The Oak

Photo by Matthew Jamieson, source: http://jamiesongallery.com/mj.html

Live thy Life,

Young and old,

Like yon oak,

Bright in spring,

Living gold;

Summer-rich

Then; and then

Autumn-changed

Soberer-hued

Gold again.

All his leaves

Fall'n at length,

Look, he stands,

Trunk and bough

Naked strength.

-Alfred Tennyson

Autumn Equinox

by Kirsty Mitchell, source https://www.facebook.com/artpeople1?fref=photo

Today is the Autumnal Equinox, the first day of Fall!