Picture(s) of the day....

[NewcastleFalcon]

...and so to the most difficult line in To Autumn to capture photographically

Then in a wailful choir the small gnats mourn
Among the river sallows, borne aloft
Or sinking as the light wind lives or dies;

Other lines from the poem to inspire contributions.
"Mellow Fruitfulness", "To bend with apples the moss'd cottage-trees","plump the hazel shells with a sweet kernel",
"later flowers for the bees until they think warm days will never cease", "While barred clouds bloom the soft-dying day and touch the stubble-plains with rosy hue" , "The red-breast whistles from a garden-croft","and gathering swallows twitter in the skies.", "Then in a wailful choir the small gnats mourn"



To Autumn
Season of Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness Gallery 2024

FCF Autumn Gallery No 1. Season of Mists

FCF Autumn Gallery No 2 More Mist!

FCF Autumn Gallery No 3 "Close Bosom Friend of the Fading Sun"

FCF Autumn Gallery No 4 ..and gathering Swallows twitter...

FCF Autumn Gallery No 5 Then in a wailful choir the small Gnats mourn

FCF Autumn Gallery No 6

FCF Autumn Gallery No 7

FCF Autumn Gallery No 8

FCF Autumn Gallery No 9

Neil

[mickthemaverick]

We had a great evening out at a local pub with a tribute band and it was a really excellent evening:

Sunset as we arrived

The moon came up through the trees

On came the group

We hadn't realised there were two groups but no sign of Cliff!!

Spoiler: show

An unexpected second group!

[NewcastleFalcon]

Following yesterdays little drive out across the border, I have more than enough pictures to complete this gallery, but POTD is all about regular contributions from many members to thrive. I have dealt with the difficult "Gnats" imagery, but leave it to others to complete the gallery.

Four more slots on the to fill, see if you can come up with some images which capture the essence of the autumn season, and a bonus would be fitting them in with the lines of Keats' evocative poem.

Other lines from the poem to inspire contributions.
"Mellow Fruitfulness", "To bend with apples the moss'd cottage-trees","plump the hazel shells with a sweet kernel",
"later flowers for the bees until they think warm days will never cease", "While barred clouds bloom the soft-dying day and touch the stubble-plains with rosy hue" , "The red-breast whistles from a garden-croft","and gathering swallows twitter in the skies.", "Then in a wailful choir the small gnats mourn"

To Autumn
Season of Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness Gallery 2024

FCF Autumn Gallery No 1. Season of Mists

FCF Autumn Gallery No 2 More Mist!

FCF Autumn Gallery No 3 "Close Bosom Friend of the Fading Sun"

FCF Autumn Gallery No 4 ..and gathering Swallows twitter...

FCF Autumn Gallery No 5 Then in a wailful choir the small Gnats mourn

FCF Autumn Gallery No 6

FCF Autumn Gallery No 7

FCF Autumn Gallery No 8

FCF Autumn Gallery No 9

Neil

[mickthemaverick]

I do think my sky pictures posted earlier here do qualify under the 'While barred clouds bloom the soft-dying day and touch the stubble-plains with rosy hue' category although the 'stubble plains' part may not be emulated as foreseen by Keats.

[NewcastleFalcon]

Done!

Other lines from the poem to inspire contributions.
"Mellow Fruitfulness", "To bend with apples the moss'd cottage-trees","plump the hazel shells with a sweet kernel",
"later flowers for the bees until they think warm days will never cease", "While barred clouds bloom the soft-dying day and touch the stubble-plains with rosy hue" , "The red-breast whistles from a garden-croft","and gathering swallows twitter in the skies.", "Then in a wailful choir the small gnats mourn"


To Autumn
Season of Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness Gallery 2024

FCF Autumn Gallery No 1. Season of Mists	FCF Autumn Gallery No 2 More Mist!	FCF Autumn Gallery No 3 "Close Bosom Friend of the Fading Sun"
FCF Autumn Gallery No 4 and gathering Swallows twitter	FCF Autumn Gallery No 5 Then in a wailful choir the small Gnats mourn	FCF Autumn Gallery No 6 While barred clouds bloom the soft dying day
FCF Autumn Gallery No 7	FCF Autumn Gallery No 8	FCF Autumn Gallery No 9

Neil

[Gibbo2286]

I lost some interest in poetry at about 8 years old when the teacher gave us a poem to learn then recite to the classroom next door the following week, she gave me The Song of Hiawatha, I struggled through a few verses before they decided the torture should end.
https://www.hwlongfellow.org/poems_poem.php?pid=296

[myglaren]

Turning into Poets Corner.
Saw a couple on the ARRSE site but they would probably be rather offensive for this forum.

[mickthemaverick]

BFTW Poet's Corner Westminster Abbey

[bobins]

I'm a big fan of POETS day, but that's something entirely different

[mickthemaverick]

I'm a big fan of POETS day, but that's something entirely different

Someone had to say it!! When we were working a 9 day fortnight back in the late 70's it took on an extra meaning because I used to make my short day a Friday and hence go home at 4pm. Thus we worked 8 x 8.5 hour days and 1 x 7 hour day to make up the 75 hour fortnight equivalent to 2 x 37.5 hour weeks!

[myglaren]

I'm a big fan of POETS day, but that's something entirely different

Had to invoke my Google for that, a new one on me.

[Armidillo]

Time for some more Spring photos (Southern Hemisphere of course)!

We had hot weather in August, and the Prunus (Peach, Nectarine etc.) blossom came out early and was gone very quickly. Fortunately the Apple blossom was not fooled (we have had multiple frosts in September), and is in full bloom now!

Here's a gratuitous shot of a Crimson Rosella at our makeshift feed dish. Their colours seem brighter in spring.

[MattBLancs]

I'm a big fan of POETS day, but that's something entirely different

Appropriate joke from good ol' Ken Dodd

[NewcastleFalcon]

Time for some more Spring photos (Southern Hemisphere of course)!

Brilliant, refreshing, excellent Alec Three typical pictures of springtime, and the SH will be done, three typical pictures of Autumn and the NH will be done, before September ends

To Spring
Oh to be in the Southern Hemisphere now that September is here Gallery 2024

FCF SH Spring Gallery No 1

FCF SH Spring Gallery No 2

FCF SH Spring Gallery No 3

FCF SH Spring Gallery No 4 Blue Tongue Lizard	FCF SH Spring Gallery No 5 Apple Blossom Time	FCF SH Spring Gallery No 6 Crimson Rozella Excellent name super colourful!
FCF SH Spring Gallery No 7	FCF SH Spring Gallery No 8	FCF SH Spring Gallery No 9

Neil

[Armidillo]

Righto - I need to get this finished - a lot happening in the next week - our town is hosting the National Orienteering Championships, and we are billeting about 8 people - 3 adults plus kids.

So here are a few more Spring related photos - all taken today.

Diamond Firetail Finch - never seen one except in a cage, & there it was sitting on a rock outside our bedroom this morning. I recommend a couple of clicks to enlarge the photo so you can appreciate what an extraordinary little bird this is.

Late morning silflay on our front lawn

Iris blooming in our garden

Masked lapwing (Plover) - they nest on the ground and have to be very aggressive to keep the cats & foxes at bay

Spring lamb - high school agricultural science farm with livestock

A White-eyed Raven at the tip

And finally, a little bird that I felt very lucky to have spotted & photographed at home - but at the local recycling centre they seem to be practically in plague proportions, nesting in the roof - it's called a "Striated Pardalote".