Day breaks in the forest
The sun heaved past the horizon setting the treetops on fire Sunlight slowly moved toward the forest floor dispelling the shadows of the night. © Composting Words
Half Awake Illusion
In the half awake moments before full consciousness I believed it was July; warm and sunny. I smiled My eyes opened to a gray and rainy morning. Not summer at all. October. And cold. September (and August) already gone. I could feel my heart yearning to go back. I surprised myself with this holding on.…
(Extra) Ordinary – Weekly Photo Challenge
What can be more ordinary than trees? New England & New Hampshire’s fall foliage is anything but ordinary and known around the world. During the fall one must leave extra travel time when the “leaf peepers” are out, filling the roads with people driving around looking at the brilliant colors and looking for the perfect…
Some beautfiul foliage from New Hampshire
The mountains up north are in peak color right now but things are looking quite pretty right here in our neck of the woods. I went bushwhacking along this brook on Saturday toward a bright spot in the woods and look what I found! A nice little beaver dam! A peak into the small pond…
Horizon – Weekly Photo Challenge
Winter is on the horizon. This image is from our Sunday afternoon hike. It was cold and blustery on top of the mountain requiring extra layers, hat and gloves but it was oh so beautiful. 🙂 Birch sapling leaning in the wind another view. foliage is fading as leaves fall from the trees with the colder…
Mystical morning
Mystical, magical, sacred, holy. Whatever words you use to describe it, you know it when you feel it. I took a walk at sunrise hoping to capture the rising sun aglow on the vibrant foliage colors on the hillsides but clouds hanging on the eastern horizon blocked the sun. Instead of the clear sky I…
Multi-colored Me: “A Hue of You” Weekly Photo Challenge
This week’s photo challenge is “A hue of you”. I took this photo last weekend while visiting my parents. I don’t think of myself as just one color, more like changing colors and thriving on color. The colors of the setting sun hitting the foliage on the hillside and reflecting in the water held me spellbound…
Colors of Joy
With a warm heart, nature paints her creations with colors of joy; planting the seeds of peaceful dreams for winter’s long sleep.
Saturated (2) – Weekly Photo Challenge
Early fall foliage saturated with color.
Golden fall foliage walk (photo walk)
We have walked this trail dozens of time but I never grow tired of it. It is lovely in all seasons and a wonderful, accessible escape from the stresses of day-to-day life. With a quick 15 minute drive from the village center area in the small NH town we live in, we are able to…
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