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263/365: "To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring." ~ George Santayana

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For the past few days, it FEELS like Fall has finally arrived, and I just love it! Crisp, cold mornings, bright sunshine, the fresh, clean smell of dried grass with the first hint of Fall dew....it's wonderful!!!

I know it's too early yet for mushrooms, but I simply can't keep myself from visiting the places where I first see them appear! First I went up to our marching stand of dry teasel which stare down at us in prickly formation from the hill above the house. This is where I will sometimes find the beautiful golden mushrooms who hide shyly behind the teasel stalks, not sure if they can trust me. But there were none to find, as I expected, so I did an about-face and went purposefully down to the dark woods of the lower forest, where dampness collects first and departs last. I searched the logs where the young mushrooms love to play, and under the plates of fallen bark where I sometimes find one in a game of hide-and-seek. But not today. Maybe tomorrow, for it has rained long and hard today, and perhaps I'll have a dream tonight where tiny mushroom fairies dance around me in a circle and as I awaken, I'll still hear the tinkling of their bell-like laughter. I will know then, that they have woken up and once again I will get to capture their pretty little faces for everyone to enjoy!

As I looked for mushrooms, I saw this trio of perfect Black Oak leaves and hoped they would make a pretty picture. I was delighted to find them positioned just right for an image showing all three against the dappling of a tree's branches and the sky above.

Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás, known as George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952), was a philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist. A lifelong Spanish citizen, Santayana was raised and educated in the United States and identified himself as an American, although he always kept a valid Spanish passport. He wrote in English and is generally considered an American man of letters. At the age of forty-eight, Santayana left his position at Harvard and returned to Europe permanently, never to return to the United States. His last will was to be buried in the Spanish Pantheon of the Cimitero Monumentale del Verano in Rome. Wikipedia: George Santayana

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17 comments

Pam J said:

Beautiful Light

Beautiful photograph

We have been having mushrooms all this damp Summer.. in 100F plus... zillions of them....

We have the Black Jack oaks and the Post oaks and some others here. They are the constant.. the 'bones" of the land
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Mike (Bogger3) said:

Superb shot Janet, lovely light and colour.
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tiabunna said:

Marvellous how the back lighting brings out the colours. Very well taken. Seen in www.ipernity.com/group/prime-lenses.
11 years ago

Puzzler4879 said:

A terrific image and I totally agree with the quote. But Fall is still my favorite season!

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William Sutherland said:

Terrific autumn shot!
11 years ago

Puzzler4879 said:

Fall is almost here.....yeh! Thanks for helping me celebrate with this stunner!

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Dave Hilditch said:

Beautiful autumn colour here, Janet. We also found some mushrooms on our walk today but they were still small. We found some larger ones a couple of weeks ago which were delicious!
Hope you're having a great weekend.
11 years ago

Shuttering Yukon said:

wonderful fall colour Janet
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Blueman said:

An autumnal masterpiece!
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Don Sutherland said:

Great shot.
11 years ago

ctofcsco said:

I love it! That's Wild!!
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sasithorn_s said:

Fantastic autumn image and colors, Janet! Great detail!
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Puzzler4879 said:

Still great and a Happy Autumn to All!

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Xata said:

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Eunice Perkins said:

Perfectly outlined against the light.
11 years ago