Goodbye fall, hello winter

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Even this late in the season, the colors are still glorious - click to enlarge.

Japanese Maple - click to enlarge

May memory restore again and again
The smallest color of the smallest day
– Delmore Schwartz –

No clouds today so we’re going with a reflection of the sky and trees on the Catawba River.

Be sure to check out all the great Skywatch photos this weekend!

For any man with half an eye,
What stands before him may espy.
– John Trumbull –

Yesterday, my blog was nominated for the Kreativ Blogger award by Julie at Sydney Eye. Not only was it a pleasant surprise, I feel honoured to be nominated by someone with such a talented eye and whose pictures are truly worth a thousand words. Thank you, Julie!

According to the ‘Kreativ Blogger’ guidelines, I have to list six things that make me happy and then nominate six blogs that I value. I can tell you now, only choosing six blogs was a real challenge because there are so many excellent ones out there.

Six things that make me happy:

1. A long walk with my camera
2. Family and friends
3. Hugging my dogs
4. Beading
5. A good mystery (and time to read)
6. Nachos, Moosehead and a hockey game

Six (don’t-miss) blogs:

1. Round the Bend
   Before pulling up Round the Bend to see West Virginia through Carletta’s lens, I put on my robe and slippers and make a cup of tea. Carletta’s blog is so comfortable and inviting, I feel like I’m sitting at her kitchen table for a quiet visit with a long-time friend.
2. Potted Frog
   The same goes for Potted Frog. Louise pulls you in with her yellow cottonwoods and then amazes you with her magical mountain, childhood memories and beautiful show of craftwork.
3. Regina in Pictures
   The day I stumbled across Regina in Pictures, my mouth fell open in awe. Guy’s pride in his home town is as evident as his talent.
4. Ramsey Daily Photo
   Ramsey Daily Photo is another of my favorite stops. Babooshka regales her readers with Manx history, legends photos and songs. At times I feel like I live there.
5. Eyes Mind Heart
   2sweetnsaxy found my blog before I found Eyes Mind Heart. It took me several days to experience LA through her eyes and I’m still toting up frequent flyer miles.
6. Virtua Gallery
   We’ll wrap this up with Virtua Gallery. What can I say? If you haven’t seen Klaus’ collection of nature photos, you don’t know what you’re missing. (Make some room, Art Wolfe!)

Thank you all for sharing your world, your lives and your wonderful photography with us! It is my pleasure to pass you the baton.

Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an
oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all.
– Stanley Horowitz –

Forgive me for being lazy but it was easier to post all of these at once than to write individual posts. Hover over the photos for a description.

The last picture is a cheat – the leaves aren’t real – it’s a wreath I made for my front door. You have to grab an opportunity to show off your creative side once in a while…right?