The Gifts of Autumn: #1. Blue October

October's Bright Blue Weather

   O SUNS and skies and clouds of June,
        And flowers of June together,
    Ye cannot rival for one hour
        October's bright blue weather;

(first stanza from the poem by Helen Hunt Jackson)

Comments

[Sophie]

Lovely colours! October's blue is still bright but less harsh than summer's isn't it?

We had been enjoying a bright blue October but it seems to have degenerated into grey today. I'm still quite enjoying it though.

[Elaine]

Hello, Sophie. I'm not sure which I enjoyed more this past month: the brilliant blue skies or the turning of the leaves. But it's turned grey and soon will be wet. So lovely to have the memories evoked by photographs -- as well as proof that October CAN be sunny in Vancouver.

[Diana Dyer]

we have had very few blue skies this October, being very wet, almost too wet to get our garlic planted. We have two more days - I hope we have some of the soft blue skies - I'll look!!
Diana