Sharing some reflections, some poetry, and a bit of a historical context on what it is that makes fall strike such a strong chord with so many of us, in honor of this first day of fall. And a look at NASA’s upcoming Lucy mission to Jupiter’s asteroids that somehow includes facts about the Beatles, Mexican track and field athlete Norma Enriqueta Basilio Sotelo, and The Iliad.Sponsors:Novo, BankNovo.com/kottkeRaycon, Get 15% off at buyraycon.com/kottkeLinks:Between Restlessness and Rapture: Autumn and the Sensual Urgency of Aliveness (Brain Pickings)A Sunset of the City (Gwendolyn Brooks, Poetry Foundation)Sonnet 73: That time of year thou mayst in me… (William Shakespeare, Poetry Foundation)To Autumn by John Keats (John Keats, Poetry Foundation)John Keats: “To Autumn” by Caitlin Kimball (Poetry Foundation)Halloween: From Pagan Ritual to Party Night by Nicholas RogersThe Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature a book by J. Drew Lanham by J. Drew LanhamNASA's Lucy mission will visit at least 8 asteroids on a loop-de-loop trajectory (Bad Astronomy, Syfy)Queta - The Story Behind the Name - Lucy Mission (NASA)Where Is Lucy?Netflix buys Wonka author Dahl's catalog (AP)Roald Dahl's Family Apologizes For His Anti-Semitic Comments (NPR)Kottke.OrgJackson Bird on TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.