after a delightful dinner

only the bones were left

happy halloween!

autumn

has worked its magic once again

(thank you all for your kind comments yesterday on my 1000th post.

an early snow storm clobbered us yesterday.

it's so strange to see the trees with their autumn finery hidden under blankets of snow)

snow-dappled leaf

clinging to the hope that winter might wait its turn with a bit more patience

(i'm finally home from my travels, but baby brattcat has also come home,

so i won't have time to leave comments for another week or so.

thank you all for stopping by to visit

and thank you for your wonderful calling cards...

by the way, this is my 1,000th post...wow!)

my pot runneth over

and new ideas spill forth

the prospective buyers were 'on the fence'

about how to 'balance' the upkeep of such a house

is that an angel

shining in the throat of this blossom?

crates

reflecting

pink symmetry

does old stone love

the tiny green kisses of ivy?

if you put your ear close

to the tops of these bottles,

will they whisper their most intimate secrets to you?

on an autumn afternoon

trees sing harmony with sunlight

stoically shouldering the remains of the day

this tree thinks

of times past and times to come

the sun has fallen from the sky

and come to rest on a gay, white porch

mr. and mrs bird

are a bit tied up at the moment

pinwheels of color

spin on their green stems

how do ya like

dem tomatoes?

through fingers of hydrangea

autumn comes peeking

moon of milk drops

white saucer of light in the sulky sky

tugging at bristle grass beards

i will be away for about two weeks but will pre-post some treats for you during my absence...take care, my friends

apple arithmetic

compressed pulp remains after

apples have been pressed to make cider

pulp=yuck, cider=yumm

sunlight parts curtains of condensation

to warm waiting jugs of maple syrup

irina, at moscow daily photo, has presented me with

the versatile blogger award.

thank you, irina. you've put my little blog in with some very fine company!

7 facts about me:

1. i don't own a hairbrush or comb

2. i have difficulty sitting still and doing nothing

3. i don't like nuts in my chocolate bars

4. i love things that are soft to the touch

5. i can only watch movies during the daytime

6. i love to travel to places i've never been before

7. i love the friendships cdp has mid-wived

i'm supposed to award this to fifteen others but i could never choose.

so please, all of you, know you are on my list.

the bluest eye

and a devilish disposition

anya, anya, anya,

my 300th follower!

how sweet that it should be you!

brattleboro was blessed yesterday

with the most divine (not bovine) weather

for the fourth annual "brattstock"

all performers and organizers donated their time.

all contributions benefit project feed the thousands.

thanks to julian and lisa for a smokin' music festival on the common.

and thanks to new followers madge, lory and purplerain

who have chosen to rock it in brattleboro with the rest of us.

the next follower will make 300. far out!

what fun to go traveling

knowing these orange steps are waiting to welcome you home

rumpity-tumpity-tump,

sang the great, green, gourd-ious lump

mum's the word.

poor little things

all shivering stems

and drippy noses

how many of you have left

a footprint in wet concrete?

in autumn, the light blows kisses to us as she slips away.

we follow her departing figure with yearning hearts.

i glide, as light as air,

my appetite's profound,

my face is far from fair,

my wings don't make a sound.

(a warm welcome to cindry for landing on this blog)

theme day: mystery object

gold fringe

purse

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