7th October - a month of autumn to Halloween

[byslantedlight]

I was way too tired when I got home last night to post, and I meant to post this this morning, but there was a Windows Update thing, and then it was one of those days where everything I picked up I seemed to drop, but here it is at last...

Poetry for October
Nothing Gold Can StayRobert Frost

Comments

[shooting2kill]

What fabulous pictures and colours, amazing! And the changing weather... And those butterflies, how did they get to be so beautiful? Thanks a lot for these photos.

[byslantedlight]

Wales was being very beautiful, although I think it almost always is - even on the greyest day there's something! The butterflies were fab - my favourite was one that I couldn't get a picture of, but it looks like the one on the fruit, until it opens its wings, which are the bluest blue... I've tried in other butterfly houses and missed too, but I will keep trying to take a picture of it!

[jat_sapphire]

I love this poem. Sometimes Frost is too much the ol' Midwestern country boy for me, but this one is perfect. And lovely photos! Beautiful butterflies! Just free. In the natural history museum in my city, there is a butterfly exhibit, but that has the sadness of pent-up things, so much as I like going in it, I keep thinking that the time may come when these are the only butterflies, and I can hardly bear it. At a butterfly house, maybe one would not think that.

[byslantedlight]

I didn't know this poem until now, and I do rather like it - such a gorgeous autumn melacholy...

The butterflies were wonderful - and mostly free! Obviously they're inside the "house", which isn't massive, but it does have warmth and humidity and extra-sugary fruit lying around, so hopefully their world doesn't feel too small...

[dawnebeth]

Butterflies! so pretty. Don't hide them under the cut. I am not much for poetry, but that is one of my few favourite poems.

[byslantedlight]

Yes! I do love a good butterfly house! And butterflies in general, really... *g*

I didn't know this poem until I went looking for an autumn one for today, but I really like it. Such lovely melancholy...

[dawnebeth]

If you are interested, you should check out a novel called The Outsiders by SE Hinton, which features the poem. It was the first book I ever read in school (freshman, if I recall) which had a main character about my age--literally written by a 16 year old woman, about gangs in 1966 Oklahoma. LOVED the book, and still do.

[byslantedlight]

Oh, we read that in school too of course! I had no idea this poem was in it though - I must obviously go and re-read it! *g*

[paris7am]

Enjoying every bit if this, thank you for sharing! Lovely. Glad you are home safe and sound.

[byslantedlight]

So glad! And thank you! *g* Hope you're getting to enjoy autumn a bit too!

[gilda_elise]

The butterflies are lovely. I think the detour was well worth it. And I love that picture of the Lads.