BE INSPIRED BY AUTUMN!

 

I just love autumn, don’t you? I know it means winter is on its way, but the ‘season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’ is full of artistic inspiration! So, get your wellies on, grab the dog’s lead and set out for a ramble…

Of course, you could just flick through a gardening or country lifestyle magazine, or visit your local garden centre. Whatever suits you and helps fill your creative stream!

While you are out, pick fallen leaves in vibrant colours; take photos; listen to the birds and the sound of the ground/foliage underfoot; look out for shy woodland creatures; smell the air and plants; catch snippets of conversation; make a rough sketch of anything which captures your interest.

• When you get home, jot down five things you have seen or heard and see if you can weave them into a poem.

• Write a piece of flash fiction.

• Take one or all of your observations, add a name, a place and a time of year (it doesn’t have to be autumn) or type of weather and see where they take you.

Above all, enjoy what you are doing!

In case you cannot get out for any reason, here are a few ideas:

• Golden strands of light in a dappled grey sky

• Dewdrops sparkling like jewels on a cobweb

• Crisp copper leaves scrunching with every step

• The creaking of old trees in an echoing silence

• Flapping ears and scrabbling paws of a happy dog chasing hither and thither

• The sweet smell of rain-washed greenery

• Squish of boot treading along a mud-drenched track

• Bright gems of colour amidst a cloak of green and brown

• Grey flash of a squirrel (or red, if you’re really lucky)

• Yellow leaf spiralling in a lazy wind

• Fading sunshine warming the last flurry of blackberries

• Laughter of children swinging across a brook on a rope

 

I really hope this post inspires some wonderful writing. I would love to hear about them!

Happy Writing! Heather