Against Blue Sky
This photo seems to contain nearly every stage of leaf coloration, from fully green to yellow, orange, red and finally brown. But the “Bang” comes from the contrast with the rich blue sky background. It looks a bit abstract.
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Grow Old Gracefully
Some encourage raging against aging and the inevitability of death. While I agree that we should maintain passion for life as we age, I believe in navigating this journey with grace and dignity. It’s unfair that modern Western society often has different/higher expectations or standards for aging women than it does for men. Because of…
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Foggy Autumn Morning
The other morning, there was a light fog, softening the autumn scenes of leaves still turning colors and finally dropping to the ground. I didn’t have to travel far; both of these photos were made in our backyard. If you look at the dates on the photos, fogginess seems appropriate. I’m still grappling with the…
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Having My Cake And Eating It Too
Bonnie usually grows a fern in a raised pot under one of our front trees each Spring, and then in October, before the first frost, I transplant it to the woods in the back. I did the transplant this year, just before our recent fall road trip to Vermont. I wandered back to the woods’…
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Fall Colors 2024 – Returning Home
We left Oswego, New York, and enjoyed the scenic backroads for two and a half days. Our journey took us south-southwest through New York into Pennsylvania, then south-southeast through West Virginia and Maryland to Virginia, near Richmond. Finally, we headed west-southwest toward our home in Charlotte, North Carolina. Somewhat strangely, autumn colors were only beginning…
