Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Enchanting mixture - the mingling of seasons

Ah November, you arrived at the house in the roses before we could realize is that time of the year again!
 

It has something to do with the weather I’m sure. Typically, November comes to our valley wrapped in frigid rain and gusty winds, but not this year... no! Walking in the November garden today was almost as if I was walking in another garden... in another land maybe!
 

You could feel a faint chill in the morning air, but it was already sunny and the skies possessed this rare blueness to it that was almost mesmerizing...
 

It seemed as if the garden was tempered by this magical haze which, in a way, diffused the brightness but never dulling it... It was perfect, and enchantingly beautiful.
 
Particularly beautiful is this crazy combination of autumn colors and roses...
 

I love this 'mingling' of seasons, when both, late summer and early autumn come across each other and, for just a handful of days embrace in a formation of colors and forms that in a way is both, lovely and peculiar...
 

Seeing my bright Charismas roses by a birdbath swathed in fallen leaves and shrubs in autumnal colors is almost unbelievable...
This is the view from my bedroom window these days.... a garden plumed with asters and fallen leaves alongside big bright roses... summer and autumn mingle, they hug and touch one last time in a sublime and inexplicable way.
 
What I truly love most about fall, and probably winter too, is that deeper stillness that the air carries. I always find something of myself in this calmness, in its wideness and freedom.
 
I only wish I could catch this magic in my bell jar and share it with you!
 

29 comments:

  1. Your garden in so magickal. I love the roses.

    Willow

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  2. Hi Cielo..thankyou for sharing this magical turning and blending of the seasons as one...Thanks for sharing these beautiful pctures and gorgeous surroudnings..I am under a beautiful spell! Blessings
    Victoria~

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  3. What a beautiful garden you have.
    Thank you for sharing!
    Suzann

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    Your Garden is Fantastic.......even in Autumn :)
    Soon its spring again :)
    Hugs from The Roseman :)
    Håkan

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  5. Thank you for posting these beautiful photos. Just looking at them makes me feel so happy!

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  6. de superbes couleurs d'automne

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  7. What a beautiful walk you've taken us on. Love the roses!!

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  8. Such beauty...thanks for sharing it on this rainy, cold day in my life.

    Jan @ BellaCasa

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  9. As I looked at your photos I kept thinking each was my favorite, and they each have such charm. Are those round red fruits cherries?

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  10. Olá,Cielo
    Sigo seu blog já a algum tempo.Gosto demais :tantas flores,estátuas lindas,fadas,duendes,sua casa,amo tudo isso.Continuarei seguindo,não quero perder nada.
    beijos
    Conceição
    Rio Claro,SP,Brasil

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  11. Your yard and gardens are just as beautifully magical as your home.
    Brenda

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  12. Once again, your garden steals my heart, Char

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  13. Hello Cielo, I feel that calmness too! A truly magical time in your garden when the seasons mix, pure beauty!!
    Thanks for visiting me today, it is always a pleasure!
    Bella

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  14. My dearest Cielo:-)*

    Photos of you garden are beyond fabulous...

    SO incradible nice,nostalgic and just wonderful,absolutely amazing!!!

    The Autumn makes an art with all these colors,like it so very much!

    Hugs and Love to you,my dear Fairy tale lady:-)*

    ***Violetta***

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  15. OH! What a beautiful home and yard...I am jealous of your gardens~ Your season for growth is longer than ours I think. Everything in our gardens are dead and waiting for winter snows. Beautiful tour! Hugs- Diana

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  16. It's as if I can see one season passing the batton to the next...very nice.

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  17. Hello mt Sweet Cielo,
    It sure has been alog time since I visited your beautiful home.And it sure is gorgeous right now.The flowers and gardens are so breath taking. I missed coming here.It has always warmed my heart.
    I am back to blogging and to celebrate...I am having a give away. Please stop on by and pass the word on.Its been so long that Its taking me awhile to visit all my darling friends.
    May God bless you Deare,
    XXOO Marie Antionette

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  18. Hello Cielo,
    What a pleasure to view your beautiful garden. Your roses do seem to continuously give delight! I am looking at a few buds of some very fragrant roses-wishing I could capture their scent and beauty to carry me through the upcoming months...
    Always a pleasure,
    Kathy

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  19. Your garden is so beautiful every season of the year!Just perfect! Thank you for sharing your romantic garden of flowers.

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  20. Cielo, Thank you for this magical look at that brief moment when autumn and summer blend into an early frost. Your post, as always soothes my soul. I thought of that magical movie with Rutger Hauer and Michelle Pfeiffer, Ladyhawke. The summer and winter lie side by side and so rarely get to mingle. Love your writings.

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  21. I get really excited when I see a new post from you! I know I am going to be inspired for days by your gorgeous input. Thank you for sharing you wonder

    Jacqui

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  22. absolutely magical. I love the statue. I love your garden. I would love to see it in perseon. I would spend so much time in it. Hugs
    Sara

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  23. I love the colors in your garden - very warm and inviting. Thanks for sharing.

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  24. QUE HERMOZAS ESTAN TUS FLORES DE FALL PERO SOBRE TODO ESA LINDA VENTANA HAVIERTA DONDE EL JARDIN QUIERE PASAR A TU CASITA A VISITARTE..BENDICIONES HAHORA Y SIEMPRE Y CARINO...TU HERMANA SANDRA

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  25. I love the mixture of the bright colors in your garden. You are lucky to have still some roses to enjoy.
    That was a very pretty tour.
    Thank you to share.


    ♥ Hélène Glehen - a French artist, fond of roses and romantic stuff ♥

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  26. Now that's a garden! It's just beautiful, Cielo, as always.

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  27. Maravilhosas essas fotos! Um colorido espetacular! Que ambiente maravilhoso!

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