Evening, Wisdom and the Beauty of Autumn

From my lovely friend in Mumbai!

Brilliant skies,
dew-fresh mornings,
fresh
yellow green leaves,
enjoying their first day
in the Kindergaarten woods.

Sunny Days,
a strong crowded green,
hanging out with the crowd,
overlooking the bay,
swinging in the breeze,
flirting in the rain,
its the Teenage Woods.

And then Life
starts
its health lessons,
some tough browning,
pale yellowing,
some angry reds
oranges,
clouds dark with
intention
of the imminent season,
its the Middle-aged woods.

It
happens to all
in nature,
a shedding
of the brown and gold,
shivering in Winter,
tough wood
seasoned by snow
and
conserving
of energy within.

The Senior woods,
a time
to draw around you
a cloud cardigan,
a nip in the air,
a sudden ray of sunlight
and a great cup
of hot tea
with a friend....
Posted by Ugich Konitari to Sylvia From Over the Hill at September 19, 2010 8:57 PM

The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on. ~ Carl Sandburg



Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile. ~ William Cullen Bryant



Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. ~ Stanley Horowitz

Weekend Fall Skies

One glowing sunset!

The walker on the beach at sunset is one of those once in a lifetime shots.

It seems the clouds, the colors on any given day change minute by minute. You could stand on our deck and take a photo every five minutes and each one would be different. It never ceases to amaze me.

These days the sun peeks through the clouds now and then and we get some wild looking skies. The winds have pretty much stripped the trees of the colorful fall garb, so for now these are about all there is to photograph. I have to admit though, I never tire of the continually changing clouds and colors and patterns as they move across the sky.
I always thought it would be wonderful to be able to paint beautiful pictures of scenes like these, but painting or drawing are most definitely not among my limited talents. Still, the camera has offered me the opportunity to create in another way.

My World for Tuesday #2

Even a chilly, foggy October day can be a joy here in Washington. A lovely stand of trees near the shoreline of Puget Sound, the colors are beautiful, the ducks are still enjoying an early morning swim, a lone crow on a bare limb and my son and his dog. We all enjoyed the morning! And I share this part of my world with you.
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Fun in the Fog

It was very foggy this morning and my son, Adam, mentioned it might be good for some interesting shots at the beach. He was working from home today and about lunch time he suggested we take off and see what I could find. We loaded both dogs into the car and took off. It was perfect! Here you see an empty nest in a nearly bare tree. Click on any of the photos to enlarge.
Here on the sand I could look up and see all the fall colors. It could have felt really lonely and isolated I guess, but it didn't. There was a stillness, a peacefulness that made it one of those priceless moments that you know you'll never forget. Just me and Adam and the dogs and beauty all around.
A lone crow in another nearly bare tree and Adam and Mojo on the sidewalk.

Autumn in Seattle -- Another Part of My World

We don't have the brilliant autumn colors here in the northwest that you find in New England states, but as I drove around our neighborhood yesterday I found a few beautiful colors along with one of my favorite parks overlooking Puget Sound. We've had some truly beautiful days lately and they have helped soothe all the bad feelings regarding the election, the nasty plots, the fear, the anger and concern. We need these beautiful things, scenery to nourish our hope, to remind of us of what is really important. It is there all around us in nature, in the faces of children, the closeness of families and friends and pets. But we do have to take off the blinders and remember to breathe deeply. So, I wish you all a beautiful day from Seattle.