All aboard nature's train. Next stop: Winter's Embrace but before hopping on the train take a stroll through the very last edition of Bedecked In Autumn, my fall gallery of artistic expressions.
"Autumn's humming with the wind a soulful lullaby, as heartbroken trees shed their leaves in a tear-stained goodby." - Angie Weiland-Crosby
As the seasons change, fall transitions to winter (in the northern hemisphere) and we get ready for a new year."(Angie Weiland-Crosby) Today, on December 21st, the official end of autumn and the celebration of the Winter Solstice, I bid a final goodby to autumn, a season of radiance and luster.
I invite you to take a gallery walk through the final edition of the Bedecked In Autumn Gallery.
While strolling through the gallery, listen to a beautiful instrumental song, Goodby Autumn, music by Giovanni Marradi.
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Fall offers serene spaces.
Two Writing Teachers-Slicer, Diane Anderson, found her sweet spot at the lake.
Fall Morning at the Lake
Water rippling, stirred by a slight wind
Trees at the edge burnt orange, golden, emerald green
Sky above in shades, light seeping in
A white bird gliding before the clouds, above the water
A peaceful calm spreads from heart to mind
Ready now for the day ahead.
-Diane Anderson, 2021
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Below, artist/poet Michelle Kogan shares her
Evergreen Moon & Snow Greeting Card in watercolor and pen and ink painting,, 2021
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"If ever a year was tucked inside of a clock, then autumn would be the magic hour."
- Victoria Erickson
Children's Corner
Hailee and Cooper, two 5th grade students from Vancouver, Washington, offer their poems for the gallery. Educator poet, Jone Rush MacCulloch, proudly presents her work and the students' poetry.
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Autumn's Transition
"Autumn is the hush before winter." -French proverb
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Credits
Cooper, 5th-grade student
Hailee, 5th-grade student
Michelle Kogan
Jone Rush MacCulloch
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Previous Autumn Galleries
Please visitprevious autumn galleries of artistic expressions that integrate the arts, technology, and poetry. Click on the titles of the underlined galleries.
2021 - Bedecked In Autumn (comprised of three previous sections: Unveiling of the Bedecked in Autumn Gallery, A Slice of Bedecked In Autumn Gallery, In Praise of Autumn)
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Last week at Poetry Friday, I shared a unique and creative summer poem swap gift from Mary Lee Hahn. It is a custom-designed oracle haiku and dodoitsu deck. For today's slice of life, I use one line from the deck to create a dodoitsu (a four-line poem of 7-7-7-5 syllables) about a highlight of the three-day weekend with the little grandgirls. Each moment with them is a gift.
As I look back on my own childhood in my Nonnie's kitchen, I reminisce about mixing wonder with childhood dreams during one of our creative activities. A little bit of dreaming with a good amount of chocolate are delicious ingredients in a sweet treat.
My little ones started the 2021-2022 school year yesterday, just like many Northern Virginia educators. My best wishes are sent out to all who create enriched learning experiences for all their learners.
