Monday, November 17, 2014

Last Rites

Mother Nature works fast!
Last week on a trip to the garden, I noticed that the lilac bush at the corner was still full of leaves, some yellow, some still green. Today, about 3 days later, just about all of the leaves have fallen. I count 10 still hanging on for dear life. I thought the still colored leaves lying on the snow were a good contrast to most of them at the foot of the small tree.
That's all I've got today.
Weather? There's another icy, snow mix a fallen all around me now.
Some days I long for a cocoon.
This is about it with regards to fall colors around our place.
The last rites have been performed.
Rest in peace, autumn.
Yes please, a moment of silence.

22 comments:

  1. Hmm, methinks it's time for that hose to find a winter home, don't you think? :-)

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  2. My hose is yellow. It rests outside the cellar door for most of the year. I use it on the bike most every day.

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  3. Yup, somehow our hoses never make it into the garage before the snow falls. Wonder why?

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  4. Nicely done, BM! Winter seems to have claimed its place in your world. It's going to get very cold here tonight! Like 27 degrees! That's crazy! But no snow.

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  5. we had snow in ne tx last night, too. very odd to see green trees, green grass and snow...

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  6. A moment of silence please for the sudden passing of autumn in Maine.

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  7. Sad to say, winter has been sneaking up on us here in Ontario too. I don't mind winter but I do wish fall would last a little longer.

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  8. No snow for us of course, but today we have a tornado watch and then temps plunging down to 24 degrees tomorrow night. Very unusual for north Florida in November!

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  9. Cool story bro #NOLIFER

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  10. So that's it then Birdman.. autumn is overs! Roll on the winter pics, j'adore!
    p.s. the Quay part of Elizabeth Quay is where the boats come in.

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  11. Here the beautiful fall colors are fading into an uniform and continuous grayish rain...

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  12. We have yucky wet snow/rain here today! Awful.

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  13. We're getting snow here too. That's a good thing.

    What we're getting now might be the stuff that stays around.

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  14. That's the metaphor autumn-into-winter is all about. Poetic photo.

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  15. Cocoon. Not a bad idea. Wasn't there a movie about that? As I recall, a lot of old folks who weren't so old anymore. At the moment, that doesn't sound half bad.
    Stay warm!

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  16. Beautiful photo...I like your folksy weather forecasts...

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  17. It was cold down here, too. Maybe 40s overnight and 65 - 70 during the day.

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  18. Hi Birdman, Gotta love the last rites for Autumn. All the way over here on the other side Old Man Winter has a foot in the door. Have a good day. John

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