AUTUMN LEAVES

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Curbside Collection

My husband couldn’t believe it when I took a picture of the curb as I got back into the car after dinner, but I couldn’t resist!

The beauty is everywhere ~

Sunday Stills Monthly Color Challenge: #Lava and Condolences

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Today’s challenge is thought provoking and bittersweet. So sorry to hear of the passing of our challenge host, Terri’s beloved dog Areo.

The challenge is pictures with, Orange, Brown and Black, by themselves or in combination.

Lance and I send our condolences~

Orange this time of year is fairly easy to find so I wanted to try to find something different.

An old tree that needed to come down after a lightning strike, chopped up and taken away. My kids used to play all over it when they were little.

As stated…a very funky “private residence”, Provence Town, Massachusetts
My favorite flower, Tiger Lily
The layers of an old post
But in the end, I couldn’t resist the orange of Autumn…..Somewhere in Rhode Island, a gas stop along the way

Thank you to our host Terri @ https://secondwindleisure.com/author/terriwebsterschrandt/

Cell Pic Sunday, Downtown Strolling

The Ritz, formal wear, downtown Portsmouth, Ohio

I was downtown yesterday taking some new photos for my next blog and just loved the way this captured both downtown and the beautiful gowns. Taken with my Samsung galaxy 4 Flip phone, edited using my camera settings. I honestly rarely use anything else. Happy Sunday everyone 😊

Posted for John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Inspirit, or: In spirit

Big HUGE shout out to David, for showcasing my poem Old House! I’m so honored to be apart of space!

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Poetry Partners #138

‘Old Houses’, a poem by Sherry Lens of ‘Sherry’sLens Photography’

Doors and windows, Gates and Gables
Luring me in with their untold fables
Shadows on stairwells, echoing walls
Hinting of stories yet to be told
Remnants of footprints, ghostly remains
Distant reminders of those who have came
Standing in mystery in need of repair
Keyholes and door knobs for those who would dare
Full of old memories of the lives they have shared.

Photo Credit: Sherry Lens Photography

An acrostic ‘Nove Otto’ by ben Alexander of ‘The Skeptic’s Kaddish’

Once, our brood ran through its hallways;
Laughter and love filled them always;
Darlings blushed and shyly flirted;
Happy tots bounced on Granny's knee;
Old Grandpa would laugh mightily-
Uncounted, foul jokes he spurted!
Still, those pages yellowed long ago;
Endings must come; beginnings go;
Since…

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How fun to be involved in a treasure hunt!! Hope you enjoy my finds!

Starting off with my boy Lance

Sunshine and the Moon, Grand Canyon National Park, Az.

Umbrella art installation, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Rain in the Distance, Longboat Key, FL (2015 my Dad and youngest son)

Mac & Chesse, New York, food truck vender

Foggy Reflections, Shawnee State Park, West Portsmouth, Oh

“The Ohio 5”, first cousins and my beautiful grandchildren

Mums the Word, Falls flower

In honor of Halloween this by far was one of my oddest walkabout finds! Spooky cement burial vaults in the middle of the woods….Creepy!!

Thanks for the Fun!! Loved this challenge!

One More Look Around

Just like any new adventurer setting out, I’m researching my route, packing my bags and hoping I dont forget anything!

Since taking a few tentative steps into the world of blogging, I’ve been combing through posts and pages gaining insights and tidbits from my peers and wow you guys are awesome! So many things I hadn’t even thought of. A big shout out to Hugh W. Roberts @Huge’s News & Views, for his suggestions on keeping my photography and my blog safe!!

Like any traveler setting out, I have so many things I want to do, places I intend to go and things I want to say, I get dizzy thinking about it! I know, I know…calm down take it slow and try to have a plan and a schedule is handy! See I’m learning 😊

I’ve experimented with some watermarks for my photos and again, “Thanks Huge!”, I found a really good free app to get me started. Add Watermark Free app, is a simply perfect easy to use tool, Huge and I recommend!

I’ve been sorting through photos, making folders and taking notes. Eager to be on my way but still nervous about the trip. I’m sure as with any journey there will be important things learned along the way. Trip ups, wrong turns and rich wonderful experiences I wouldn’t have had if I just stayed in my own yard.

One of the best pieces of advice though I’ve gotten from so many of you is just show up! Take the first step and just keep writing!

So with that in mind, my bags are packed my passport is in my pocket and I can’t wait for you to join me on this adventure!

But before we head out lets take one more look around, thanks 😊

My sweet boy ~ Lance

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Thank you Fall~

Thank you for the Autumn breeze, for the changing of the leaves

Thank you for the Sun so bright and the Harvest Moon at night

For the Pumpkins orange and ripe, carved into a Jack-O-Light

For the Feast of Thanks we give, another year we’ve had to live

Thank you for your apples sweet, Ciders, Pies and Candied treats

For Festivals and Market Squares, a bounty for us all to share

Soft warm sweaters, jackets and hats, ghost and goblins, spooky black cats

Thanks for all this season brings, the scent of change upon its wings

Preparing us for Winters test

Thank you Fall, for the season I   love the Best!