Punctuating A Somber Landscape

Gillian Welch / David Rawlings: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
San Francisco, CA. 10/3/15

Autumn.
It's crispness,
it's anticipation,
it's melancholia,
it's cool breezes
replacing summer's heat.
It's long days
in the field,
a harvest festival
when work's done,
a cheering crowd
in a football stadium,
chrysanthemums punctuating
a somber landscape.
It's Halloween highjinx,
pumpkins grinning
toothy smiles,
the crack of pecan
pressed against pecan.
It's the first curls of woodsmoke,
fresh blisters from pushing a rake.
It's crisp and fresh and mellow and snug,
solemn and melancholy.
And it's very, very welcome.
--Good Housekeeping Magazine

COCONINO SANDSTONE WITH JUNIPER
WALTHENBERG CANYON
CACTI VILLAGE OUTSIDE LONETREE CANYON
HAUNTED CANYON