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"...to reape the ripen'd fruit, the which the earth had yold"
So wrote the great Elizabethan poet laureate, Edmund Spenser, on the notion that has directed artists and poets across the centuries - the glory of the falling summer.
And summer indeed falls slowly and gloriously in the Mountains. In the higher regions, the first mysterious hint of Autumn's changes are sometimes detected as early as the end of january. By mid-February, deciduous greens in the Upper Mountains are turning to mellow reds and golds, and soon afterwards the lower distrcts follow suit.
Residents and vistors have always treasured the seasonal distinctiveness of the Blue Mountains and of all their seasons Autumn is, for many, much the most appealing. In its own delightful way, it almost brings us seasons within seasons, so that people speak of 'early or 'late' autumn; and the result is a long, graceful extension of summer with many fine days and pleasant, crisp evenings.
And always, there are the leaves...crowning little villages, sweeping through wide avenues in swirls of copper, bronze and gold. Matching the mood of the Mountains - thoughtful, gentle, slightly wild - the stilled ground leaves stand suddenly in the air, finding a fleeting form in a moment's breeze. They waltz around the park and garden like a mischievous sprite pointing to the mystery of nature's greater dance, before falling again to rest between engagements.
Sense the Mystery of Autumn in the Mountains
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