Calm Before the Storm

The months of October & November are a busy time for my family. Most of our birthdays and anniversaries are during these 2 months. We also have been blessed with 3 Grandchildren born during these months as well - the newest just 2 weeks ago! In order to maintain sanity, we will need to figure out a new normal to celebrate all these occasions as well as the traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. I am thinking we will need to simplify and keep in mind it’s the getting together that is important, not so much the elaborate parties that counts! This shot was taken early one morning on my walk down by the river. It will remind me to keep life simple, appreciate the people, not things, and if the *** hits the @@@, always remember the sun will come up tomorrow to start a new day!

Autumn in New England

It is the same every year. The sun sets earlier. The air after dinner is cooler. People start talking about getting their blankets and sweaters out the closets. Of course, the question of when you will turn your heat on is the big topic of conversation on those first few chilly nights. Everyone knows most New Englander’s will never turn on the heat before November 1st. The older I get, the crazier that sounds to me! Autumn is my favorite time to shoot photos of flowers and fauna. I am not afraid to say I sometimes like the decaying hydrangeas just as much as the beautiful summertime blooms. There is something special to me in the wheat-colored grasses, the golden, rusts, and browns of the leaves, and fading perennials getting ready to fade away until the next Spring. Here are a couple of photos I have shot on walks around this month. I will enjoy this short season before the long winter arrives, making shooting outside all but gone. Enjoy your October!