Taking a breather

Pumpkin, mincemeat and apple pies made. Preparing dinner for 14 people. Two last minute trips to the grocery store. One done by me, other done by Dad. Mom is sick in bed with a bad cold and horrible cough. Table set. Silver polished. Serving dishes and serving utensils prepped. Cider purchased and iced. Stuffing ingredients ready to rock and roll in the morning. Busy day. All the more reason to take a moment and find a quiet moment to say "Thank you, God, for the incredible world you've created. How blessed we are, indeed."

Morning fog interupted by splashes of color

Well, if I waited till 5Pm or even the hour preceding 5PM there are lots of great fall foliage shots I would miss. Good thing I've bent my own rules about the blog photo rules before this!




I will do my best to get this tree again if the sun obliges by shining on it some morning before it sheds all its leaves.
I still think the fog and cover offers its own beauty.

A lonely leaf

Either this leaf got the autumn memo too soon or

the rest of the tree wasn't quite ready to 'leaf' yet.

Autumn Colors

"Come said the wind to
the leaves one day,
Come o're the meadows
and we will play.

Put on your dresses
scarlet and gold,
For summer is gone
and the days grow cold."
- A Children's Song of the 1880's

Another reflective post

The opportunity presented itself and it seemed more appropriate today even though I used a similar technique yesterday. Today, I spent the day reading about transformative educational theory and the need for teachers and learners to be reflective about their knowledge and as I passed through Colonial Park on my way home, its scenery illustrated my day's reading. I couldn't resist passing it by. Hope you enjoy.