2086. now is the time

 

fall moves to winter
soon branches will be empty
stop… smell the roses 🦊❤️

Stopping to smell the roses, savor the morning chill, hear the birds sing, taste the last hanging cherry tomato or be stunned by the palette of autumn colors starts with making a conscious decision to do so. Now is the time. 🦊❤️

2085. a mystery…

 

just watching the bees
buzzing from clover to clover
and then they were gone… 🦊❤️

I sat lazily, watching a large number of bees buzzing from clover to clover gathering pollen. I blinked… and they were all gone… A mystery!! 🦊❤️

2084. ignition

 

despite the drizzle
an autumn tree igniting
acting as kindling 🦊❤️

As we walked in the morning drizzle, I could not help but see the blazing tips of a tree acting as kindling that will set fire to the rest of the trees. 🦊❤️

2083. fog

ah the morning fog
the perfect lens to witness
the sun’s rising up 🦊❤️
There is something special about a sunrise seen through the fog on an autumn morning. 🦊❤️
 

2082. “old scratch”

 

the first to turn red
like the devil that it is
ole poison ivy 🦊❤️

This is the time of the year that poison ivy turns a flaming red - just like the devil that it can be. BTW “old scratch” is a folk name for the devil. 🦊❤️

2081. hovering

 

hovering above
escaping the dried brownness
a bright shooting star 🦊❤️

Even in the bleakest of places, shooting stars are present to dazzle us. 🦊❤️

2080. purring

 

allowing ourselves
to get close… to just be held…
worth purring about  🦊❤️

Some pictures say it all… 🦊❤️