Every leaf speaks bliss to me
fluttering from the autumn tree.
~Emily Brontë
Brisk breezes are moving across the landscape today, and as a result it’s raining confetti-colored leaves. So it is that bone by bone by bone the garden’s structure is reappearing whilst that which was fleshed out in spring and summer withers or falls away. These, the yard’s skeletons, will remain, holding tightly to their promised renewal throughout months steeped in wintry chills. Even though bare and stripped of visible signs of life, they will yet proffer a comforting presence and a kind of beauty to those who watch and wait during cloudy coldness and rarer bouts of the sun’s warmth and mercy. And though they become pale and wan and washed in grays and beige, in the spreading silences, the wind whispers that they and life–that spark, that miracle, that breath–have not been vanquished; all is not lost as down, down, down into coming winter’s “vale of grief” we go.
Sovereign Lord, you are God! Your covenant is trustworthy, and you have promised these good things to your servant. ~2 Samuel 19:23 ✝
**Image via Pinterest
Sacred Touches 
I love the way you write. I enjoyed this so much!
Hugs and blessings,
Theresa
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Why thank you, Theresa. I’m so glad you enjoyed it and the way I write. I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Love and hugs, N ❤
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My vale of grief today was dumping all the rotting pumpkins. . .
a day of transition to be sure. . .
Happy day after feasting and day before our time of Expectation. . .Advent—hugs and love—Cookie
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I worked in the yard today. We are still having some fairly warm days and I’m trying to get flowerbeds cleaned up and squared away before we go down into that “vale of grief.” Love, N 🙂 ❤
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“confetti colored leaves”
–Love it Natalie.
Beautiful post.
🙂 ❤
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Thank you, Staci! ❤
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I love that sensation you get when you watch fall leaves float to the ground…Love the image you captured.
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I do too Charlie. I always look forward to this time of year when the leaves are falling. I’m glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
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Thank you for bringing to me such an exquisite post. Bless you! Love, Amy
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You are so very welcome, Amy. I glad you liked it. Hugs and love, N ❤
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This is so beautiful. The seasons are like life, there will be barren times so that we can enjoy the bountiful and colourful times. 😀
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Exactly, Raewyn! 🙂
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Natalie, what a lovely treat to read this after coming inside from raking leaves and while my cheeks are still aglow from the nip in the air. My garden’s ribs are definitely showing now.
Blessings ~ Wendy ❀
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Thanks, Wendy. I’m glad I sent you a treat! Our ribs are showing even more again today after high winds have blown all day. Hugs, N ❤
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