Serendipity

As the leaves begin to change As the leaves change color and begin to fall, my time here in Michigan is coming to a close. In a matter of days, I will be headed back home...to a new home. A new chapter in my life. I have continued to take photos of the changes the trees are undergoing, as well as getting some other photos of little critters as they come to visit. This Maple tree only just beginning its transformation  Around the lake more trees become bathed in new colors It didn't take long for the leaves to change colors It's hard to believe that time has passed so fast here, and I am able to witness Michigan's seasonal change. Sadly, I will have missed most of New York's color changes...but then again...maybe not. This is across the lake from here On this day, the wind was just howling... The maple turned very fast! A close up of the maple The tree seemed almost to blush! An oak tree at the side of the deck ...

Moon...10/19/12  6:05 p.m. EST I want to offer my sincere apologizes to my followers for not having wrote anything substantial in a while. My mind has been all over the place for weeks on end, and I have really had a hard time focusing on any one thing for long. And I don't know why...but I have a feeling that it is another facet of my depression.  As well, it has been a busy Summer and early Fall for me. I had all my teeth removed back in the early Spring, then had to wait for over 2 months before I could have the dentist build my dentures. One more visit...next Wednesday, and I will be the proud owner of some new teeth! (I can actually "chew" again, and even eat the foods that I have missed sooo much!!!) Of course, there was the garden that we tended to and harvested; the photography; many hours of just sitting outside watching the birds and the clouds, and feeling the breezes on my face.  Heaven. With the school year starting, came obligations for me t...

Washington hawthorn berries...10/4/12 Since I have an overabundance of photos that I have taken, I thought I would give you some other visions of Fall here in the Southern Tier of New York. Burning bush in our yard...10/4/12 The hillside across the valley from us...10/4/12 sparrow...10/4/12 Red-winged blackbird...10/4/12 neighbor's maple (in orange)...10/5/12 another neighbor's maple...10/5/12 wild berries growing off a telephone pole guidewire...10/5/12 some weeds also turn red...10/5/12 burdocks...10/5/12 leaves on a tree in front of our house...10/5/12 hillside outside of Naples, NY...10/5/12 Another hillside outside of Naples, NY. Notice the haze...it's likely from the high humidity we had during a spell of warmer weather...10/5/12 another view of the hill across the valley from us...10/6/12 (again, you can see the haze) bale of wheat straw, beginning a growing cycle, despi...

This morning, Oct. 1, 2012 Well, Summer has passed in a blur of gardening, reflection, observation and enjoying a simple life. Now, with cooler temperatures settling in, the plants in the garden are fading fast and the leaves on the trees are changing colors and beginning to fall like snow. And of course, here I am, with my camera always at the ready to capture whatever I can...I do try to take at least one photo a day!  Needless to say, I have an always constant supply of photos to s hare! We started seeing the leaves changing colors in early September. First came the yellowing of various trees. 9/12/12 Sugar maples  went quickly into the pinks and reds. 9/17/12 Other trees across the hillsides began to show signs too... 9/23/12 Now, we really are beginning to see the hillsides evolve into more and more colors: 9/26/12 While some trees are only just beginning to lose the green in their leaves. 9/27/12 Sadly, it isn't long after the leav...