22 October
the wood was lovely that day
we walked through a magical fairy land
yellow and muted browns seem to be the colors
this autumn
not so many oranges or reds
so that when you do see them they look as if they are on fire
Abby and Hopie time
~ ~ ~ Abby and Hopie go to the beach. On Saturday my granddaughter, Abigail, asked if she could come to her Hopie's house all by herself. Of course, I said I would love that! Her older brother, Verne, wanted to go to a friend's house and her younger sister, Natalie, is too young to be away from mum for an overnighter. So...it was me and Abigail for the weekend. She wanted to stay 2 nights! I think she may have been slightly motivated by the need for some alone time and Natalie's late night crying. ~ We cooked homemade cornmeal waffles together for breakfast. When your grandmother is a Montessori teacher you learn to cut your waffles up by yourself. You can see the concentration on her face. I didn't help at all! Verne's first day of Kindergarten! I drove up in the morning to watch him get on the bus! He loves it! On Monday morning Abigail and I drove back up to her house. My daughter, Hannah, came over with delicious donuts and Bonnie made a breakfast of bacon, s
This was a good color year for us - very vibrant reds and oranges. I love these colors.
ReplyDeleteoh i love this!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colours and words for Autumn. :)
ReplyDeleteI love all the colors of fall, it is just too hard to pick one of the three as a favorite. Still waiting here for the leaves to turn..Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteLoving the blurred image -- accentuates the colors you described so aptly.
ReplyDeletei would rather the fire and vivid color...
ReplyDeletea last brilliance of life before death
Beautiful shot. Looks like a great day for a walk. I love your beautiful words too.
ReplyDeleteThis just speaks Fall, so lovely.
ReplyDeleteI love it when the light seems to set a tree on fire. You've captured it beautifully.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness-this is beautiful in everyway and perfect for me on this Fall morning!
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what a gorgeous walking spot!
ReplyDeleteOh, such gorgeous fall colour!
ReplyDeleteThe orange trees are my absolute favorite!
ReplyDeleteLove the paint and colors in this photo. Stunning.
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning! Gorgeous colors and beautiful composition- and wonderful processing!
ReplyDeleteOh the texture you chose really brings out the beauty in the fall color..Lovely prose too. Thank you for linking into Nature Notes...Michelle
ReplyDeleteThat tree certainly looks like it's on fire! I love the way you've processed this shot and agree that walking in these areas is magical.
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Wow. I want to walk there. This is perfect! Aloha
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous photo!
ReplyDeleteWow, that does look like it's on fire! What beautiful color. I love fall!
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Great fall foliage.
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Oh, so beautiful! Lovely image and texture work!
ReplyDeleteEvery year is a bit different...glorious here right now. But sometimes those things that are rare are more cherished.
ReplyDeleteFall in itself is magical -the landscape is changing from summer's end to the end when winter takes charge:) Beautiful capture!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful scene! So peaceful! It does seem that each year the colors are different according to the weather. I could get lost in that view. xo
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteThese truly look like they are on fire. What a stunningly beautiful image.
ReplyDeleteLovely, lovely photo! I thought it was just here, but I noticed the same thing -- lots of yellows, very little reds. Maybe they will arrive soon ?!
ReplyDeleteIt's such a gorgeous time of year to be out and about, isn't it?
ReplyDeletea beautiful scene, all of your pic will make nice desktops; thanks for visiting my blog
ReplyDeletemuch love...
brilliant colors!
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