Tag Archives: fall

Goodbye, Autumn. Hello, Fall.

Posted on November 10, 2020 by mitchteemley

Why does this season have two names? Dictionaries devote multiple paragraphs to the answer. I can do it in two pictures: AUTUMN FALL Any questions? Good. Now get back to raking! For years now, I’ve engaged in a fall ritual … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Memoir | Tagged , , , , , , , | 22 Comments

Our Autumn Getaway

Posted on November 6, 2020 by mitchteemley

Sometimes you need to visit the past to face the present. My wife and I love doing location-scouting daytrips for future films. They give us an opportunity to be together while exploring our adopted region. For the last several years … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 34 Comments

October Madness

Posted on October 17, 2020 by mitchteemley

Election fever Tempers boiling People screaming Our world on the brink of survival And then there’s this… “You’re welcome.” ~God “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” ~L.M. Montgomery

Posted in Humor, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , | 46 Comments

Hurry Up and Stay, Fall!

Posted on September 24, 2020 by mitchteemley

Do you call it Fall, from the old Germanic word fallan? Which literally means to “fall,” as in the temperatures or the leaves, or both. Or do you call it Autumn? A prettier word from the Latin autumnus. Still, it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Quips and Quotes | Tagged , , , , , , , | 27 Comments

Our Fall Getaway

Posted on November 5, 2019 by mitchteemley

(Click on any image to enlarge it, or to begin slide show) A few of my diehard blog mateys may have noticed my recent lack of attention to your jolly comments and pungent posts! (I have no idea why I … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Memoir | Tagged , , , , , , , | 60 Comments

Daylight Shavings

Posted on November 2, 2019 by mitchteemley

Don’t forget to set your clocks back, and your hearts forward. I’ll save this daylight in a jar And let it out the coming spring That way I’ll know it can’t get far Complete control, yes, that’s the thing But what … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Quips and Quotes | Tagged , , , , , , , | 16 Comments

Our True Colors?

Posted on October 19, 2019 by mitchteemley

I love to see the leaves change color in autumn, don’t you? Except that it’s a myth. Leaves don’t change color. My wife and I often walk in the woods. We’re blessed to live near Mount Airy Forest in Cincinnati, the oldest “urban forest” in the U.S., and what we’ve learned (as … Continue reading →

Posted in For Pastors and Teachers | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 33 Comments

October Skies

Posted on October 18, 2019 by mitchteemley

October is the northern world’s most beautiful month, its autumn capstone (while the south is in spring—not too shabby either), when leaves vie with sunrises to out-spectacle one another, and clouds and moons stage sunset harvest revues. Nostrils flare as … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Poetry, Quips and Quotes | Tagged , , , , , , | 35 Comments

Autumn Blessing

Posted on September 22, 2019 by mitchteemley

Wishing you a blessed and beautiful Autumn!

Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith | Tagged , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Mooning Around

Posted on September 21, 2019 by mitchteemley

Last week during Harvest Moon, I found this big fat Luna Moth caterpillar—also known as a Moon Moth—in my garden. He was the first of his kind I’d ever seen–and apparently I was the first of my kind he’d ever … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 34 Comments