Woke to a brilliant Autumn sunrise Sunday...
The rays and the golden grass just spoke warmth...
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but it was so misleading...
it was a very chilly, frosty morning in the field.
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Tulip tree leaves...while curled and turned up
were covered in frost...
Oak leaves were lying face down in coats of white...
Just yesterday had been sunny and bright!
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But later...
the day did warm up and Alivia did come down...
and the frosty field looks like autumn now.
Alivia and I were surprised to find strawberries
still growing on Grampa's vines...
and in the Forsythia...
and in the Forsythia...
a little bird's nest with a small leaf entwined!
Then we were off...
pointing out the tallest trees.
Then I asked her to follow me...
to mushrooms I found on a log and tree...
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...smashing one open...she needed to see...
some of these initials are hard to see...
this small carved heart...you just might see!
My morning started with a misleading sun...
to a warm setting sun!
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So now today...as I sat here with coffee...
and later again with a piece of cake...
this view out my window I did miss...
for now the view...
Then we were off...
down to the woods...explorers we would be...
I followed...with Alivia in the lead..
She often looked up...
pointing out the tallest trees.
Then I asked her to follow me...
to mushrooms I found on a log and tree...
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...smashing one open...she needed to see...
even this hole again in a favorite tree...
some of these initials are hard to see...
but...if you look close at the
N
O
T
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~enlarge~
this small carved heart...you just might see!
My morning started with a misleading sun...
now it's a "Miss".....leading me home...
to a warm setting sun!
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So now today...as I sat here with coffee...
and later again with a piece of cake...
this view out my window I did miss...
for now the view...
has been turned into this...
and just in time I have to say...
and more photos like this...I hope to be taking.
"The End"
and just in time I have to say...
for this is what happened...the very next day.
Those leaves did fall and it rained all day...
Those leaves did fall and it rained all day...
Soon there will be...a need for raking...
heartier meals like this...even in the making...
and more photos like this...I hope to be taking.
"The End"
61 comments:
I hear you're chillier than we are! I do love, love, love the opening photos with the stream of sunshine through the trees. Just took my breath away!
Hi Wanda-
Oh this morning's walk was especially energizing - I love the frost covered surfaces and the sun peeking though the trees - I was warm and cold at the same time - the trees are very tall and I had to crane way up to see the tops. :-) The coffee and cake were yummy and that hearty colorful meal? Oh my, heavenly.
I so love out walks.
Love Gail
peace.....
I'm going to ask you again:
Would you adopt me?
Love,
Jackie
I love the contrast of the sun and frost pictures, and Alivia frolicking, and the end, tee hee. Have a lovely week, Wanda!
Beautiful pictures. Your area looks like a great place to walk and explore. Love that cake!
Beautiful picture essay of a lovely autumn day! Thanks for posting...
Just beautiful Wanda..those shrooms are just like the ones I found here,they must grow in our areas at the same time..the smell of autumn is so wonderful..The cofffe break and cake looked so inviting...
I hope so (photos taking) I love the pics of your strolls.
This is what it is all about - nature, children, grandchildren, love, appreciation, wonder - all there in your collection of photographs. Alicia is a lucky little girl.
And I am one of your lucky blog readers, leaving feeling comforted and at peace.
Thank you . . . again!
I loved your poetry today Wanda! I wonder what inspired you? Such lovely photos and cute little Alivia dressed in pink. She always makes me think of Sarah. I liked the mobile on your tree Wanda,very nice!
Love Di
Hello Wanda, I'm commenting from my phone, so please excuse bloopers! Alivia looks like a bright pink blossom in your forest scenes. Glad you could show us your glorious fall before the leaves dropped. Loved the frost on the meadow and on your leaves.
Breathtakingly beautiful! You are such a Blessed lady!
Thanks Claudia, you have several recipes I'm going to try this winter...hope your ankle is better.
Thank you Gail, wish we could walk together and then have cake.
Hi Jackie, I'll adopt you if you bring the donkey that throws tantrums...OK?
Thank you Jain, for getting the end!
Thank you Carol for bringing Charlie for a walk!
Thank you Nicholas V. for stopping by and leaving a nice comment.
Thank you Andora, I found the mushrooms just after you posted yours...we do live fairly close.
Thank you Bonnie, I appreciate and learn so much from your blog about finding peace.
Thank you Di, Alivia dressed herself before coming down and My mother made the mobile out of plastic tubing.
Thank you Barb, the frost did make me think of your snow dusted flowers.
Thank you Robyn...I think it's an adventure to live in Alaska!
Just stopped by to relax, enjoy the music and the pictures. What a nice day! Thanks for the experience! Deb
I love your walks, you are so present and aware and just soaking it all in. Very nice,
Hi, Wanda,
I'm sad because none of your pictures are loading for me!
I'll try again tomorrow, or I'll have to wait until I get home.
'Missing everyone a lot!
So many blogs won't load for me at all. Yours did, but the pictures are all just white blanks (except for the one in your house with the coffee cup and that is VERY COZY looking!).
"HI!" to everyone!
Love you!, Eileen
Hello my friend, oh Miss Pretty In Pink, Alivia makes me smile. Lovely photo's and everything looks so Fall like. We honestly have missed the Fall season but it has warmed up now.
So enjoy your post my friend, it is warm and pleasant just as you are......Hugs to Alivia....:-)
You do have some elegant scenery there to photograph. Those trees are stunning and in their glory. Very nice photography.
What a beautiful haven you have! I love the contrasts! What great memeories--exploring with your little miss. Thanks for sharing.
Wanda,
I feel like I'm at a bed and breakfast when I visit your blog, waking up to a bright sunrise here, good food, and great reading. Cozy indeed.
Nothing like a nice walk in nippy air with an eager child to put a spring in your step. The walk also takes the guilt out of lifting the fork.
Lovely walk today and just loved "the end".
You've been having frost? That means it will be starting here soon... You have both silver and gold in your surroundings, which I love, and I'm looking forward to seeing for the first time, for me, what your winters look like where you are.
Thank you Debbie...keep an eye out for those deer jumping out!
Like you Cheryl I love walking in nature.
We miss you too Eileen...hope you're having a great time!
Thanks Bernie, Alivia puts her outfits together on weekends...she may dress in girly things but she's all tomboy too!
Thank you Mr. Lincoln...I never tire of trees.
Thanks Donna...Alivia is a lot of company on my walks!
Thank you Lisa, I'll trade some cozy for your artistic talents.
I agree Patti...walking does help keep me guilt free most of the time...
Hi Lizzie...I'll be keeping an eye on your Somerset home and winters too!
The pictures were so mesmerizing that I am left speechless! Thank you so very much for sharing the fall pictures. It is so surreal yet exotic :)
I love sunrises and sunsets..thanks for the wonderful photos. Aren't Autumns colors marvelous?
Hi Wanda,
I just love coming to your blog. I am getting such pleasure in seeing the Autumn colors because here in Florida, Autumn like you experience doesn't happpen here. I miss those beautiful colors. So,Thank you!
That deer is awesome! How did you get so close?
Take care.
Wanda, I just love coming and visiting you every day. It is like opening up a good book. You know you are going to want more at the end of the page or chapter and with you it is the same. I loved the "Scoobie-Doo" tree! I never tire of the beauty that surrounds your home. How blessed you are! miles of smiles...linda
I love the autumn leaves and their color and it always pains me to see them fall to the ground on a windy day. I want them to last forever.
Beautiful post!
Di
The Blue Ridge Gal
Thank you Stillness, I think you live in an exotic country!
Thank you Janet, everyone should go look at your creations.
Thanks Anne, the deer was just in the side yard.
Thank you Linda, Hope you feel well enough to post soon!
Thank you for visiting Di...I will have to visit your blog!
Very, very lovely Wanda...
I like the way you started the post... I fell right into the whole setting of warmth with the sun... and then all the memories of those hard frost chilly mornings...came back! brrrrrr
We're getting a little break this week with slightly warmer days. Hope it last a while longer...
It's my favorite time of year!
all the best, Maria
....I really enjoyed your post. Your writing is so gentle and your photos beautiful. I like how you told your story and pulled us along...it was lovely...and you're in southwestern Ohio too!! Yeah! We have a lot of bloggers from our neck of the woods.
Hello my friend
I loved this brisk walk on the crunchy frosty grass, then feeling the warmth of the sun warming me up as we ventured into the forest...cold days are much more pleasant with a little sunlight...and the hand of a little girl...
Happy days Wanda
Thank you Maria, I love this time of year too.
Thanks for visiting Kelly, we do live close!
Thank you Delwyn and I know those little girls grow up quickly! Nice that you got to visit with yours!
Wow, Wanda!!! Where to begin??? Another fabulous post!!! I love the photo of the buck...but all the "frosty" pictures are gorgeous...and so fun the way the cake icing seems to carry on that "frosty" theme in such a delicious way!!!! You are extraordinary!!!! And I am so, so glad to be your friend!!!!! But for goodness sake, you are going to put all kinds of pounds on me with all your delicious cooking!!!!! ;-) Love to you, dear Wanda!!! ~Janine XO
Your walk was full of magical sights, and no mistake, and your rising sun pictures and frosted leaves were fantastic - I did enjoy them.
I loved this post! I love it that Alivia is learning so much from your walks and what wonderful memories she will carry all her life Wanda! Beautiful pictures, as always!!
Janine...Jinksy...Jacquelyn
Thanks to all 3 of you "J's"
Janine, you are very kind to say such things!
Jinksy, you always post magical words at your blog.
Jacquelyn, thank you, Alivia does like to explore the woods!
lovely photos - lovely post - lovely blog!!
Frost AND a developing poet (like ROBERT Frost) you are!
Ahhhhh. This season. Flirting boldly between autumn's bright colors and winters drab. Calls us; calls us. Then deposits us in warm places where heart and hearth combine to comfort us with family, friends and food to keep us company.
Such wonderful moments you share and so well said. Lovely photos as usual.
Thanks
Rita
Thanks for visiting and commenting Outdoor Mom.
Thank you Rebecca, autumn and winter are the coziest seasons, aren't they.
Thank you for sharing your El Camino Pilgrimage moments Rita.
Wanda, you are so kind! Thank your again for all your well wishes and warm hugs. All the prayers worked! I am healing and feeling so much better! We somehow need to find a way to get addresses for a Christmas list....I love sending cards! hugs.
Thank you, Wanda!!!!! And much, much love to you, my dear friend!!!! Janine XOXO
Think I missed commenting here, Wanda, even though I read your post a couple of days ago. I just have to stop only reading and do my commenting right away or it feels as if I've done it!!
Maybe it's because my mind is going ooh and aah as I look and read all the beauty that you share. Or maybe I am just in la la land?
It's so sweet that you are giving us regular treats with videos too...thank you for that.
We even got frost down here and Michael had to scrape it off of his windshield, but fortunately it has gone bye bye now.
You find so many treasures and so many hearts when you go for walks...maybe it is because you are a sweetheart so they show up for you.
Alivia looks darling whether you catch her coming or going in pictures!
blessings and hugs,
marcy
p.s. The food just ALWAYS looks soooo yummy, yet another of your artistic talents is the magnificent way you "present" the food!!
Wonderful post as always!
Take Care
I think my husband would like seeing that buck walk in front of him the first day of deer season. LOL I would not want him to see it then. It is so pretty.
So many lovely photos and Alivia looks as though she had a wonderful time. I especially liked the last photo, what a lovely way to end your post:)
You are welcome Linda...glad you are back, missed you while you were away!
I'm very happy for your good news Janine!
I know how busy you have been Marcy!
Thank You R.S.
Thank you for visiting Garnet.
Rowan, glad you are home and back to blogging!
Wanda, you have no idea how many times I've seen this post and each time I wanted to comment I got distracted and ended up not commenting!! Life has been a little chaotic and a little hectic around here! That last picture is a real showstopper, wow, and your cake makes me hungry!!
Great post. I loved seeing the frost. It's been so hot here in Florida and I can't wait until it gets cooler and stays. Thanks for taking us along again. It's fun to see what you two come across.
The autumn trees are beautiful. Wish they turned like that here.
Have a wonderful weekend. ~Cindy
Thank you, Wanda!!!! Your friendship is one of the tremendous blessings of my life!!!! I love you so much!!! ~Janine XO
Stunning and amazing captures!
Rnjoy the weekend.
A lovely day, Wanda! In the morning is a fairyland of frost; then are golden leaves and a golden shapeshifter. Walking with Alivia reveals so many treasures, old and new. Then there's nature's pruning again! And the buck walks off into the sunset! The end! LOVE xxox
Hi Wanda.. yes, it's me again. Wanted to let you know that I am giving away a pretty scarf so come see and if you like it just leave a comment... Hope to see you over at my bloggity blog.
Di
The Blue Ridge Gal
FINALLY! I get to see this beautiful post!
Really fantastic photography, Wanda, you've outdone yourself!
This was a beautiful walk, and it felt nice to be following you and Alivia around. You're so lucky to have these woods to hike. I've often thought that about people who live in mountainous areas to hike too, or people who live on the beach to be able to walk the seashore whenever their heart desired. Such a Blessing to be surrounded by nature that way.
Thanks for sharing your Blessings with us, and thanks for sharing your home too.
It really does feel like a nice visit to a friend's home, and nice walk around her property with her!
I love each and every photo and video, but I think my most favorite is Alivia arriving for her walk with you! I always love the 'start' of anything!
Great post, Wanda!
Love to you!, Eileen
There is such joy and peace in looking for and finding treasures outside our front door. I liked "The End" and lots more, too. It made me chuckle. Love your story. Blessings and smiles.
Jientje, Cindy, Janine, Margaret, Eileen, and Brenda!!!
Thank you for always leaving such nice comments for me, I've been without internet a few days and busy otherwise too, just know I appreciate each and everyone of you!
Thank you also Regina and Di for visiting, will be visitng you too!
Another lovely story post, another lovely walk with your adorable Alivia. The fall leaves are falling fast here.
Sigh....so peaceful.
Most of the time I have my speakers turned off, but not tonight. The music is so perfect with the pictures!
Thanks for visiting me so faithfully.
Such a delightful walk. I really enjoy your little videos. We share the same taste in cups and plates.
Sunny :)
Hi again Wanda!
Thanks for visiting my Goodnight Moon Sky Watch!
I stopped at Riverdaze... AWESOME!
I knew there was a special name for the moon at this time... Hunter's Moon :)
Thank you Wanda!
~Maria
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