Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Sometimes

Sometimes Fall is late to the party and arrives after all has dried and crumbled to gray and brown.  The only noise in the air is the bold cry of the crows. All Fall sees as she coasts over the surface is the leftovers of the celebration scattered hither and yon in all their crackly glory.  Sometimes Fall arrives too early and finds everything green and slimy and slippery.  Then the leaves ignore her bidding and cling dirty black until the winter winds tear them from their watchful posts.

But some years she arrives exactly on time and dressed in her best dress with her hair and make-up exactly in place.  She makes an entrance as only the Belle of the Ball can do and we stop in our tracks to admire her beauty and fawn over her timing.  We line up to be added to her dance card and we feel so lucky to have her attention for even such a short time.   (Click on photos for blogger to give you a close-up.)







19 comments:

  1. you have really gorgeous trees...and so huge as well...smiles....fall is def my fav....late fall here it seems...we are still getting indian summer heat mixed with really cold days...going to be a hot one here today...

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  2. Oh, so gorgeous! You've really captured the beauty. Fall is my absolute fav time of year, and it always seems to slip by so quickly.

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  3. Great post...Great pictures.

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  4. So beautiful!!
    Great photos!
    Hugs
    SueAnn

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  5. Beautiful pictures, I love the assorted berries that hang from the foliage. My grandgirl calls them "tree jewelry."

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  6. Fall, autumn it's everywhere, and your work is beautiful.

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  7. Absolutely beautiful fall photos.
    Nothing like the beauty of fall. Too bad winter has to follow. ;)

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  8. Like the way you describe fall as a beautiful woman. Super fall photos.

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  9. Well written Tabor. I liked your photos too - Dave

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  10. Simply breathtaking!

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  11. Gorgeous
    the first of the woods
    looks like you made a visit
    to my woods :)

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  12. We in Central KY have had an absolutely lovely fall. I think the best in all the falls I have observed since I moved here. Your photos are just wonderful -- barbara

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  13. I love your blog and your photos and writing are so beautiful. It is obvious you are a nature lover as I am and since being retired I have tried to capture in my own photos of Maine all of the natural beauty. Thank you for sharing your lovely photographs.

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  14. It looks like fall arrived just perfectly in your neck of the woods. Lovely shots.

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  15. Fall is such a marvelous time of the year--but this year, it seemed to FLY by!!!! The most gorgeous colors we saw this year were in Ohio the middle of October. WOW!!!!

    Great set of photos.
    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  16. A beautiful and too-short season, if you ask me!

    Pearl

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  17. lovely photos! Our autumn was glorious this year, too. With a storm expected tonight, the lingering beauty will finally be gone.

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  18. beautiful - both words and photos! Thanks, Tabor!

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  19. Your fall there is just spectacular. It seems fall is so brief here in CO - it's nice to enjoy yours vicariously.

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