The vines are beginning their winter rest after giving up sweet grapes in late summer. They stand like soldiers as they wait for winter to remove everything except their dark gnarly vines firmly planted in the soil. The afternoon is so quiet and warm and peaceful and so unlike the cold winter blast that is due in a few days. I almost feel as if I am saying goodbye to a lover, as my heart rests in my throat and I gasp at this all too brief beauty. I turn and at my back stands the unreformed woods also in all their glory, sheltering small birds and mammals and bracing for the winds and rain that will tear leaves from their branches leaving them in dark silhouette for the months to come.
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i love the colors of this season...enjoy it now..it wont last long...we are supposed to get snow this weekend...
ReplyDeletePretty time of the year, too short...hmmm kinda how I feel about my life.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty, spectacular colors, we are just getting some colored leaves now, no overnight freezes though. Many of the leaves falling are still green.
ReplyDeleteYou have captured the feeling of autumn in both your words and photos. Your digital paintings resemble textured magical landscapes. Good post -- barbara
ReplyDeleteYou have a good description of what I don't want to see coming in the near future.
ReplyDeleteDigital painting is so lovely.
ReplyDeleteEvery season's beauty is too short, which is why i'm glad they come back!
ReplyDeleteyour grape orchard?
ReplyDeleteNo, not my vineyard, but next to the apple orchard where I bought my apples,
ReplyDeletethese pics and the colors are so awesome!! nice blog :D
ReplyDeleteThe apple orchard/pumpkin farm we go to is a good mix. It isn't one of the huge ones that gives out hayrides and has bouncy castles. It is a working orchard year round and has a little cafe too. But they do make a haystack maze for the kids and have a wide variety of animals that roam all over the farm. My kids LOVE it. And yes, they do have many different varieties of pumpkins/squash/gourds. ;)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures!