40 Quotes to Celebrate Autumn

The official first day of Autumn is almost here! Are you ready for the changing leaves and cooler temperatures? If you are searching for the right words to add to your social media posts, check out the following quotes for autumn.

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  1. “Autumn…the year’s last, loveliest smile.” — John Howard Bryant
  2. “Autumn passes and one remembers one’s reverence.” — Yoko Ono
  3. “I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.” — Henry David Thoreau
  4. “Autumn… the year’s last, loveliest smile.”  – William Cullen Bryant
  5. “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” –  L.M. Montgomery
  6. “Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go.”  – Unknown
  7. “Is not this a true autumn day? Just the still melancholy that I love—that makes life and nature harmonize.” –  George Eliot
  8. “If a year was tucked inside of a clock, then autumn would be the magic hour.”  – Victoria Erickson
  9. “Autumn seemed to arrive suddenly that year. The morning of the first September was crisp and golden as an apple.”  – J.K. Rowling
  10. “I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne
  11. “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” — Albert Camus
  12. “It looked like the world was covered in a cobbler crust of brown sugar and cinnamon.” — Sarah Addison Allen
  13. “I loved autumn, the one season of the year that God seemed to have put there just for the beauty of it.” — Lee Maynard
  14. “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
  15. “Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits.” — Samuel Butler
  16. “No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face.” — John Donne
  17. “Go, sit upon the lofty hill, and turn your eyes around, Where waving woods and waters wild Do hymn an autumn sound. The summer sun is faint on them— The summer flowers depart— Sit still— as all transform’d to stone, Except your musing heart.” -Elizabeth Barrett Browning
  18. “Listen! The wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves / We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves!” — Humbert Wolfe
  19. “I hope I can be the autumn leaf, who looked at the sky and lived. And when it was time to leave, gracefully it knew life was a gift.” –  Dodinsky
  20. “A fallen leaf is nothing more than a summer’s wave goodbye.” –  Unknown
  21. “And all the lives we ever lived and all the lives to be are full of trees and changing leaves…” — Virginia Woolf
  22. “If you run, then allow those first few breaths on a cool Autumn day to FREEZE your lungs and do not just be alarmed, be ALIVE.” — Kyle Lake
  23. Why did dusk and fir-scent and the afterglow of autumnal sunsets make people say absurd things?” — L.M. Montgomery
  24. “Give me juicy autumnal fruit, ripe and red from the orchard.” — Walt Whitman
  25. “The tints of autumn…a mighty flower garden blossoming under the spell of the enchanter, frost.” — John Greenleaf Whittier
  26. “Autumn is as joyful and sweet as an untimely end.” — Rémy de Gourmont
  27. “Autumn is the hardest season. The leaves are all falling, and they’re falling like / they’re falling in love with the ground.” — Andrea Gibson
  28. “Autumn leaves don’t fall, they fly. They take their time and wander on this their only chance to soar.” — Delia Owens
  29. “Autumn lingered on as if fond of its own perfection.” — Winston Graham
  30. “And I rose / In rainy autumn / And walked abroad in a shower of all my days…” — Dylan Thomas
  31. “Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.” — Lauren DeStefano
  32. “The heat of autumn is different from the heat of summer. One ripens apples, the other turns them to cider.” — Jane Hirshfield
  33. “It was one of those perfect English autumnal days which occur more frequently in memory than in life.” — P.D. James
  34. “Two sounds of autumn are unmistakable…the hurrying rustle of crisp leaves blown along the street…by a gusty wind, and the gabble of a flock of migrating geese.” — Hal Borland
  35. “Just as a painter needs light in order to put the finishing touches to his picture, so I need an inner light, which I feel I never have enough of in the autumn.” — Leo Tolstoy
  36. “Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.” — Jim Bishop
  37. “There is something incredibly nostalgic and significant about the annual cascade of autumn leaves.” — Joe L. Wheeler
  38. “I can smell autumn dancing in the breeze. The sweet chill of pumpkin, and crisp sunburnt leaves.”– Ann Drake
  39. “Winter is an etching, Spring a watercolor, Summer an oil painting and Autumn a mosaic of them all.” — Stanley Horowitz
  40. “Autumn dresses up in gold; the richest season of the soul.”— Angie Weiland Crosby

Happy Autumn!

52 Hashtags for Autumn

Are you ready for the fall season? The first official day of autumn is just around the corner! The changing seasons are a perfect opportunity to add photos to your social media platforms. When you use hashtags, your posts receive more attention. If you are looking for inspiration, check out the following hashtags for autumn.

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  1. #Autumn
  2. #Autumn2022
  3. #Fall
  4. #Fall2022
  5. #FallIsComing
  6. #ILoveAutumn
  7. #AutumnEquinox
  8. #SummersEnd
  9. #OfficiallyFall
  10. #FallVibes
  11. #AutumnVibes
  12. #Harvest
  13. #Gourds
  14. #Scarecrow
  15. #Pumpkin
  16. #PumpkinPatch
  17. #PumpkinLatte
  18. #PumpkinSpice
  19. #September
  20. #October
  21. #1stDayofFall
  22. #FallTravel
  23. #AutumnCamping
  24. #FirstAutumnHike
  25. #FallDecor
  26. #FallTrees
  27. #AutumnColors
  28. #AutumnLeaves
  29. #LeafPeeping
  30. #AutumnBonFire
  31. #FallsBeauty
  32. #FallAdventure
  33. #Football
  34. #Tailgate
  35. #Homecoming
  36. #AutumnMood
  37. #AutumnMoments
  38. #Apples
  39. #ApplePicking
  40. #Orchard
  41. #AutumnSunrise
  42. #AutumnSunset
  43. #AutumnLandscape
  44. #AutumnNights
  45. #CoolNights
  46. #Cozy
  47. #Family
  48. #Friends
  49. #FallLove
  50. #FallBride
  51. #AutumnGoals
  52. #WinterIsComing

50 Drawing Prompts to Celebrate the Fall Season

The first official day of autumn is almost here! Take advantage of colder, rainy days by embracing your inner artist. If you need inspiration, check out the following drawing prompts to celebrate the fall season.

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  1. Autumn themed self-portrait
  2. Traditions
  3. Sunflowers
  4. Scarecrow
  5. Trees
  6. Colorful leaves
  7. Pinecones
  8. Acorns
  9. Nature scene
  10. Harvest
  11. Farmer’s Market
  12. Harvest moon
  13. Friendship
  14. Leaf fairy
  15. Mushrooms
  16. Wild animals
  17. Autumn hiking
  18. Trails
  19. Boots
  20. Cabin
  21. Tractor
  22. Lanterns
  23. Hayride
  24. Haybales
  25. Water
  26. Falling leaves
  27. Frost
  28. Wind
  29. Book
  30. Owl
  31. Fox
  32. Hedgehog
  33. Crow
  34. Squirrel
  35. Hot Cocoa
  36. Pumpkins
  37. Squash
  38. Apples
  39. Bonfire
  40. Family
  41. Autumn sunrise/sunset
  42. Stars
  43. Moon
  44. Distance
  45. Warmth
  46. Family
  47. Spirit
  48. Socks (design your own)
  49. Cozy
  50. Last day of fall

Journal Writing Prompts for September 2022

September is here! Who is ready for a 3-day weekend for Labor Day, the start of school, football, tailgating, and the first day of Autumn? The cooler days are a wonderful time to snuggle under a blanket, sip hot cocoa, and write in a journal.

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  1. How did August go for you, your family, work, school, and your community? Go into detail about the highs and lows of the month.
  2. What do you hope to achieve or finish in September? Create a list of at least 5 goals for the month.
  3. What do you want to finish by the end of 2022? Have you been working on your year-end list? Why or why not?
  4. Describe 3-day holiday weekends from your childhood. Did you travel? Host a BBQ? Watch a telethon? Donate?
  5. Happy Labor Day! How did your day go? Did you work? Host a BBQ Write about your day.
  6. What is your favorite time of day? Why?
  7. Free write.
  8. Thinking back, what is the most romantic thing someone has done for you? Why does this memory stand out over the others? Is this person still in your life today?
  9. How would you describe yourself to others? List 10 positive attributes. Yes, there are at least 10.
  10. Make a list of your current hobbies. Is there something new you want to try? Or do you want to restart an old one? What is stopping you?
  11. If there is one job you could do for a day, what would you pick? Why?
  12. What did you do today that was just for yourself?
  13. Write a personal review of a book, movie, restaurant, or television show.
  14. What do you want to try? Do you have a bucket list for the autumn season? Make another dream bucket list.
  15. Write down 5 good thoughts about your day or week.
  16. Write about your siblings, cousins, or friends.
  17. What is your biggest fear or concern right now? What steps can you make to alleviate them?
  18. Did you like school as a child? Who was your favorite teacher? Subject? After-school activities?
  19. Write about your best friend from school. Are you still friends today?
  20. What were you doing today at 2 pm?
  21. What excites you most about the Autumn season?
  22. Happy First Day of Autumn! Did you get outdoors? Are the leaves beginning to change in your area? Describe the fall season in your area.
  23. What was your favorite fall activity as a child? Provide details.
  24. Write about a person who brings you the most inspiration.
  25. Write about your feelings about today.
  26. What one thing made you smile today?
  27. What is the most memorable activity you did over the summer?
  28. Are you a day or night person? Why?
  29. What are you looking forward to in October?
  30. Writer’s choice.

Have a great month!

Photo Prompts for September

September is here! Are you ready for the 3-day Labor Day weekend, the first day of Autumn, and cooler weather? Bringing many changes to the landscape, fall is the perfect time of year to get outdoors and take pictures. If you are looking for inspiration, check out the following photo prompts for September.

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  1. Selfie
  2. Harvest
  3. City Scene
  4. Dirt Roads
  5. Labor Day! American Worker
  6. Down Low
  7. Clouds
  8. Angles
  9. Silence/Stillness
  10. Historic
  11. Pattern
  12. Black and White
  13. Colors
  14. Architectural
  15. Sunrise/Sunset
  16. Body of Water
  17. Up Close
  18. Light
  19. Nature
  20. Pet
  21. End of Summer
  22. First Day of Fall
  23. Favorite Time of Day
  24. Play
  25. Movement
  26. Far Away
  27. Pathways
  28. Signs
  29. Up High
  30. Photographer’s Choice

Have a wonderful September!

50 Quotes for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is almost here. Are you looking to add quotes to your social media posts, company email, or your bulletin board at work? The following quotes are great for remembering Thanksgiving.

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  1. “Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness and gratitude.” – Nigel Hamilton
  2. “In November, people are good to each other. They carry pies to each other’s homes and talk by crackling woodstoves, sipping mellow cider. They travel very far on a special November day just to share a meal with one another and to give thanks for their many blessings.” — Cynthia Rylant
  3. “I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.”—Ralph Waldo Emerson.
  4. “We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.” – John F. Kennedy
  5. “Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” — William Arthur Ward
  6. “If you think Independence Day is America’s defining holiday, think again. Thanksgiving deserves that title, hands-down.”—Tony Snow.
  7. “Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.” – W. T. Purkiser
  8. “Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants.” — Kevin James
  9. “Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.”—Henry Van Dyke
  10. “The more we express thanks, the more gratitude we feel. The more gratitude we feel, the more we express thanks. It’s circular, and it leads to a happier life.”—Steve Goodier
  11. “Thanksgiving just gets me all warm and tingly and all kinds of wonderful inside.” – Willard Scott
  12. “I started out giving thanks for small things, and the more thankful I became, the more my bounty increased.” — Oprah Winfrey
  13. “Thanksgiving Day is a good day to recommit our energies to giving thanks and just giving.”—Amy Grant
  14. “Although Thanksgiving comes but once a year, every day should be a day of Thanks.” -Monique Hammond
  15. “To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do.”—Victor Hugo
  16. “I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.” — Henry David Thoreau
  17. “I have a lot to be thankful for. I am healthy, happy and I am loved.”—Reba McEntire
  18. “Thanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest men; but be careful that you do not take the day, and leave out the gratitude.”—E.P. Powell
  19. “Reflect upon your present blessings.”—Charles Dickens
  20. “If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share. ”—W. Clement Stone
  21. “A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
  22. “Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with that there is.”—Ernest Hemingway
  23. “We would worry less if we praised more. Thanksgiving is the enemy of discontent and dissatisfaction.”—Harry A. Ironside
  24. “We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.”—Friedrich Koenig
  25. “Good mashed potato is one of the great luxuries in life.” — Lindsey Bareham
  26. “If a fellow isn’t thankful for what he’s got, he isn’t likely to be thankful for what he’s going to get.” — Frank A. Clark
  27. “Over and over I marvel at the blessings of my life: Each year has grown better than the last.”—Lawrence Welk
  28. “We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.”—Neal A. Maxwell
  29. “Gratitude can turn a meal into a feast.”—Melody Beattie
  30. “When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.”—Willie Nelson
  31. “Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days of the year because it reminds us to give thanks and to count our blessings. Suddenly, so many things become so little when we realize how blessed and lucky we are.” – Joyce Giraud
  32. “Gratitude, help us to see what is there instead of what isn’t.” — Annette Bridges
  33. “The turkey. The sweet potatoes. The stuffing. The pumpkin pie. Is there anything else we all can agree so vehemently about?” — Nora Ephron
  34. “There is no sincerer love than the love of food.”—George Bernard Shaw
  35. “I love Thanksgiving because it is a holiday centered around food and family, two things that are of utmost importance to me.” Marcus Samuelsson
  36. “What I love about Thanksgiving is that it’s purely about getting together with friends or family and enjoying food. It’s really for everybody, and it doesn’t matter where you’re from.”—Daniel Humm
  37. “The thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.”—Henry Ward Beecher
  38. “Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.”—Aesop
  39. “There’s no happier person than a truly thankful, content person.”—Joyce Meyer
  40. “Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”—Marcel Proust
  41. “God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say ‘thank you?’”—William Arthur Ward
  42. “I’m thankful to be breathing, on this side of the grass. Whatever comes, comes.”—Ron Perlman
  43. “I do think that Thanksgiving is a very nice holiday because it’s all about saying thank you; it’s being thankful.”—Jacob Tremblay
  44. “A basic law: the more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for”—Norman Vincent Peale
  45. “I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage.” – Erma Bombeck
  46. “Thankfulness is the quickest path to joy.” –  Jefferson Bethke
  47. “If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.” – Meister Eckhart
  48. “Forever on Thanksgiving Day the heart will find the pathway home.” – Wilbur D. Nesbit
  49. “My fondest memories are generally the day after Thanksgiving. I get the total decorating Christmas itch.” – Katharine McPhee
  50. “What we’re really talking about is a wonderful day set aside on the fourth Thursday of November when no one diets. I mean, why else would they call it Thanksgiving?” – Erma Bombeck

Happy Thanksgiving!

Photo Prompts for November

Are you ready for November photo prompts? Grab your camera, snap some photos, print your favorites, frame, and hang on your wall.

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  1. Selfie
  2. Shadows
  3. Someone You Love
  4. Black and White
  5. Clouds
  6. Landscape
  7. Animals
  8. Bright Colors
  9. Friendship
  10. Weather
  11. Silhouette
  12. Water
  13. Morning Sky
  14. Travel
  15. Dusk
  16. Strangers
  17. Evening Sky
  18. Doorway
  19. Childhood Memory
  20. Inspirational
  21. Macro Photography
  22. Shapes
  23. Path
  24. Signs
  25. Happy Thanksgiving! Document your day.
  26. Home
  27. What you smile.
  28. Reflection
  29. Photographer’s Choice
  30. Holidays

7 Halloween Facts

Who remembers dressing up for Halloween as a kid? Together with your cousins, siblings, and neighborhood friends, running from house to house to get the most candy was a major part of Halloween. Annually on October 31st, millions of people celebrate Halloween. The history surrounding this spooky holiday is fascinating.

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1. Halloween’s Roots

Halloween has roots dating back to the ancient Celtic Festival. In Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France, the celebration, known as Samhain, marked the end of the year. The pagan new year began on November 1, the start of the winter season. Bonfires, feasts, and animal sacrifices were a major component of the two-day celebration.

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2. Halloween Costumes

The tradition of dressing up in Halloween attire also stems from the Samhain festival. People would dress up to scare away ghosts. Unlike the material found in today’s costumes, the festival goers would wear animal heads and skins.

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3. Trick-or-Treating Tradition

Modern-day trick-or-treating is a concept from an activity known as “souling.”  As part of the Samhain festival, poor children would go from door to door to beg for food or money. In exchange for the small tokens, the children would pray for any recently departed loved ones connected to the home.

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4. Jack O’Lantern

The long-standing tradition of carving a pumpkin originates from the Irish folktale of Stingy Jack. After tricking the Devil repeatedly, Stingy Jack was left to walk the Earth throughout eternity. The Devil could not claim his soul. And God would not let such an unsavory person into heaven. The story continues with Stingy Jack walking the Earth with just a piece of burning coal to light his way which he placed inside a carved turnip. The Irish called the sight of Stingy Jack’s ghostly figure, “Jack of the Lantern.”

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5. Orange and Black

Halloween décor has a principal color theme, orange and black. The colors date back to the time of the Celts. The orange represents fall colors and the flames of bonfires during the celebrations. Whereas the color black represented the darkness of the upcoming winter season and death.

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6. Bobbing for Apples

The childhood party game had a different meaning in the 18th century. The ritual was meant to find a woman the suitor. Each apple was assigned to a specific gentleman. When a woman bobbed for an apple to take a bite, the outcome would be a date.

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7. Candy Corn or Chicken Feed

The original name for the tri-colored Candy Corn was chicken feed. George Renninger, an employee from the Wunderlee Candy Company was the first to sell the candy in 1880. Every year Americans purchase over twenty million pounds of Candy Corn.

Halloween is an interesting holiday with many traditions and lore. What is your favorite part of Halloween?

Reference:

http://www.History.com

Tips to Keep Your Trick-or-Treaters Safe on Halloween

Trick-or-treating is a major part of Halloween. The rush of going from house to house to get a bag full candy is a childhood dream come true. As adults, keeping your children safe is your number one priority. Be cautious is necessary for a safe and happy Halloween.

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Plan

Before Halloween, get a rough idea of where you will be trick-or-treating on Halloween night.

  • Know the times of trick-or-treating in your community.
  • Draw map of your planned trick-or-treating path.
  • Stick to well-lit areas in your neighborhood.
  • Locate a safe place to meet up if anyone is separated from the group.
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Appropriate Fitting Costumes

Whether you are buying or making your child’s costume, safety is essential.

  • Appropriate fitting costumes are necessary to avoid trips and falls.
  • Avoid complicated costumes.
  •  Consider skipping masks and use face paint. A mask may hinder your child’s ability to see properly.
  • Use reflective tape on your child’s costume.
  • The material should be flame retardant.
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Halloween Night

When out trick-or-treating, keep these safety rules in mind.

  • Stay with your group. Remind your children the importance of staying together on Halloween night.
  • Young children should be accompanied by a responsible adult.
  • Stay outdoors. Never go into a stranger’s house.
  • Only go to houses with porch lights on.
  • Stay on the sidewalk. Avoid taking any types of short cuts. The area may not be safe.
  • Carry flashlights or glow sticks for extra light.
  • Watch out for other trick-or-treaters especially when driving around a neighborhood. Children who are excited to get to the next house may not look both ways before crossing the street.
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Inspect All Candy

The temptation to sneak a candy for the pail is natural for children during trick-or-treating. Emphasize the importance of inspecting all candy before eating.

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Most of all enjoy Halloween! Children will not always want to go trick-or-treating.

Fall Family Photos to Capture this Season

Fall is a busy time of year. Apple picking, visiting pumpkin patches, viewing colorful foliage, Halloween, and Thanksgiving are all a part of the fall season. Each day provides numerous opportunities for family pictures. Are you capturing the best photos for lasting memories? If you need a little inspiration, check out the following list of ideas for fall family photos to capture this season.

Fall Family Photo Ideas

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  1. Walking down a hiking trail. (If you can do it, get your children to hold hands).
  2. Searching for the perfect pumpkin.
  3. Sitting in the pumpkin patch.
  4. Going apple picking.
  5. Baking a apple or pumpkin pie together.
  6. Doing leaf crafts.
  7. Attending a football game.
  8. Tailgating before the game. (Food is always a major part of game day photos).
  9. Playing catch football.
  10. Around a bonfire.
  11. Standing in front of trees with vibrant fall colors.
  12. Holding leaves out front of you. (For added fun, write names or wishes on the leaves)
  13. Raking and jumping in the leaves.
  14. Vising a local farmer’s market.
  15. At a community event.
  16. Making Halloween decoration together.
  17. Dancing to Halloween music.
  18. Carving pumpkins.
  19. Roasting pumpkin seeds.
  20. Volunteering.
  21. Drinking homemade hot cocoa in a new mug. (Do not forget the marshmallows.)
  22. Dressing up in Halloween costumes.
  23. A Halloween photo shoot in the back yard.
  24. Trick or treating.
  25. Decorating for Thanksgiving.
  26. Photo with extended family at Thanksgiving.
  27. Photo of everyone sitting at the Thanksgiving table.
  28. Kids choice. (Often children create the best photo shoot for your family.)