Friday, October 22, 2010

Bittersweet Autumn

Howdee all,

Its beautiful this time of year…

The air turns crisp and the ground crunchy beneath your feet.

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The colors on the trees are starting to fall to the ground….Autumn_036I love autumn…yesterday we had a leaf catching contest.

I caught 16 leaves..I won. Jeff caught two one handed…I use two hands..

Muther caught one. I don’t think dad tried but he enjoyed watching us twirl around and run after the spinning leaves.Autumn_033Autumn_030

We enjoy our walks….Autumn_028The birds are still migrating thru the area..Autumn_029We saw flocks of White-throated sparrows and Juncos.At the pond, Upland sandpipers, Green winged teal and Mallards…flocks of Brown headed cowbirds along the edges.Autumn_018Autumn_011Yeah, its that time of year again…moving time..Autumn_004We will start our journey south for the winter in a few weeks..Autumn_007To warmer climes. Autumn_040I look forward to the next phase in our journey.Autumn_039In the meantime, I am loving it here…I am soaking up the color..Autumn_038I am walking on crunchy leaves…and breathing the crisp, cold air.Autumn_037

It is Bittersweet, this time of year for us…

Autumn_019We leave our family soon..Autumn_020But look forward to new adventures..Autumn_022

22 comments:

  1. Beautiful autumn colours already Dawn.

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  2. Amazing colours!!! I love fall!!

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  3. It just makes you want to get out and kick through a pile of leaves! In fact, that is exactly what I did during my lunch break, just to releave the tension of the day.

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  4. A Wonderful post Dawn! FABULOUS colors!! WOW!

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  5. Absolutely beautiful photos of the autumn colors!

    Gayle

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  6. Ah, the mobile life of changes. Much like the gorgeous colors of leaves that eventually fall softly to wherever the wind blows.

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  7. Gorgeous photos! You have such an eye for color and contrast!

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  8. Wonderful photos and gorgeous colors, Dawn.

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  9. Lovely photos; I can almost hear and feel the leaves crunching underfoot. Best of luck with the next stage of your journey!

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  10. lovely photos! Chicky told me all about your adventure. Wish I was there!

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  11. Love your fall enthusiasm, not surprising that you were able to catch 16 leaves! You sure captured the spirit of the season as well. Really enjoyed this post.

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  12. Dawn you have captured the beauty of autumn in a most spectacular way. Gorgeous scenes, stunning colors! Wonderful post!

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  14. ...wow! Your colors are incredible. With the drought, things are a bit faded around here. Bittersweet is always the feeling I have when autumn comes around...

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  15. Fall is one of my favorite seasons. You captured it well, the colors of the leaves, the plump ripe berries, the sky...

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  16. Thanks everyone for your kind comments.

    I want you to know that I enjoy each and every one of your blogs.
    In the near future on the Birdingblogs.com site I will start to feature different birding blogs and posts on birds on fridays.

    I will ask permission before I feature a blog.
    stay tuned.

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  17. Simply Gorgeous photos capturing the stunning beauty of nature as she goes through changes.

    I recently attended a New York State Ornithological meeting in Auburn NY and was lucky to witness similar scenes. Thank you for sharing yours.

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  18. OOh Dawn.. These pics are vibrant and beautiful. I would love to be running through those leaves right now!

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  19. Thanks Dude..and thanks Missy..I love autumn..now most of the leaves are on the ground..time to make a big pile and jump in them!

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