A brief tribute to the last blast of autumn and the October splendour.
Portraits of Autumn: October Splendour
October 22nd, 2022 Comments Off on Portraits of Autumn: October Splendour
Tags: autumn · butterflies · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet
Autumn’s Grand Farewell: Better Days Ahead
October 24th, 2020 Comments Off on Autumn’s Grand Farewell: Better Days Ahead
An unexpected, late fall day of splendour offers promise for better times ahead in the year of COVID-19.
Tags: autumn · Autumn Meadowhawk · COVID-19 · Eastern Comma · hope · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Mourning Cloak · Ruby Meadowhawk
The Many Faces, Graces and Lingering Embraces of Autumn
October 17th, 2015 36 Comments
Giving praise, in words and images, to an autumn that has given all it has it its repertoire.
Tags: autumn · Band-winged Meadowhawk · Clouded Sulphur butterfly · common teasel · fall colour · maple · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · milkweed · oak · October · sumac · Variable Darner Dragonfly
Random Act of Metaphor: The October Harvest of Colour
October 19th, 2014 Comments Off on Random Act of Metaphor: The October Harvest of Colour
Words of wisdom embedded in the blaze of October splendour.
Tags: autumn · face into the wind · fall colours · harvest · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · October
Random Act of Metaphor: Full Moon Riding the Zenith of an October Night Sky
October 19th, 2013 Comments Off on Random Act of Metaphor: Full Moon Riding the Zenith of an October Night Sky
Beyond the parade of exuberant colours, autumn holds another glory to behold.
Tags: autumn · fall colours · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · moon · soul
A Pledge of Allegiance to Autumn and Wheeling Blackbirds
September 21st, 2013 Comments Off on A Pledge of Allegiance to Autumn and Wheeling Blackbirds
An ode to the harmony of autumn and the allegiance it inspires in me.
Tags: autumn · blackbirds · George Eliot · Hal Borland · Percy Bysshe Shelley · seasons
Random Act of Metaphor: Cedar Waxwings in Wind-swept November Trees
November 11th, 2012 1 Comment
Another reminder from Mother Nature that patience is a virtue I must strive to possess.
Tags: autumn · Cedar Waxwings · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · November · patience
Called Home Again By the Effusive Graces of October
October 6th, 2012 40 Comments
A song of praise for October and the moral that if offers to us.
Tags: autumn · fall colours · Hal Borland · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Nathaniel Hawthorne · October · Thomas Wolfe
Autumn Gold, Fire Alarms and Pillars That Endure
October 14th, 2011 1 Comment
Learning to ride the waves of life and ground myself in those things that withstand the test of time.
Tags: autumn · fate · fire alarm · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · time
Random Act of Metaphor: Thanksgiving Gift of Indian Summer
October 8th, 2011 12 Comments
A pause to be grateful, to remember and to cherish.
Tags: autumn · Henry Adams · Indian Summer · metaphor · Michael Rogbert Dyet · thanksgiving