The fleeting light of summer
Months that feel like weeks
Weeks that seem like days
Days that pass like minutes
Many are celebrating the first day of autumn.
But the equinox is not officially until 7:09 pm my time this evening. So that is when this post will go live and I will bow, ever so slightly, to autumn. I’m reveling in a beautiful warm day in Seattle, with summer thoughts still drifting through my dreams.
Farewell, fair summer. Hurry back.
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(I’m so very delighted you liked the download in the last post. Thank you so much for your really generous comments – it was so much fun to do for you! If you didn’t get it yet, be sure to stop by. It’s for YOU! xo – g)
p. s. Join me in wishing a most joyful Happy Birthday on Thursday to dear Relyn!
Well, it is finially here and your farwell post was beautiful. Love the picture of the roses and blackberries. I will heading to the 2ooth post. Take care.
i am so sad to see summer gone…..i love autumn and the holidays but i find it very difficult to get from january to may when the first leaf buds arrive on the trees.
here in michigan, it is dark, dank and depressing in the winter. there are some pretty days with the snow but they are few. i am never really happy until mid may when the trees have leafed out, the flowers are in bloom and the weather finally warms up.
i know that your blog will help get me through the ugliness of our winters here. the images of your blooms will surely drag me out of my funk when i look out the window and see nothing but gray blah!!!
thank you georgianna for my little world of summer in your blog.
hugs, cindy
Delightful!
Regards.
These photos are so gorgeous, I would love to come down from Vancouver, BC one day to Seattle and spend the day with you shooting what you shoot. I know I could learn so much, you are an amazing photographer. Marlie
Your garden roses are to die for! I too am sad to see "the summer that never was" end:(
So glad to have met up with you today, have a wonderful weekend!
These roses are so gorgeous and lush. Such a beautiful tribute to Summer. Thank you for the divine eye candy today!! Wini xo
Adorable!
Monica
These photos are so beautiful, I just love that last one!
From Carys of La Ville Inconnue
Hi Dear Heart, It's been a long few months, but I think I'm almost "home"! I haven't shot anything in so long I'm about to go bonkers. Soon though I hope. I've missed summer almost completely between packing and house hunting. Now if I can get settled and out with my camera before I miss fall too. Your photos here, and tribute to summer, is gorgeous – just gorgeous!! xoxo
Ah, sweet summer. I miss it already. Ironically, the weather today and tomorrow in the northeast is going to be hot and humid! I think summer is not going down without a fight.
xo
Claudia
Bye Bye beautiful blooms. See you next summer. Oh how I hate to say goodbye to summer. Your photos are so pastel and soft. Lovely.
Oh I know you're not ready for Summer to be over, but I sure am! ;) It's been brutally hot here in the South, and I'm pretty a pretty wimpy California native! lol
I just love all these beautiful pastel colors and big blooms! You are a master of presentation!
Happy Autumnal Equinox, and here's to new beginnings! :)
Oh so soft and gorgeous! Why do we find it so hard to let go and embrace change…it feels sad to say goodbye to summer and all it brings even knowing what beauty lies ahead in autumn.
Thank you so kindly Georgiana for the gift of your beautiful stamps. I will most certainly use them! I understand what you mean about being a 'negligent' blogger as I'm very much the same. I like to do my own thing and interact where and when I can but don't have the time and energy to get involved with a lot of the things that are offered. I'm also not great at self promotion, which is what so much of blogging is about. That's not a bad thing, it just seems to take too much effort for me!
Peace all-ways, Kate
So soft and pretty! Thanks for sharing!
The little poem is so true:) As I type this here in Italy it is 19.20. so does that mean it is officially Autumn here as well? It still feels like Summer.
Gorgeous photos which really goes without saying.
It's very autumn like here now but your roses keep on cheering me up. So much beauty here (I keep on repeating myself I know but they truly are beautiful and up-lifting). Love that you mixed the roses with some blackberries.
Happy weekend! xoxo
Cheer up G – autumn offers beautiful photos too. Even though you'll miss the pastel shades of the roses you love, you could travel to a warm place where they're still blooming! :-)
I like how you diplayed the ones floating in a bowl, so pretty.
Judith
Another lovely post, sweet G! Happy Autumn!
Oh, Georgianna! I was coming here to thank you and I find… I need to thank you twice.
You, my friend, have the sweetest, most loving heart. You are delightful and thoughtful. Thank you for the sweet birthday wishes and for sending your friends my way.
And, oh G! How did you know? Seriously! I have friends who have known me for years and years who have never given me a gift as perfect as the one you sent. Georgianna, it is perfect – all of it. I don't even know where to start. Except, just to say, "I love you. And, I know you love me. I can feel it." Thank you, dear one. Thank you.
Demasiado lindooooooo!!!!
A beautiful farewell to summer! As always I love your beautiful roses.
Carolyn
yet another beautiful and breathtaking post with gorgeous flowers. :) the first photo totally made me smile. love 'em all, g!
hope you've been well.
Luxurios sets and beautiful light! I already don't see such colors around, only yellows, red and orange:)
Roses and blackberries are cute together;)
A long time lurker, just wanted to tell you your posts are always a delight. Love seeing your work!
The fleeting light of summer captured perfectly indeed.
And what a beautiful giveaway, Georgianna. So very thoughtful, selfless and kind. Thank you.
warmly,
-maria
Dearest g, these are so gorgeous and delightful! I really do adore the very beautiful photos and colors. Have a lovely merry happy fall weekend! Love to you!
I found you through your comment on the "blogging subject" on Claudia's blog. I agree with you wholeheartedly! You said it so well, so I won't leave a response there on the subject. I feel like you spoke for me, too.
I've just joined your followers and will come back for a dose of your beautiful, photographic eye.
No need to reply to me. It won't hurt my feelings if I don't hear back from you. Your post was our communication. ;-)
Blessings,
Donna
Wonderful, dear Georgianna. Love all those shots
Georgianna! lovely blooms….I too had a day with roses, yesterday, but none as beautiful as yours. smiles…Ellen
Your roses are stunning. I love the beautiful soft pastel colours, you can almost smell thier sweet soft scents from the photos.
All of the pictures are awesome.
Oh my goodness, I am speechless with the beauty here, G! I really think you ought to do a book — all your gorgeous photos in one place for all of us to dream over… :)
Your photos and imagery today is just lovely – Gelati colours don't you think? You are approaching fall and for us the days are getting warmer and there is that feeling in the air – although – I will get my little taste of Fall in a few weeks as I am heading for Europe.
Have a wonderful week. x
Oh Georgianna, I am sighing and gasping at your photos here. What gorgeous pictures of your roses. Don't you love the vibrance of roses in early Fall? The colors just seem to be richer and deeper. My roses are going crazy right now, and I love it.
It is always a true delight coming here for inspiration.
hugs
so lush and beautiful g, and those pale colours are just my cup of tea :) i love the download from your last post, what a fantastic idea! xxx
Your posts are some of the most anticipated ones I read–always waiting to enjoy them until I have time to savor every post.
Looking forward to the magic you'll find in autumn,
Debi
Hi! Please forgive me – I just saw that you had left a comment – it was in an email account I don't often check (can't quite figure out how that happened… But I will check it from now on for several other comments from others were there too! I felt like a had discovered treasure!).
I so love your site – it is feminine and soft and filled with all the best things in life!
I will become a follower right now!
Happy Autumn!
Ann (from the history blog about St. Nicholas and Christmas!)
happy belated equinox ;) time to celebrate earth bounties and thank you very much for the download, it is gorgeous !!
Such enchanting images… so, so lovely Georgianna. I love the use of the lace in your designs. You are always so inspiring!