I’m a wee bit late to the “Shades of Autumn” party. But that’s OK. I’ve had quite the productive weekend. It started with a whirlwind cleanup of my house on Friday night. I had craft projects strewn from the kitchen to the basement. I think my hubby was horrified . . . I put away my autumn decorations. I organized two basement storage areas and vacuumed! I went through my Christmas stuff and decided what stays and what goes. I made Nuts and Bolts (recipe to come later). I finished up several blog and Creative Team projects.Then I went outside and disposed of all the frozen pumpkins and plants on my veranda, fashioned my winter pots out of branches, etc. and swept away all the leaves. Ahhh, I was feeling pretty good and relaxed so I went in and grabbed my camera to see what brown things I could capture (not hard this time of year). For this moss photo I was laying down on the “forest” floor on top of rotting logs and leaves, craning my neck sideways and hoping for the best! Don’t you just love these little brown sprouts?
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| these giant leaves are falling off of a Tower Poplar we planted quite a few years ago – fascinating . . . |
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| the slow demise of our gargantuan puffballs |
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| our shoreline |
Today I plan to wash windows even though we’ve had a skiff of snow – it’s now or never I suppose. I may even work on some crafts now that my house is in order. I hope you are having a wonderful weekend too.
Wonderful photos. I like all the brown tones and the details of fugacity.
Have a nice Sunday, Barb.
wow! you are a whirling dervish! come to my house, will you?!
these are beautiful shots!
Oh wow, can I borrow some of your energy?? Doesn’t it feel great when you accomplish so much, I just love that feeling. Love your brown shots, especially the moss growing on the logs. There is something a little magical about growing moss. Slow down, won’t you, your making us look bad. (KIDDING!!)
you’re way more productive than I! but you’ve inspired me to clean and organize the spare room today. the Packers don’t play so I’m free to be productive like you, and that’s a good thing. love your shots of brown. happy Sunday to you Barb.
Hi Barb. You’re rockin and rollin’ so now it’s time for me to do it too. On my second cup of coffee. Have a great day.
Now you are really making me feel guilty about my lazy weekend! Not. Haah!
Your photos are wonderful — love how you got down to ground level to take them. :)
Awesome photos! And we must have been on the same wave length this weekend – I chased my vacuum, polished kitchen cabinets, raked leaves, etc. Now on to the ironing. Enjoy the week ahead. And, again, wonderful photos!
Wow … come here, will you!
A lovely collection for ‘shades of autumn’.
These are all great! A reminder that beautiy is everywhere!
You really have been busy! I love your close up macros. The first one is my favorite!
Those gargantuan puffballs are out of this world! And I love that first shot!
Thanks for joining us in the Shades of Autumn Photo Challenge. I hope you’ll be back again on Friday for our new theme, white. Have a great day!
That puffball has captivated me. Interesting. And so stunning!
Stunning! You can feel a respect for nature in your photos! I love them all!
LOVE this set! especially the moss sprouts. We had the same thing at our house a few years ago. SO much fun to photograph.