Where we live the leaves are now turning + falling. The wind was blowing acorns flying off of our oak yesterday and...ping, ping, ping...into the house. Autumn is here + we didn't have to buy a thing in order to experience it. A few simple, zero-waste ways we're embracing this season of gold, rust + red are...
sight ::
-a pumpkin on the table
-a few sprigs of wheat scattered among my tiny ceramics collection
-walks in the woods + in the neighborhood
-watching Gilmore Girls again...there's just something about New England in autumn
-noticing familiar trees along our usual routes at each stage of color change
-counting monarchs flitting + persisting
-greeting the return of the early stars + planets
-appreciating the last of the happy sunflowers
smell ::
-getting out all of the candles + lighting them in the darkening evenings
-apples simply cut, smelled + crunched
-breathing that musty leaf smell deep (+ keeping a tissue handy)
taste ::
-hot, spicy tea
-chocolate chip, pecan, pumpkin bread
-all the soups
-lots of roasted, root vegetables
sound ::
-leaves rustling + crunching
-blustery winds howling
-revisiting familiar, smooth sounds...we love Ben Howard + Trevor Hall
touch ::
-pulling out all the blankets
-and socks
-and cozy sweaters
What simple autumn pleasures are you enjoying lately? I'd love to hear! :)
Love,
Jane