Tag Archives: fall foliage

Looking Good November 20

Autumn progresses, as more and more plants in the garden go dormant. Walking around the garden, I search for those that are unwilling to pack it in for the year and are still strutting their stuff. We received some much needed … Continue reading →

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Walktober – Chapel Brook Reservation

I’m joining Robin at Breezes at Dawn for her Walktober challenge. Every October Robin sets forth the challenge to post a walk we have taken, then she links them all together at the end of the month for a cross-blog stroll. It is a … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday

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Autumn Foliage

“Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.” ― Lauren DeStefano Glorious autumn foliage surrounds us – what an … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday

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Wordless Wednesday

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Last Hurrah

Oakleaf Hydrangea (H. quercifolia) puts on a show in reddish-orange and burgundy beyond a screen of dried wildflowers – goldenrod, aster and heliopsis – gone to seed at the edge of the field.  

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Confetti

Beneath the Japanese maple, fallen leaves lay in a confetti carpet on the grass.

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Walk Details

Here are a few details I wasn’t able to include in my last post, but were still worthy of another post of their own. This brave, intrepid little bumblebee was so cold, she was moving in slow motion. I had to … Continue reading →

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Autumn Light

There’s something about light filtering through autumn leaves that reminds me of opaque stained glass, but with even greater luminosity than anything manmade. Its beauty is all the more special because it is so ephemeral.

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