When the long hot summer is over, autumn is most welcomed in Australia.
Here are two verses from Dorothea McKellar’s beautiful poem called
Australian Autumn
This is the gentlest season of the year,
From mists of pearl and gold
The slow sweet hours unfold…
To crystal colours, still
as a glass, but not so chill..
All birds speak softly in the autumn bush..
And so the mellow day flows on to dusk.
and loveliness that grows
From skies of mauve and rose,
While fragrant smoke-plumes lie
Subtle as a memory.
Isn’t autumn a wonderful season? I hope you are enjoying your season, where ever you are in the world.
I have a few busy weeks coming up and I won’t be able to post, but I will read your posts and enjoy keeping up with your worlds.
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A lovely poem beautifully illustrated with your sensitive photographs. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Susan, I enjoyed picking the photos for this post
What a way for you to take a needed break by posting photos of your gorgeous birds. Header shot is wonderful too. Good luck on your next couple of busy weeks. 🙂
Thanks Judy, and good luck with all your summer gardening..
As always, a welcome read, Geraldine. Haven’t Canberra’s green spaces come of age! I can remember how it look when I arrived there in 1978.
Yes… Canberra was a very quiet little town in those days … Unfortunately it is looking as dry as the old days this Autumn.
I do love autumn – the softer light, the cool air, the colors. I’ve said it before, but you have the most amazing birds where you live! Of course, on this side of the world we are now moving from spring into summer – 92 degrees (F) today.
I don’t know how your lovely garden copes with such a long cold winter and a month or two later you are having summer temperatures.
Dorothea with pictures. Very apt Gerrie.
Isn’t she a wonderful poet… & rarely quoted these days.
That is a beautiful poem and your gorgeous photos match it perfectly! Best of luck with your busy fortnight.
Thanks Clare… Poetry doesn’t get quoted very often these days, sadly. I hope summer is almost upon you to enjoy.
That header picture gets me every time! Fantastic!
Oh, I’ve just read this before going to bed. How very beautiful and soothing. Such an atmospheric poem with perfect, delightful pictures accompanying it. What an amazing country you live in. This post will fill my dreams for sure! xxx
Thanks Dina … Lovely to think of Dorothy McKellar’s poem filling your dreams. And yes … Don’t you just love kookaburras!
Lovely photos to compliment the poem, Gerrie.
Thanks Ruth, I found this autumn poem by Dorothy McKellar quite accidentally.
Such a delightful poem, Gerrie. Your wonderful photos illustrate it perfectly. I’m sure that I would love your autumn weather. Thanks for sharing. 🙂 xx
Thanks Sylvia…weather is best when it is not too extreme!
How beautifully you have paired your photos with her words
Thanks Diana, poetry doesn’t seem to be read much these days.
Oh, gosh, what a lovely post. The pictures—especially those birds!—and the words come together in such a satisfying way. Enjoy your autumn, which sounds like a very welcome relief from the heat.
Thanks Laurie, and best wishes to you for many lovely rides, and time in the garden..
I have not heard that poem before, but how Dorothy Mckellar can capture the beauty of Australia in all its seasons and moods. And you have paired it with such delightful photos. Thank you for introducing me to this lovely poem. Enjoy your time away I will watch for your return.
Thanks Pam, I don’t think that poem of Dorothy McKellar is very well know, and it is such a lovely one. I’ll be back in the blogging world in about a month.
Enjoy your time off-blog! The poem with your photos perfectly brought the feel of Australia’s fall to those of us heading in the other direction.
Thanks Brenda, and I’ll be thinking of you in your summer garden!