I cannot pass without taking a picture!

Colors are fading now, leaves are falling, tones of brown are beginning to dominate in the garden. The riotous gaiety of autumn colors are taking on a somber mood as winter approaches.

"October extinguished itself in a rush of howling winds and driving rain and November arrived, cold as frozen iron, with hard frosts every morning and icy drafts that bit at exposed hands and faces."

~ J.K. Rowling

I apologize, Flickr friends, for not being around these last few days.

I have been preoccupied with my sick kitty, Mr. Meowzer, who, I suspect, swiped and ate some unspun, dyed wool from my spinning basket. At last today after a trip to the vet and conferences over the phone with them, he seems to be feeling better, and I can at last breath a sigh of relief. Who knows what gets into their feline brains. Please know that I have missed viewing your wonderful images!!

200mm Macro lens

Oak leaf hydrangea

I knelt down to take a photo of this oak leaf on the path and someone came along behind me.

He apologised and I said "that's OK, just don't step on that leaf".

He kicked it, but luckily did not move it much! HMT & HMBT!

Hydrangia quercifolia (Hydrangeaceae) in the TWU Botanical Gardens, Denton, Texas

Oakleaf hydrangea

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Oakleaf hydrangeas boast white pyramidal bloom clusters with color-changing capabilities. They emerge creamy white and age to dusky pink and green as summer progresses. By late fall, petals become light tan and papery, persisting on the stem into winter or yielding dark brown seeds for added interest.

On/Off -Thank you so much for visiting and taking the time to comment or add to your favorites! It is greatly appreciated!

only longer :-)

Kehlog Albran

HGGT! Truth Matters! Justice Matters!

compact oakleaf hydrangea, 'Piihq-I', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

*smc pentax-a 50mm f2.8 macro*

My Oakleaf Hydrangea leaves are among the first to show signs of the new autumn season.

"Softly, the green gives way to gold

The summer warmth gives way to cold

And autumn winds begin to blow

Across the changing earth.

~ Laura Jaworski

in my garden

Oak Leaf,

Solitary (1),

Rain Drops,

Nature,

United States,

Pennsylvania,

Flora,

“Flickr Nature” ,

Fall.

Native to Southeast USA, Asia & South America.

Oakleaf hydrangea plant, with flower buds opening up, Boulevard Baptist Church grounds, Anderson, South Carolina, May, 2023. Hydrangeas are so beautiful -- see my album.

Thank you for looking! Isn't God a great artist?

Oaknut in bokeh style

I shot this some time ago (see EXIF!), but it is one that stayed in my mind. While I was pursuing birds with my 400L lens this Oak leaf brushed against my head. My goodness!! The leaf was held up by the thinnest strand of spider web.

Many of my Flickr friends will be celebrating May 1st in its various forms. Enjoy your day, my friends.

Thanks for looking, etc.:)

Cherrapunjee, Meghalaya (India)

The woodland was muddy and waterlogged after weeks of heavy rain and under the mighty oak trees I saw this fallen leaf floating in a puddle

Oakleaf Hydrangea, Hydrangea quercifolia, shot outside of the historic Philipsburg Manor Historic Site in Sleepy Hollow, New York.

Autumn still life. Love all the beautiful colors of autumn.

Oakleaf Fleabane along Biolab Road in MINWR

Luigi made it to the big times in Explore...thanks!!!!!

Herbstlaub - Eichenblatt und Ahorn

Autumn Foliage - Oak Leaf and maple

Thanks a lot for all comments and favs!

Let the colors begin!!

Most galls are caused by cynipid wasps and gall midge flies. The adult gall wasp is a small, stout, shiny insect with very few wing veins and a purple or black body. Adult gall midges are tiny, delicate flies, often with long, slender antennae. Galls are distorted, sometimes colorful swellings in plant tissue caused by the secretions of certain plant-feeding insects and mites. These unusual growths may be found on leaves, flowers, twigs, or branches. Most galls are not known to harm trees.

Austin, Texas, ATX, TX. Nature, sidewalk, fall, oak leaf, acorn, found art, still life, composition.

Orange Oakleaf ；Kallima inachus / 枯葉蝶

Lying in my backyard in late Jan - HSS & HTT!

This is a close-up photo of an autumn oak leaf fragment on a moss covered rock.

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