{"id":278072,"date":"2025-10-04T21:46:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T21:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/278072\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T21:46:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T21:46:55","slug":"from-eve-to-autumn-a-celebration-of-falling-leaves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/278072\/","title":{"rendered":"From Eve To Autumn &#8211; A Celebration of Falling Leaves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-478401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/new-leavesIMG_20250923_0003.jpg\" alt=\"leaves\" width=\"1139\" height=\"1490\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flashbackshop.com\/collections\/all-t-shirts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/t-shirt-ads-sep25.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Leave have been used away from <a href=\"https:\/\/flashbackshop.com\/collections\/all\/nature\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">nature<\/a> to cover Adam and Eve (fig leaves), decorate Roman columns (acanthus) and to advance Christian thought (holly and ivy). Leaves tell us stories, as must leaves in a book. In autumn, green leaves turn to flaming colours of reds and yellows. New shoots and new beginnings turn to feelings or melancholy and change. Here, <a href=\"https:\/\/flashbak.com\/tag\/robert-e-jackson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Robert E. Jackson<\/a> delves into his incredible collection of vintage photographs and shares snapshots on the theme of leaves. As ever, let\u2019s imaging the stories between\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-478400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/new-leavesIMG_20250923_0001-1200x840.jpg\" alt=\"leaves\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-478406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/new-leavesIMG_20250924_0004-1200x1815.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1815\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cCome, little leaves,\u201d said the Wind one day, \u201cCome to the meadows with me and play. Put on your dresses of red and gold; For Summer is past, and the days grow cold.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2015 George Cooper, Come, Little Leaves<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-478405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/new-leavesIMG_20250924_0003-1200x908.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"908\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flashbackshop.com\/collections\/christmas-cards\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/In-Post-ad-CHRISTMAS.png\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-478404\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/new-leavesIMG_20250924_0002-1200x906.jpg\" alt=\"leaves\" width=\"1200\" height=\"906\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The falling leaves drift by the window<br \/>The autumn leaves of red and gold<br \/>I see your lips, the summer kisses<br \/>The sun-burned hands I used to hold<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2013 Autumn Leaves, Nat King Cole<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-478403\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/new-leavesIMG_20250923_0005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"568\"  \/><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-478402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/new-leavesIMG_20250923_0004.jpg\" alt=\"leaves\" width=\"1012\" height=\"1616\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt was one of those early November mornings that are as beautiful as any in spring. There was gold everywhere, drifts of it on the elm tree, flakes of gold under our feet, gold dust on the hedges, liquid gold in the refracted falling light.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2015 Elizabeth Goudge, The Dean\u2019s Watch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-478399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/new-leavesIMG_20250922_0007.jpg\" alt=\"leaves\" width=\"1094\" height=\"1141\"  \/><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-478398\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/new-leavesIMG_20250922_0006.jpg\" alt=\"leaves\" width=\"1044\" height=\"1496\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Why do you whisper, green grass?<br \/>Why tell the trees what ain\u2019t so?<br \/>Whispering grass, the trees don\u2019t need to know<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2013 Whispering Grass (Don\u2019t Tell the Trees), The Ink Spots<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-478397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/new-leavesIMG_20250922_0004-1200x1710.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1710\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Oh, it\u2019s a long, long while from May to December<br \/>But the days grow short<br \/>When you reach September<br \/>When the Autumn weather turns the leaves to flame<br \/>One hasn\u2019t got time for the waiting game<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2013 Frank Sinatra, September Song<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-478396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/new-leavesIMG_20250922_0003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1176\" height=\"1748\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flashbackshop.com\/collections\/all-t-shirts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/In-Post-ad-3.png\" alt=\"t-shirts\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-478395 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/new-leavesIMG_20250922_0002.jpg\" alt=\"leaves\" width=\"732\" height=\"1040\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThen the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2013 Genesis 3:7<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-478394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/new-leavesIMG_20250922_0001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1032\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flashbackshop.com\/collections\/all-t-shirts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/In-Post-ad-3.png\" alt=\"t-shirts\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-478393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/new-leavesIMG_20250924_0018-1200x730.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"730\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Well, it\u2019s a marvelous night for a moondance<br \/>With the stars up above in your eyes<br \/>A fantabulous night to make romance<br \/>\u2018Neath the cover of October skies<br \/>And all the leaves on the trees are falling<br \/>To the sound of the breezes that blow<br \/>You know I\u2019m tryin\u2019 to please to the calling<br \/>Of your heartstrings that play soft and low<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2013 Van Morrison, Moondance<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-478392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/new-leavesIMG_20250924_0016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1032\" height=\"1040\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flashbackshop.com\/collections\/all-t-shirts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/In-Post-ad-3.png\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-478390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/new-leavesIMG_20250924_0014-1200x1591.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1591\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt seemed as he had been falling for years. Fly, a voice whispered in the darkness, but Bran did not know how to fly, so all he could do was fall.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2015 George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-478389\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/new-leavesIMG_20250924_0013-1200x1017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1017\"  \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-478388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/new-leavesIMG_20250924_0012-1200x1811.jpg\" alt=\"leaves\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1811\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flashbackshop.com\/collections\/christmas-cards\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/In-Post-ad-CHRISTMAS.png\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-478387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/new-leavesIMG_20250924_0011-1200x1834.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1834\"  \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-478386\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/new-leavesIMG_20250924_0010-1200x1565.jpg\" alt=\"leaves\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1565\"  \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-478385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/new-leavesIMG_20250924_0009-1200x1814.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1814\"  \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-478384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/new-leavesIMG_20250924_0008-1200x1575.jpg\" alt=\"leaves\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1575\"  \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-478383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/new-leavesIMG_20250924_0007-1200x1826.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1826\"  \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-478382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/new-leavesIMG_20250924_0006-1200x1856.jpg\" alt=\"leaves\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1856\"  \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-478381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/new-leavesIMG_20250924_0005-1200x1821.jpg\" alt=\"leaves\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1821\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-478391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/new-leavesIMG_20250924_0015.jpg\" alt=\"leaves\" width=\"1012\" height=\"1370\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve lots more from <a href=\"https:\/\/flashbak.com\/tag\/robert-e-jackson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Robert E. Jackson<\/a> on the site. And you can follow him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/robert_e._jackson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>\u00a0for more great stuff.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flashbackshop.com\/collections\/all-t-shirts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/new-in-post-ad.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0 Leave have been used away from nature to cover Adam and Eve (fig leaves), decorate Roman columns&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":278073,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[648,1032,1033,171,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-278072","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-design","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-unitedstates","14":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115318099520011535","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278072\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/278073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}