“That’s the storm that will change the season.” mother would say in autumn during a particularly blustery storm. Sure enough, the air would soon change from fatigued autumn to decidedly winter.
Category Archives: Around The Hill
Turkey Crossing
Earlier today while on the phone, I glanced behind the curtain only to see a big Tom and more than a dozen hens crossing the yard from north to south.
They encountered the stone fence, and just as one always wonders why a chicken crossed the road, I wondered why the turkeys crossed the fence.
Misted Birch
As nearly the rest of leaves have blown off after frosts and stern winds, this birch makes itself known contrasting with it’s too close hemlock neighbor.
Autumn Vista
From the top of Elk Mountain, near gaudy reds and yellows pour through the neighborhood.
A community of larch splashes gold near neighbor pines.
Nearly all green not long ago, soon to be pine punctuated silver white, now, this.
Autumn Road
Late afternoon illuminates a favorite hill top in early Autumn splendor.
Autumn Green
Autumn green fades, pastel sky smiles over soon to blaze hills.
Autumn Dawn
Autumns first week pours clouds into valleys.
Sun Chokes
Yellow, yellow everywhere. Some yellow the shades of old paper left in sun, fading, reflecting nearing the end of an age.
Other yellow, Golden Rod, Sun Chokes just as brilliant and bright as the sun itself.
Wasp
I watched this fellow for several minutes as he seemed to struggle back and forth from the blue stone to the lawn grass.
Elk Hills Crystal Lake
The twin Elk Hills overlook serene Crystal Lake