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Scenes from a Soft September in the Forest
A shaft of sunlight paints a path on an open hillside.
A red squirrel eyes the intruder who has interrupted her spruce cone gathering
Sunlight gilds poplar leaves above an old trail
Seed heads of grasses crown lush understory growth in a forest clearing
A spruce ‘leaner’ and brown ferns add their texture to the clearing
Frost bitten leaves of mountain ash saplings and labrador tea stand out above club mosses
Fronds of a young spruce tree accentuate the autumn colours of currant shrubs, fireweed and mountain ash
A squirrel stops for lunch to refuel for during a long work day of midden-filling
After hours of mate-searching, an exhausted dragonfly rests near a marsh
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Hi Cindy,
Really liked your “leaner” and the “unhappy squirrel” pictures. Color contrasts and draw of ones eye to the key subject were fantastic in both. Autumn is a wonderful time but September has to be the greatest month. You’ve captured the seasonal wonder of change in a series of soft and pleasing moments. Thank you for sharing your walk with us.
Jim
I love your beautiful photos, Cindy.
Thank you so much, Bob. The feeling is mutual.
Thank you, Jim, so much for your compliments. It has been an unusually long autumn here, since killing frosts generally come much sooner. It’s wonderful to see everything maturing slowly, fading or colouring up so beautifully.
You really catch the characteristics of the forest in the fall with these shots.
Thank you, Red. I love the forest in any season, but this fall has been special.
Labrador tea!! These pictures are really fantastic! I’m glad I discovered this other side of you. I could really imagine romping thru this forest — thru the grasses, after the squirrels, over the logs. I’ll bet it’s full of amazing scents! Whew! I enjoyed that walk! Did Katy go with you on this one?
So fun to see you here, Rhythm. You would enjoy it. There is so much to see and hear and smell. The collection here is from many walks, some that Katy joined me on and some I took during my lunch time from work when unfortunately, she cannot.
Such beautiful forest you have there and love the September weather! Cute squirrels too!
September was amazing this year, Roxana. One of the squirrels lives where I regularly walk during my lunch break and I really think he or she is beginning to get used to me, knows I’m not a threat, and that feels really good. Thanks so much for stopping by.
The leaning tree, and squirrel interrupted are my favorites too! Does the labrador tea really grow as a parasol, or was it the camera angle? (assuming the composite leafed verge was the labrador tea). ~Lynda
The composite leaves are mountain ash saplings, the labrador tea surrounds them, The plants are sprinkled with yellow leaves. I always find it interesting how individual leaves labrador tea plants can be coloured from their deep leathery green through bright yellow and faded brown at this time of year, rather than the whole plant maturing in sync.Thanks for your great comment.
Beautiful photos!
Thank you very much.
Lovely images Cindy.
Thank you, Sybil. I’m hoping for a dose of your Eastern Passage Passages very soon. I always enjoy vicariously exploring your piece of the world with you.