transitioning into fall ~ 2 of 2

Daily walks through our woods reveal more transitions into Fall. Natures small compositions continue to capture my attention. Note; nothing has been moved or added.

I can't get over how nature magically works together, at least in my eyes. The rich color variations of transitional leaves...

tiny red leaf caught my eye

yellow leaf
flanked by mother natures wings


this combination resembles a goldfish

Can you see it "swimming" now?

dark steel blue oak and a mighty tiny red leaf
teeter totter on a stick

Some other Fall wooded finds:

our native pricky pear cactus nodes have turned red
they are considered fruit and are edible

our cedar trees are covered in what looks like berries

I learned they are actually seed cones. Some sources say they are edible, used for seasoning food and/or medicinal purposes. Other sources say Eastern Red Cedar berries are toxic. I never know which source to believe, and stay safe enjoying what grows on our land visually. 

nature revealed this message yesterday

just hang on

Tank & Jameson sniffing down a tree together (on the left) in my favorite area in our Enchanted Forest.

natures compositions

Something has become very apparent to me this Summer, Nature's compositions.

I wish I could stop and study them, there are no doubt lessons to be learned. However, these days it's click and go before the mosquitoes/flies carry you away -or- the dogs (better said dog, cough cough, Jameson) attempt to sneak off our property. Not to mention between my non-stop watery allergy eyes and humidity induced sweat, it is best to keep going. So, I do. But not before a quick phone shot of what catches my eye, that nature so eloquently created. The woods are very quiet these days, not much is changing. Or is it?

Notice the placement. Colors. Different textures. The light!! The combination of elements. How things landed. Together, or not. It all makes me wonder...

July 14-15

fancy like

there are skulls among us

August 12

I was so thrilled to find just one of these in July

who knew Golf Balls commonly grow everywhere here in August

natures diorama has a little bit of everything

August 13

August 18


screenshot :/

(accidentally took 1 sec video, too bad this stopped me in my tracks)

August 19

August 21

August 29

the moon is not always in the sky

size (and color) of a pencil eraser

August 30

perhaps my favorite Summer nature composition

the huge steel blue leaf was stunning in person

None of these compositions/photos were staged or altered. I did crop a few shots, most are as taken. My shots are not all that, but nature sure is. It has much to teach us about life. No need to move things around, add photo effects or change values. Nature alters everything, all on its own...