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October is the Peak Foliage Season in Canada
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I don't know why this American robin (Turdus migratorius) stood its ground for so long. It sang to me as I repositioned many times around the tree. There is a 'new' downspout nest nearby that it may have been defending its territory.
A little Red Squirrel eating and enjoying the abundance of Maple Keys amid the pretty leaves.
Carden Alvar, Ontario
Canada
Daiunin Temple, Kyoto, Japan
Hello my friends. I know! I know! it has been a long time but I have not forgotten you. In fact, I missed you! So as the year comes to an end, I thought I would drop by and say hello to you all and see what you have been up to.
As for me, I have recently come back from a trip to Japan. So here is one of the pictures I took there.
Wandiligong is a town in north-eastern Victoria in the alpine region around 330 kilometres from Melbourne. Established in the 1850s as part of the Victorian Gold Rush, Wandiligong became a hub for many gold miners, including a large Chinese community. At its peak, the town was home to over two thousand inhabitants and boasted shops, churches, a public library, halls and even an hotel. Much has changed since those heady days of the gold rush, and the picturesque town nestled in a valley and built around the Morses Creek, is now a sleepy little town full of picturesque houses which are often let to visitors to the area. The whole town is registered with the National Trust of Australia for its historic landscape and buildings of historic value.
The glowing orange maple here is one that we purchased and planted this past spring, replacing a birch tree that died. I'm so happy with its brilliant fall color :)
The perspective here is me with my back to our garage and looking out to the street with our neighbor's lovely stone house in the background.
Despite the scorching weather, a number of exemplary trees thrive in our local park, in a mountain town at 750 metres of altitude. The temperatures at this time of year are as high as on the Costa Blanca, over the mountain ridge and downhill 30km+ (easy enough, thanks to the motorway – or the more scenic main road, popular with bikers). However, the humidity isn't as unremitting here and the park is well watered. A good recent example was this sunlit maple tree branch.
Here, the lush, healthy leaves caught the late morning sunlight against a clear sky. In this neck-craning composition, I liked how the leafy branch extended across the frame and most of the leaves had a translucent, almost glowing quality.
For Tree-mendous Tuesday I looked for a different perspective to showcase this maple. The subtle emergence of the new leaves at the base of the tree caught my eye. Sometimes we notice what’s on top more than we notice what’s at the bottom. I gave this image a softer, artsy look with a shallow DOF. It somewhat represents my fuzzy mind right now as I try to find a new perspective to my life going forward.
Who says that winter must be grey and bland? We have been very fortunate here in Melbourne this winter to have quite a few crisp, but beautiful blue sky days, and it was whilst talking a stroll on one of these days that I looked up and saw these last few red autumn leaves hanging on to the almost bare winter branches on this tree. The colours were so eye catching and the shape of the interlacing branches were so beautiful that I had to stop to admire them… and take a photograph of course.
This year the FFF+ Group have decided to have a weekly challenge called “Snap Happy”. A different theme chosen by a member of the group each week, and the image is to be posted on the Monday of the week.
This week the theme, “winter” was chosen by Lisa, red stilletto.
Maple (Sapindaceae (previously Aceraceae)
Érable (Sapindacées autrefois Acéracées)
Common Names: "maple keys", "helicopters", "whirlybirds" or "polynoses".
Noms communs: la samare double ou hélicoptère disamare de l'érable.
Autumn in Melbourne is always beautiful, with many wonderful deciduous trees full of colour like this Japanese Maple which is a favourite of mine. It changes colour later than most other trees around it, but when it changes colour, its autumnal livery is dazzling!
Melbourne experienced a wonderful Indian summer this year, and as a result, not only are there still plenty of beautiful blooms about, but the Autumnal colours were brilliant.
A song we have sang many times in this chapel on Fair Havens Campgrounds.
Kawartha Lakes,Ontario.
Another of my favorite songs: youtu.be/DfW2mkkMTAg
Catching some fresh air on a hike through the district of Emmental. The warm and sunny spring day offered beautiful views of the hilly countryside and the Swiss Alps. On the last part of the hike I discovered this majestic, old maple tree standing alone in a blooming meadow.
I stopped to take a picture of this laneway and liked how these beautiful fall maple trees reflected off of my car, so I left it in the foreground. Some fabulous late afternoon light on this outing.
Around me the trees stir
in their leaves
and call out
"Stay awhile".
And they call again, "It's simple,"
they say, "and you too have come into the world to do this, to go easy, to be filled with light, and to shine."
Mary Oliver
When I Among Trees
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I have stopped by this tree numerous times over the past few years and finally, I have a photo I can live with.
I never just walk by this particular tree, I always stop and stay a while.
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I finally arranged a couple of days for someone else to do the caregiving while I take a short trip with Charlie to celebrate another year of life and wonder.
I'm unplugging for the weekend!
Later friends!
Male adult Yellow-bellied Sapsucker working a maple tree in my backyard. This year I have two, this one and a juvenile male. They are still hanging around.
Beautiful Japanese Maple tree in Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
About this photo: Since the weather forecast was calling for rain in the next couple of days, I decided to go visit beautiful Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver, BC, Canada in search of some more fall colours.
I made my way around the outside of the sunken gardens before I headed down into the gardens to find this beautiful Japanese Maple tree dressed in fall colours. I love their interesting trunks and branches that seem to twist and bend in many different ways.
~Camera Settings:
*Camera Model: Sony DSC-RX10M4
*Focal Length: 10mm
*F-Number: F/8
*Exposure Time: 1/160 sec.
*ISO Speed: ISO-100
*Exposure Program: Manual (M)
Thank you for dropping by and I hope you like this photo!
Ann :-)
Some information about Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver: There's a reason Queen Elizabeth Park is one of the most frequented spots for wedding pictures in Vancouver: it's flat-out stunning. With its gorgeously-landscaped quarry gardens, fabulous scenic vistas and 1,500-tree arboretum, the park is a world-class public space and one of the most beautiful places in the city.
Perched atop Vancouver's highest point and covering 130 acres (52.78 hectares), Queen Elizabeth Park is second only to Stanley Park in popularity and annual visitors. At its peak is the park's plaza, a paved area with panoramic views of downtown Vancouver, a courtyard of dancing fountains as well as the Bloedel Conservatory, home to about 500 tropical plants and over a 100 birds of various species.
From the plaza, visitors can follow the winding paths down to the quarry gardens, ponds, lawns, and arboretum. The two quarry gardens are horticultural delights, with pathways and little bridges and mini waterfalls set amongst hundreds of plants and flowers. Private spaces for rest and contemplation are easy to find, and the plentiful trees--over 3,000 throughout the park--provide shade in summer and abundant color in fall.
Sports activities at the park include the Queen Elizabeth Pitch & Putt golf course, Tai Chi in the morning atop the plaza, lawn bowling, and 18 free tennis courts that are first-come, first-serve. And while you are there you can also enjoy a delicious lunch or dinner at the restaurant called "Seasons in the Park" with an amazing view of the city.