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This autumn Iโve been enjoying lots of long nature walks in some of the woods around the city of Belgrade, Serbia. At the moment of writing weโre at the height of the mushroom season, making the forests positively magical. And so in my latest blog post Iโm taking you along, showing you some of my recent finds.
The poem featured in this post, Autumn Leaves, is found in Mary A. Maitland's book by the same title, published in 1907. Amidst the autumn gloom and the sad sight of fallen and crushed leaves, the poet is reminded that seasons will change again, ending the sense of grief and pain.
The following short sonnet, written by the famous Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874โ1942), is about the transitory nature of autumn. Standing between summer and winter, the month of September is still warm and delightful, but there are telling signs of change in the air...
In this post I'd like to draw your attention to several podcast episodes that I've recently enjoyed listening to, all on the topic of autumn.
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