It's the first Tuesday in September, and village children are off to school, walked all the way there (or sometimes just to the bus stop) by proud parents, big sisters and brothers, and even family pets. I have known many of the kids since they traveled around the neighborhood in prams, and here they are going off to school.
The youngsters wear jackets and sneakers in confetti colors, carry backpacks and lunch boxes in pink, turquoise and lime green, tote pint-sized umbrellas patterned in flowers or bunnies or polka dots. They bloom like pint-sized peonies out in the street, and watching from the windows, I feel like doing a little blooming too.
Only a short distance away, other brightly arrayed offspring have hatched out in village hedgerows, and they are strengthening their wings for the long journey south that will begin in a week or two. When the newly hatched monarch butterflies alight on Michaelmas daisies in the garden, the combination of orange, purple and gold is dazzling. Every butterfly is a stained glass jewel, wild, vivid and breathtaking,
There are vibrant colors everywhere I look in early September, and they are a sumptuous treat for these old eyes. It doesn't matter whether the riotous tints are on Virginia creepers, monarch butterflies, coneflowers or tiny raincoats - they invite me to kick up my heels and dance.
Happy September, everyone!
2 comments:
Happy colorful September to you too!
Beautiful, beautiful ... photo and thoughts.
Mary in Pennsylvania
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