I have skipped a month and here I am at the end of December writing about November. But with my new venture, time seems to be a scarce thing. But I am still amassing photos and having them sitting in the computer seems such a shame. So here is November and what we saw that month.
Being just after Halloween, in fact the day after....
Pumpkins are kerbed. This one really does look sad
How about that for a Halloween candy shoot
The trees are still with leaf at the beginning of the month
With lots of colour about
Skies are amazing and dramatic along with the leaves everywhere
My glorious gingko ! Just wow. That is one radiant tree
I love them so and of course yellow is a favorite. They are just sunshine
As I await the leaf drop of the gingko and stalk them, signs are that it won't be long
A few mornings of cold
and a quick trip to Port Dover...boy oh boy was it ever cold that day
How weird is this, leaves on the beach!
I love this effect, the blue spruce decorated with fallen leaves. Just wonderful contrasts of colours
So looks like I have some leave clearing to do out side my house!
It always makes me laugh to the cars with leaves on, it seems to comical. But these leaves drop so fast, this would have been from one night!
These ginkgo's got caught and although not yellow they have begun to drop
Just amass on the grass below
All the way down the avenue
It was as deep as my feet, and the trees are bare
These further down had yellowed
As I said, as deep as my feet
It sort of makes me sad but then it is the full circle and they will be back. Look at that stripy lawn! The leaves just fall straight of the tree, boom
Wow, they have some colour there!
This house is up the street and this is the style of Waterloo in the old parts. I love the swoop roof. And not normally a fan of shutters, these are just right
Hedges decorated with leaves
And early morning frosts
It is amazing what nature gives us
On these gingko leaves you can see the detailed lines and look at the bits of frost crystals!
The fallen leaves from the gingko's are covered in a layer of frost
The morning light is so soft and the gingko leaves still glow in it
Lovely lambs ears
Sunshine through leaves
and blades of grass with frost, soon all the frost will be gone
This is pretty cool the mixed everything, you can just make out the frost highlights on the green leaves
I find a whole line of trees that must be protected from the wind...yes that's me on the pavement in shadow
There is even a female gingko tree in them
Early morning sunshine
Makes for a dazzling contrast of concrete and yellow.
Splendid sunshine, we take this while we can!!!
I am amazed how some of the leaves are just there staying around gloriously
Here we have the true mix of November, frosty roofs and yellow thinning leaves of the maple
And I think that this is a Spindle tree berry. Quite the find
Silken threads in the sunshine
and the last of the pumpkins
Garden tea anyone
How cute is this!!! This street always has these little pictures they hang on the telegraph poles
Now that's a fence post, talk about crowning it!
Mushrooms and lichen, it is so sculptural
OOOH it's snow!
Red leaves of the Japanese Maple, they won't be here long
So didn't quite get to the leaves yet!
It is quite magical at this point. (Remind me of that mid February!)
Ah pumpkin! you have a snow hat
How about these amazing berries
Love that, the colour of the leaves and berries with the casing highlight in the morning sunshine the fence and its' grooves are quite the backdrop, just wish I knew the plant!
Bright light and blue cloudy skies, just a smattering of snow
oh and Archie! What a star
The evening light is pretty cool. Puffy pink clouds!
This is a working rail way line! Look at the closeness of the buildings
Being with flowers daily, I have to then take their pictures. My latest obsession is Gerber daisies. That complexity is mesmerizing. Not to mention the colour combinations
And how about these Lisianthus. They go from the cream/green (I can't even think of the name of the colour, even if it has one) to the deep purple! Now that is beyond special.
I wish you all the very best this Christmas time !!!
