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Goldcrest

“Come, little leaves,” said the wind one day,

“Come o'er the meadows with me and play;

Put on your dresses of red and gold,

For summer is gone and the days grow cold.”

Soon as the leaves heard the wind’s loud call,

Down they came fluttering, one and all;

Over the brown fields they danced and flew,

singing the glad little songs they knew.

“Cricket, goodbye, we’ve been friends so long;

Little brook, sing us your farewell song;

Say you are sorry to see us go;

Ah, you will miss us, right well we know.

"Dear little lambs in your fleecy fold,

Mother will keep you from harm and cold;

fondly we watched you in vale and glade;

Say, will you dream of our loving shade?”

Dancing and whirling, the little leaves went;

Winter had called them, and they were content;

soon, fast asleep in their earthy beds,

The snow laid a coverlid over their heads.

(Poet: George Cooper.)

** (The thermometer beside our cabin door, read 24 F. degrees this morning. Autumn winds have been blowing leaves from the trees, leaving a blanket of gold on the forest floor. Snow is making its way down our tallest mountain peaks, and road construction is winding down.

Warmer jackets now hang beside our cabin door, and winter boots have been placed beneath them.

Doc has removed our truck camper and winterized it - (one of the last big chores of the season). All of our winter provisions have been stored, and now we await our first snowfall. )

Posted for Sliders Sunday - HSS!

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My Orchid-explosion,

used Filter Forge, Photoshop

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Created for Treat This 72 Kreative People Group

Also submitted to SOTN 38 ~ March Challenge ~ Let It Sparkle

Thank you skagitrenee for the use your of lovely crocus photograph. A small copy is posted below.

The texture layer MidsummerNightBokeh is my own and is available from My Texture Set

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Come walk with me

Along the sea

Where dusk sits on the land

And search with me

For shells are free,

And treasures hide in sand.

(Author Unknown)

I captured this photo in Haines Alaska, as storm clouds swirled over the mountains leading to a torrential downpour.

Catta Lemur

Filter Forge - Photoshop

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Snail from our garden, photomanipulation

Like Sunshine,

used: Filter Forge, Photoshop

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Rose-Art,

used: Filter Forge, Pixabay, Photoshop

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National Squirrel Appreciation Day is noticed on January 21. It’s everything in regard to the squirrel. They are so beautiful, from the large cute eyes, to the little standing ears, to the fluffy-tailed hair. The nut-burying herbivorous animal performs a vital function within the setting. It is essential to understand and acknowledge these scurrying animals for his or her lively function. National Squirrel Appreciation Day was created to acknowledge all various kinds of squirrels.

**The squirrel in this image was destroying a towel we had draped over a picnic table to dry. He was so cute that we didn't have the heart to scold him.

Bouquet

Taken on the stillest of morning just minutes after the sun broke the horizon. This is the scene I envisaged before I arrived here.

I found this little dead leaf still hanging on an alder tree near our cabin. With all of the wind we have had recently - I don't know how it hung on. While a dead leaf is not necessarily a thing of beauty - with a little Photoshop work he looked a bit more pleasing to the eye.

ciudad

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I had a bag of birds. They were making a lot of noise in the house, so I took them to the park and let them out. I think they are happy now.

Day 264

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