If you have ever lost track of something you love (a picture, a letter, a CD) and then find it again years later, there's a certain pleasure in rediscovering it. You can enjoy both the sense of history the item brings and the first pleasure you had in it. This is how I feel about fall this year. It has been almost seven years since I experienced fall and I'm relishing it. I love the colors (yellows, oranges, bright reds), smells (wood smoke), and sounds (children playing outdoors, people walking their dogs) of fall. I love the cold air and the pumpkins in the store. I love the sense of time moving as the trees darken every day. I even love the rain storms and the and battles I've fought with the wind over my umbrella.
I wanted to capture a little bit of fall in the pictures, but I didn't pull it off. What I could not pull off is the sheer ubiquitousness of the colors. Everywhere I drive there are different shades of orange and red. My favorite place to drive is the road right before my house. You can look down the red-leafed tree lined road and look up to see Mt.Shasta covered in snow.
5 comments:
Ahh...nice!
You did pull it off, Julie! It's just not to its peak yet. I think CA's colors are better than our's thus far. . . . So glad you're enjoying fall!!!
Doris, I wish I could ship you a little of the fall or maybe just the cool weather!
Kristen, thanks! Ahh...I was thinking I wish I had your photography skills when I was out taking pictures. BTW, we were thinking of you Sunday. We drove up to Lassen and had a picnic on a table surrounded by snow near a mountain lake. Also, Lake Manzanita is surrounded by beautiful fall colored trees. It's gorgeous with Lassen in the background. We thought you'd like to take pictures here now!
I would love Fall, Julie. I would. Hope I get to experience it one day...BUCKET LIST, hihi!
Thanks for sharing!
Yes, you should do a tour of fall. Come to the states or somewhere else northish in October/November with your camera.
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