Last night, while I was sleeping, something special happened.
I woke up, looked out the window and said, “Holy crap!” The sky was gray. And the leaves were tumbling down.
Mother Nature snapped her fingers and Just. Like. That… Said, Yo, listen up, it’s fall. Oatmeal weather. Flannel shirts. Apple pie.
The colors around our place are subtle.
And just starting to turn.
I’m loving the textures. And the colors.
Reds. More reds.
But not every leaf is flashy. I photographed quite a few on the ground. I think these are my favorite. Quiet. Subtle. The colors elegant. Inspiration for a painting, perhaps?
And then there’s the meadow, the grass brown since summer. And trampled where the deer bed down.
After the rains come this week, I’ll light a fire. I’ll hunker down in front of the wood stove in the evening. Maybe I’ll read. Or write. Or draw. Or maybe I’ll just stare into the flames and dream.
Someone once asked me what my favorite season was. My answer…the beginning of each of them. I love the change from heat to cool. From sun to rain. From rain to snow. From snow to spring. And all around the cycle again.
So in a month or so if I start whining about the dreary rain and lack of daylight just remind me the next season is right around the corner. And there’s ALWAYS something to look forward to.
Glorious photos, Susan, thank you for sharing! I see many paintings inspired by these colors and textures. 🙂
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Thank you, Janet. I took these with my iPhone and the most basic of photo apps. Isn’t technology amazing?
Beautiful photos – such an amazing time of year. And I agree I love the ‘start’ to each season.
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These are my subtle photos, Judy. There are some amazing trees in town but I’m usually driving. Think it’s time for a walk about, camera in hand.
Susan…I have been thinking about my conversation with you and your wonderful studio ever since the open studio tour awhile back. I was so touched by your story of your Mom and think back to the comment about the wind chimes and how it brought tears to my eyes about my own Uncle Cy and the wind chimes I took from his place after he passed away in March. I am so happy that I followed my instincts to go see your studio, prompted by an on-line posting by Darlene Engellener, another artist I have known for quite some time. Loved meeting you, your studio, seeing your dogs and four-legged friends on your blog.
I’m so glad Darlene posted about the Open Studios and you decided to come, Teri. It was a wonderful experience for me as well, meeting new people and sharing my studio. Oh, and so much talking, lol.
The internet has really opened up our world, hasn’t it?
Thanks for coming by, both to the studio and the blog. xo
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