Dear Readers: Below are some of my favorite quotes about fall and the changing of seasons. I hope you enjoy their words as much as I do.

Ralph Waldo Emerson reminded us, “Each moment of the year has its own beauty.” He also believed, “Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.”

Henry David Thoreau urged us, “Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.” He also wrote, “October is the month of painted leaves.”

Margaret Fuller offered her faith in change: “Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.”

John Keats began his “To Autumn” with the unforgettable: “Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, close bosom-friend of the maturing sun.”

Emily Dickinson, with her sharp brevity, wrote: “Besides the Autu

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