My humble version of the oft photographed Maple tree at the Portland Japanese Garden.

Iconic Weston, Vermont. The Gazebo. Home to the famous Vermont Country Store.

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I had the day off today (for Election Day, of course -- doesn't everyone get off work for Election Day?) and I spent it lolling on the couch listening to pretty ambient post-rock and poking at the internet. It doesn't get much better than that! I did get up off my duff around 3 or so to take the camera outside. The sun was a lot prettier earlier in the day, but whatever. I didn't want to get up earlier in the day, so that prettier sun can... what's the phrase Schnookie would say? Oh yes, the prettier sun can go suck a bag of dicks.

-- Pk.

This is Nottawa this afternoon after I cleared my driveway. Snowing like crazy and we're supposed to get more for the next 2 or 3 days.

Colorful autumn Maple leaves

This was taken last year, but it would look the same today, since it's also cloudy and drizzly.

Here’s some info about the winter solstice:

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Autumn colors

Calvary Cemetery

Route 9W, Glenmont, NY

10-23-16

In early evening light.

Just opening maple leaves.....so delicate

Richelieu Park, Ottawa. Vanier's Maple Sugar Festival takes place from March 29th to April 3rd, 2016!

Smoke Tree Flame is a stunning medium sized shrub. The rounded foliage of mid green is highlighted by feathery plumes of silvery white in summer. This spectacular deciduous shrub changes into glowing tones of red and orange as Autumn approaches.

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.

A beautiful Fungus or Mushroom on a bed of leaves in the woods at Duffins trail in Discovery Bay , Martin’s photographs , Ajax , Ontario , Canada , October 24. 2018

Interesting tree stump

Moss

Moss on rocks

Trees on lake Ontario shore in Squires beach

Martin’s photograph

Pickering

Ontario

Canada

September 2018

Lake Ontario

Trees on lake Ontario shore

Favourites

Waves on the lake

IPhone 6

IPhone 5s

IPhone 7

Small dead Snapping Turtle on Duffins trail near Duffins creek

Discovery Bay

Ajax

Small Snapping turtle

Duffins trail

Duffins marsh

Duffins creek

Discovery Bay

Wild Asters

Cropped photograph

Mushrooms

Fungi

Rocks

Fallen tree

October 2018

Squires beach

The waterfront trail

Fisherman

Staghorn Sumacs trees

Staghorn Sumac

Black Berries

Red Berries

Fungi on a tree stump

Tree stump

Coloured leaves on the ground

Coloured leaves

Multi coloured leave

Egrets

Duffins Marsh

Maple tree with fall colours

Maple tree

Mushrooms and fallen leaves in the autumn

Autumn

The fall

Sunset

Beautiful clouds

Beautiful sunset

beautiful silhouette of a tree , branches & leaves against blue sky

Helen’s photographs

Milkweed seed pods

Autumn has arrived in upstate New York.

This kookaburra was sitting in a tree overlooking my fishpond. I look out onto this tree from my study and quite often see them or hear them in the fountain bathing. I have to go out and shoo then away as they always try to steal my fish. This photo was taken from my verandah this morning.

Maples in full color on Water St, shot early AM which makes this nice and warm. I even lowered the color temp a little to tone it down.

The Flickr Lounge-From The Ground Up

Tree-mendous Tuesday

I love walking around my backyard, it's such a pleasant place in the summer.

Bright, a town in north-east Victoria, is situated in the Ovens Valley and is part of the Alpine Region of Victoria. 210 kilometres from Melbourne, Bright was one of the towns in the Ovens Valley where gold was discovered. Gold was found near the junction of Morses Creek and the Ovens River in the 1850s. Established in 1862 and named Bright, most likely after John Bright (1811 - 1889) an English publicist, reformer and parliamentarian the township thrived. With the Gold Rush in full swing, Bright soon had Catholic, Wesleyan and Presbyterian churches, schools, three hotels, three quartz mills and two bank branches. As the yield of gold declined in the 1870s, so too did Bright’s population, yet by the 1880s, it became an alpine tourism town. The Bright Alpine club was formed in 1887 and a community library was started there in 1889. In the following year Bright was connected by railway to Myrtleford and Wangaratta, bringing with it much needed tourists from Melbourne. In 1910 a grand chalet was opened at Mount Buffalo and Bright ran a hire car service for visitors, who often stayed there overnight at a hotel or guesthouse. In 1919 a secondary school was opened in Bright. It also had a tourist progress association and local angling, bowling, racing, tennis and golf clubs amongst its many attractions. By the mid 1920s the people of Bright began planting exotic trees partly for landscape improvement and partly to lay the summer dust. The street tree plantings produced extraordinary autumn colours. By 1933, Bright was described as the “Tourism Capital of the Ovens Valley”. Bright’s train line continued until 1983 when it was finally discontinued and replaced with coaches. By that time, it was a well established tourism town with people flocking there all throughout the year for different reasons. Bright is a base for exploring the peaks of Mount Buffalo National Park and Alpine National Park as well as Mount Hotham, a popular ski resort. Bright is a starting point for the Murray to Mountains Rail Trail, a hiking and cycling path. Bright Museum, in the town’s former train station, documents rail and gold rush history. The region is also known for wineries and of course its amazing display of autumnal foliage.

High overhead in our sunset red maple. It is filled with seeds that fly like helicopters in the wind. They will soon fill our gutters.

Colored autumnal leaves and waterfalls in Kuroishi, north of Japan.

I am not sure why this and another nearby tree was exuding so much sap from under its bark. I saw a very dark trunk that was glittering and found this upon investigation up close. This was happening up as far as I could see. Sap is supposed to run up, not out of, the trees at this time of year.

Late summer morning at Boone Fork on Grandfather Mountain with a bit of mist in the forest.

Dense fog along the Blue Ridge Parkway at Grandfather Mountain this morning (visibility 20ft.), everywhere except.... Even the two parking lots for Boone Fork were fogged-in but as soon as the trail entered the forest there was only a light mist.

Porepunkah is a town in north east Victoria. Built along the Great Alpine Road, at the foot of Mount Buffalo, it is 320 kilometres from Melbourne. It is part of the local epicurean region and features several wineries. This includes the Feathertop Winery which features a gourmet restaurant and views of wonderful grapevines which turn red and gold during the autumnal months.

It is outside the Feathertop Winery that this pretty row of deciduous exotic trees stands. They were too beautiful basking in the afternoon sun not to stop and photograph.

Bright, a town in north-east Victoria, is situated in the Ovens Valley and is part of the Alpine Region of Victoria. 210 kilometres from Melbourne, Bright was one of the towns in the Ovens Valley where gold was discovered. Gold was found near the junction of Morses Creek and the Ovens River in the 1850s. Established in 1862 and named Bright, most likely after John Bright (1811 - 1889) an English publicist, reformer and parliamentarian the township thrived. With the Gold Rush in full swing, Bright soon had Catholic, Wesleyan and Presbyterian churches, schools, three hotels, three quartz mills and two bank branches. As the yield of gold declined in the 1870s, so too did Bright’s population, yet by the 1880s, it became an alpine tourism town. The Bright Alpine club was formed in 1887 and a community library was started there in 1889. In the following year Bright was connected by railway to Myrtleford and Wangaratta, bringing with it much needed tourists from Melbourne. In 1910 a grand chalet was opened at Mount Buffalo and Bright ran a hire car service for visitors, who often stayed there overnight at a hotel or guesthouse. In 1919 a secondary school was opened in Bright. It also had a tourist progress association and local angling, bowling, racing, tennis and golf clubs amongst its many attractions. By the mid 1920s the people of Bright began planting exotic trees partly for landscape improvement and partly to lay the summer dust. The street tree plantings produced extraordinary autumn colours. By 1933, Bright was described as the “Tourism Capital of the Ovens Valley”. Bright’s train line continued until 1983 when it was finally discontinued and replaced with coaches. By that time, it was a well established tourism town with people flocking there all throughout the year for different reasons. Bright is a base for exploring the peaks of Mount Buffalo National Park and Alpine National Park as well as Mount Hotham, a popular ski resort. Bright is a starting point for the Murray to Mountains Rail Trail, a hiking and cycling path. Bright Museum, in the town’s former train station, documents rail and gold rush history. The region is also known for wineries and of course its amazing display of autumnal foliage.

kitty hasn't been on flickr for awhile and she wishes to say hello to all of you!! From the safety of a big maple tree, she is watching for a dog that sometimes wanders into our yard. I know you will agree that she is a very beautiful kitty!!!!

thanks so much for your visits!

One gust of wind will bring it all down.

This pretty little Sharpie was very patiently hunting small birds from our front Maple tree.

I watched her watching the smaller birds for a few minutes, but I lost interest before she did. She was still hunting when I went on about doing my chores.

This avid huntress is about the size of a large American Robin.

Hanging over Deadwood Creek

Lane County, Oregon

Panasonic G95

Panasonic 8-18mm

It is quite rare to have a Red-winged Blackbird visit my backyard. So when this one arrived, I had to capture some photos of it before it decided to leave.

I believe this is a youngster that was in the neighborhood visiting a small marshy pond at another residence nearby. That pond attracts a lot of birds.

I had heard it calling several times before and after this particular day. I've not seen it or any others since, so I'm guessing it decided to move to bigger and better water in another location.