Christmas 2016

Christmas morning was perfect.  A little sun and misty fog surrounding the barn across the street.  Definitely the warmest December I  remember.  Yes we had a couple days of winter, but then the unusually balmy days returned.  No complaints on my end and not even sad at not having a white Christmas.  Right now it's noon and 50 degrees.  Wow!
Today I am grateful for my friends, my health, my humble abode here in the country. and the lake house up the road that my friends share with me.  The list goes on...life is good!

Christmas morning - all is calm, all is bright

December's Beauty

Time has slipped away and all of a sudden it's December.  I'm taking photos every day, but not always remembering to post in my blog.  This was today:

Magical December morning. I don't remember a December with such lush late fall colors. Plus, a hint of winter's chill in the air combined with a little mist. Perfect.

on the way to work just around the corner from my house

 

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I love the smell of woodsmoke on the wind, the faded colours and the low lying fog.

                                                  ~Mary Oliver

 Fall is upon us with a hint of a winter chill in the air.  I continue to have an infatuation with fog and here are some photos of a recent misty morning.  As I left my house early for work that day  the light felt perfect.   I saw the fog blanketing the field across the street and I knew I'd be jumping in and out of the car as I commuted to work.  Perfect start to the work day.

Fall

It seems  too often that fall is the harbinger of a harsh winter.  Despite these thoughts, I've found myself completely enthralled once again by fall colors and the way light plays upon the leaves, their intense colors and the wonderful reflections I often stumble upon in my travels.    It's a magical time.   I'll post these photos to hold onto the season.  Because, soon the snow.

 

 

 

"Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall."

                             ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald

Fall seemed to happen overnight here.  The colors are lovely, but not as dramatic as some years.  However, autumn's peak has not yet arrived.  But, we're having endless days of rain that might alter the stunning show we all  hope for every year.  Time will tell.  Meanwhile, I'm posting some photos I took along my morning commute a couple days ago.

The little tree with the golden leaves just across the street from my house appears to be the "show-off" tree.

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A month seemed to pass by in a blink of an eye.  Fall is upon us now, but I managed to extend my summer by spending a week in Florida.  Found a wonderfully pristine beach in Pass-a-Grille FL, the southernmost tip of St. Pete Beach FL.  It was only about 3 miles long, but a world all its own.  Reminiscent of my old Key West days, I loved walking the narrow streets of the little town with small cottages surrounded by the sea.   The turquoise green color of the water pulled me right back to the islands of the  Keys and the Caribbean.  Weather was tropical in nature and I fell comfortably into lazy days at the beach, swimming and swimming, reading, and just relaxing.  Ah, summer.

 

 

 

 

 

Mystical Magical Fog

Delaware River -Deposit NY