Welcome, October, and a list

Our meadow is spectacular this time of year - filled with wild asters and berries and butterflies. There are so many bees right now that if you're quiet, you can hear a steady humming in the background.

Lots of you have mentioned lately how fall is your favorite time of year. It's wonderful, no doubt about it. But I don't think I have a favorite season. If I picked fall as my favorite season, I'd feel like I was leaving out spring, and that week in late May when a different flower is bursting into bloom every day, or winter, and those days after a heavy snow when the sun comes out and the sky is deep blue and everything sparkles. Or summer. Every single day of summer, rain or shine, thunder or moonlight.

 

But if I'm ranking the months just by beauty, I think October's got to be the winner. We get soggy springs and slushy winters and parched summers now and again, but year in and year out, October is gorgeous. The leaves. The apples. The transition from the last vegetables from the garden to the first snowflake.

 

This is the view across the road from my house, where the geese take a rest and look longingly at the corn that will be harvested before too long. After it occurred to me that October is the prettiest month, I started thinking about how I'd rank all of the months by beauty. Here's what I came up with:

1. October
2. June
3. May
4. September
5. July
6. August
7. December
8. February
9. January
10. November
11. April
12. March

In any given year in Central New York, the placement of the bottom six months can vary pretty wildly. April needs to be split in two, because it's usually half horrible, half wonderful. And I feel bad about November, because I love it so, but it is not a pretty month. March, however, will always be at the bottom of my list. March is the month I wish I had a relative with a nice place somewhere in the South.

What would your list look like?

Comments

[Judy]

Mine would look pretty much like yours. Especially with October being on the top. I would love to have that month stay for a bit longer then the rest, and not because my birthday is in it either (lol).

[Susan@ black eyed susan's kitchen]

What a unique way of looking at the year! I think every month has something beautiful about it, except maybe February..which is why we got married in that month..to give it a little happiness:) Susan

[Diane ( Crafty Passions)]

I love the pictures esp the one from across your house with the geese, very picture perfect.
I love all seasons even winter I just wish it wasen't so long up here.
Diane

[debbie]

Your beautiful post reminded me of this quote,

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.

~Albert Camus

[Lena]

October, May and June are at the top of my list too. I love November too, for the quietness of the landscape, and the winter months, when it snows...which doesn't happen too often in my part of the world, unless we head up to the mountains.

[Julie Fredericksen]

First, it was fun getting to know you through your seven random facts.

Regarding the months, I put June 1st because it is truly beautiful, as well as being my BD and anniversary month. Then May (even more beautiful than June) and then October. In my book, January would have to be at absolute rock bottom for its -40 to -50 temps.