Autumn Gallery Walk Shares #oneword2021 Choices

“At no other time (than autumn) does the earth let itself be inhaled in one smell, the ripe earth." -Rainer Maria Rilke

WELCOME

to

Abundant Autumn Global Gallery

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I invite you to:

Enjoy the simplicity of a gallery of artistic expressions that will get your hygge* on.

(*Danish term for "comfort and coziness that engenders a feeling of well-being".)

Experience a relaxing multimedia gallery walk through autumn amidst the flurry of a pandemic. 

Sit back, inhale the smell of wood-burning fires, fresh scent of the countryside, and the taste of apple cider.  

Embrace the beauty of earth with your senses. Is it not true what F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote in The Great Gatsby?

"Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall."

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Be inspired to connect with nature and find peace during an awe walk.

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Pause to listen to a soulful tune by Eric Clapton here. 

Follow the Abundant Autumn playlist here.

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Seek the artist within to create autumn as a celebration of all it brings.

I am autumn

before now I was firefly

today I'm a jack-o-lantern smile

tomorrow my name will be falling leaves

secretly I know my name wood smoke

My dream is to become Jack Frost

My name once was harvest moon

-Linda Mitchell

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Autumn shimmers and shines with positivity.

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Autumn is the eternal corrective. It is ripeness and color and a time of maturity; but it is also breadth, and depth, and distance. What person can stand with autumn on a hilltop and fail to see the spaqn of his or her world and the meaning of the rolling hills that reach to the far horison? -Hal Borland 

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a child stretches

two hands connect with love-

nature's hope

©CVarsalona, 2019

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Even in the midst of a pandemic

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Then, as earth dropped its radiant veil,

simplicity appeared in the stillness of autumn.

Alan J. Wright, 2020

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In gratitude for

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squirrels scavenge

in search of earthly seeds

winter approaches

©CV, 2020

Terje Akke, 2020 Estonia

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and

earth seeks renewal and peace

Offered by Steve Kelley

in a new year of possibilities.

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Thank you for joining me on the final gallery walk of 

Abundant Autumn Global Gallery of Artistic Expressions

life journeys forward

crispclean leaves surrender-

autumn's delight

Collaborative image poem by Jackie Yun, @ManjuRajputMSEd, CVarsalona

Photo by #chazchaz via Al Dhalla

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I extend appreciation to the photographers and poets who offered inspired contributions:

@ManjuRajputMSEd

#chazchaz

Terje Akke

Kathryn Apel

Linda Baie

Jolie Buchanan

Al Dhalla

Michelle Griffin (@math912teacher)

Devin Hartnett

Steve Kelley

Diane Mayr

Linda Mitchell

Kiesha Shepard

Carol Varsalona

Mark Weston

Alan J. Wright

Jackie Yun

@ManjuRajputMSEd

and

Morgan (student)

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For those still waiting fortheir one word 2021 to appear, perhaps this gallery walk has presented you with some fine choices (see highlighted words).

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Previous editions of the Abundant Autumn Gallery:

Abundant Autumn Gallery Unveiled

Welcome to Abundant Autumn Gallery, 2nd Edition 

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Today is the Poetry Friday: Happy New Year hosted by my poet-teacher friend from Haiti, Ruth Hersey. She shares more poetic goodness at her blog site. Please click here.

Welcome to Abundant Autumn Gallery, 2nd Edition

Take time in nature 

for reflection

and renewal...

for beginnings

and growth...

for nurturing

and discovery.

-Marjolein Bastin

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Passageway

to discovery

begins with

wonderment.

A child sees

something new on autumn leaves-

pauses, thinks, questions.

©CV, 2020, Shadorma poem

Original Photo by Devin Hartnett, Virginia

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Others notice nature's abundance on Autumn days and pause to reflect. 

I invite you to the second edition of

Abundant Autumn Gallery of Artistic Expressions

On December 11, 2020, I unveiled the global gallery on my blog site.

Click here to see a glorious gallery of artistic expressions from around the globe.

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Relax and take a second "awe walk" through Autumn, the season of gratitude.

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Pause a moment. Listen to Autumn Song: Gratitude on Vimeo here.

It brings Mary Oliver's Fall Song poem to life.

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 Feel gratitude for Autumn who leaves us breathless with its radiant colors.

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Give thanks for Autumn sunsets from around the globe.

 Travel to Ireland courtesy of Kevin Foley.

Visit California with Steven Huang. 

 Discover a Chicago sherbet-sky sunset.

When the sun sets in West Virginia, nature brushstrokes earth in snowdrops.

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Nature is mesmerizing and Autumn is its most glorious chapter. 

-@AnuMeera2024

Autumn colors pop in Colorado. - Cheryl Alba

And every moment of the season fills me with wonder and enchantment

at the gorgeous colors that surround me!-Ramona Behnke

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Enjoy a pandemic outdoor getaway.

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Letting go is an art that autumn trees show us,  -@AnuMeera 2024

Music by Adrian von Ziegler - Autumn Forest

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I close with gratitude for all those who helped create a successful second edition of the Abundant Autumn Gallery. The community of reflective writers has continued to grow since the first Reflect With Me Gallery of Artistic Expression in March 2014. A complete list of participants will appear at the final closing of the Gallery. 

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Thank you for spending some time reflecting on the beauty of autumn with its radiant colors. I look out the window seeing a monochromatic scene of soft white snowfall and feel the transition of autumn to winter. Nature brings a departure to a season that filled trying times with brilliance and inspiration to continue the walk of life.

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For now, I join the Poetry Friday Roundup with this week's host, Michelle Kogan, artist and poet. Michelle's attention to detail is recognized in her post full of peaceful thoughts, delightful illustrations, and hope. Please join me at Michelle's blog site for more poetry goodness.