Saturday, September 27, 2025

Summer's Wave Goodbye

September Vibes 

By all these lovely tokens, September days are here
With summer's best of weather, and autumn's best of cheer. - Helen Jackson

I see it. Fallen leaves everywhere. Summer's wave goodbye. 



Beautiful days that intersect perfectly with the start of fall.


What happens if you swallow a whole corn on the cob? You get corn-stipated. Hot Times Community Arts and Music Festival: September 12, 2022





Mornings that dawn clear and cold.

Walnut Creek sits atop a 200-foot high ridge and is part of the Tuscarawas River watershed. Photo: I.T.V., Holmes County, Ohio: September 9, 2023

And, most importantly, a wondrous birthday celebration of a very especial person...

Left: Train Ride To Zanesville. Southeast Ohio: December 18, 2022 
Right: Ciao! Italy: July 11, 2023

... Enjoying moments in her life because in life, there are no rewinds, only flashbacks.

When life gets complicated... I wine. 
Christmas celebration with Columbus police: December 21, 2023 

... Enjoying the little things, for one day, you may look back and realize they were the BIG THINGS.

Walking can bring the soul back home. Niagara: July 27, 2024

... Taking the moment and having fun being yourself.

I'm water-falling for this place. Wild, beautiful, free, and wet at Niagara Falls: July 27, 2024

Beer Makes Me Hoppy! The best beer is free. The second best beer is cold. The third best is personal preference. Toronto: July 27, 2024

Nobody's perfect, but my September-born is pretty close.


Birthday Brunch. Original Pancake House. New Albany: September 28, 2025

Just remember, you're older today than yesterday,

but younger than tomorrow.

After-Brunch Walk. Taylor Farm Park, New Albany


Walk towards the sunshine,

and the shadow will fall

behind you. - Mary

Engelbreit

And, as Aflak says, Look at the stars (even if they're covering zits). 
See their beauty and in that beauty, see yourself.

Happy birthday, sweetheart! 






Saturday, September 20, 2025

Harvest Moon

September Vibes 

Oh, shine on, shine on

Harvest moon up in the sky. - Jack Norworth

There is a full moon rising. Close to the same time several days in a row. Reportedly, it happens around September 22, depending on the year and time zone.

Internet pic only


Harvest Moon.

What a unique, if not, eerie occurrence. Imagine seeing a moon at sunset. Refraction causes more of the red sunlight to come through, giving the moon a red tint.

Not to be alarmed. 

This phenomenon is actually a festive occasion that is celebrated in some Asian cultures with lanterns, mooncakes, and outdoor gatherings. 

A time to give thanks for the bountiful harvest and embrace the new season.

Make corn, bread, or other foods with grains.

Drink wine.

Have a bonfire.

And with a giant, orange-tinted moon hanging low in the night sky, it likely won't be that hard to conjure some good feels. 

May your life be as abundant as the harvest,

and your heart as full as the moon. 


Saturday, September 13, 2025

A Glow Like Old Amber

September Vibes

 September glows like old amber. - Anonymous

Autumn is calling.

Hawaiian Sunset. The flat horizon and uninterrupted ocean view lend a vivid and unobstructed view of vibrant colors that paint the sky. Photo: A.V.H., Honolulu, Hawaii: 2024





Beautiful bright autumn day with air like cider and a sky so blue you could drown in it. Columbus, Ohio: 2023












Fallen Leaves. Columbus, Ohio: 2023




May the crisp days ahead 
Fill you with joy!


Saturday, September 6, 2025

Pumpkin Everything

September Vibes 

September tries its best to have us forget summer. - Bernard Williams

Here comes September. 

Well, hello! I've been waiting for you. Please make it awesome. Make it a September to remember.

So it shall be done.

The world shall now transform into pumpkin everything.


Left: Handmade Harvest Figurines (Indian and pilgrim couples, pumpkin, bonfire, and teepee) by Second Granddaughter. Columbus, Ohio: 2020

Right: DIY Fall Centerpiece. Fall leaves, mini-pumpkins, and pinecones in traditional autumn colors of brown, orange, red, and green exude an old-fashioned charm. Columbus, Ohio: 2023





Playful vampire with pink Jack-O-Lantern loves to pose! Photos: I.T.V. Columbus, Ohio: 2017












Let's carve out some fun.

Gourd vibes only!