing with the sunlight shining through!

This color is one I have been really drawn to lately.

I don't know if it is the season or just the stirring of my solar plexus when I absorb this tawny hue into my core.

It makes me happy,

inspired,

serene,

and feel vibrant!

I also LOVE cosmos

and these ones seem to be trying to take over my yard (which is ok by me!).

Another color I have been feeling in my core as well.

What colors are you drawn to lately?

I so desperately needed to spend some time at the beach today.

I needed the salt air,

the wind in my hair,

the sound of the water and seagulls.

I needed to be in that space where the ocean meets the river.

To collect shells,

to hold one,

pray into it

and release it back into the waters it came from.

The moon is still out today.

It was so amazingly beautiful last night,

big and red and hanging low in the sky!

A red harvest moon.

It was so low it was almost on top of the ocean it was reflecting off of.

I wish I had my camera with me!

It is a true New England fall day.

Hope you enjoy yours!

sunny fall days...

A beautiful fall day

at Wingersheek beach

which is right at the mouth of the Annisquam river...

I love the color of the water

and the marsh grass.

I love winding waterway

and the contrast of textures it creates on the landscape.

And I love the smell of the briny sea air.

I woke up this morning feeling anxious,

not exactly sure why,

just a general overwhelmingness.

Maybe its the sharp wind that is moving through the trees

forcing them to dance a frantic ballet...

Either way, it sure is beautiful out.

What are you up to today?

feeling it in my core: part 1

sources via tumblr

nature, form, color, texture...

These are some of the things pulling at my heart strings today.

The richness of a simple life,

feeling fall in my core.

What is inspiring you today?