Simple Delights: If I were a Bird

Ponderings that Inspire

"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me." ~ C.S. Lewis

"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen." ~ Winston Churchill

"A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read." ~ Mark Twain

“It opens the lungs, washes the countenance, exercises the eyes, and softens down the temper; so cry away.” ~Charles Dickens

"Why don't you get a haircut? You look like a chrysanthemum." ~P.G.Wodehouse

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

If I were a Bird

I just recently found this poem-type-saying, and I am smitten!

"Delicious Autumn!

My soul is wedded to it &

if I were a bird

I would fly about seeking

successive Autumns."

~ Innermost Aspirations

So, you get the idear how I feel about Autumn ... =D

{I have discovered something that is making my life easier - collages. Please bear with me, as I am still experimenting with them. =)}

Here are some things that Autumn has been/means to me ...

it means: wearing Summery outfits for as long as you can before you have to rotate your wardrobe

it means: putting up inspiring Autumn decor that reminds you of your married-and-gone sister who made the wreaths from scratch!

it means: thinking cozy thoughts about L.L.Bean slippers that will soon be yours =D

it means: attending happy end-of-Summer picnics with great friends and squeezing in as much recreational pursuits as possible before the ground is thoroughly hidden in 22 inches of snow

it means: cousins coming and having a happy time for a bit ... until ...

... it means: saying goodbye to your cousin who's stayed with you for the past 2 1/2 months

(then it is less happy)

but before he leaves ...

... it means: having cousin lifting competitions amongst 11 and 10 year old cousins to see who's the mightiest ... until 18 year old cousin joins the competition and then we all see that he's the superlative

it means: being sneaky and telling your sister to try to blow into the tire-pressure-gauge and move the needle =P

it means: cramming 7 cousins in a three-person-backseat because you do not like to see them leave

... I wish I had more pictures to show you what Autumn means to me ... perhaps I'll have a sequel post. =)

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Sorry, there is yet more ... it's just so important that I couldn't wait until next week. =}

Someone who is incredibly special to me will be celebrating a Birth Day soon, and I would like to dedicate this last half of the post to her ...

Our Heidi-girl is turning 11!

Her name means Noble Spirit, and it is beautiful to observe how well that suits her. <3

She's a hard-worker, creative mastermind, competitive sports-player, comic relief, kindred spirit, generous benefactress, and more than these ...

we have grand times!

She is an expert face-maker

and also has a delightful 'normal face' =)

The 'twins' - ten years apart =)

Instead of: Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy it's ...

Ev, O, Soph, and Heidi <3

She is now almost as tall as me, and once she does pass me up *sigh of resignation* I will be the shortest member of the family (except for Evin! buuut that won't last long ;P)

It's immensely amusing to me that so many people this year have told us that we look alike ...

not really seeing it =P