All posts by Lynette d'Arty-Cross

Loving life through photography, hiking, walking, good food, wine and travel.
nature, Photography

Maple Leaves

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Some of our national symbol maple trees are beginning their autumn colour-change ritual.

Many of the leaves are still green but others have begun their metamorphosis.

I love how the interior veins of the leaves turn red first, followed by the rest of the leaf as it becomes engulfed in colour before losing its tenacious grip on the twig and drifting to the ground.

I found this lovely example on the ground and decided to bring it home where it posed on my kitchen counter for a close-up.

Happy Saturday. 🍁

nature, Photography

Rockspray Cotoneaster

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This is quite a handle for a cute little ground cover plant with flat green leaves and bright red berries!

The berries – which may last all winter – have recently changed colour and are adding another lovely colour dimension to our autumn palette.

Although they don’t look much like them, this plant is actually part of the rose family. I think those bight berries might be part of the family resemblance, however.

Happy Friday.

Commentary, nature, Photography

Autumnal Red

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The autumn reds are beginning to come into their own. During a break between rain showers, I stopped to take a few pictures of this arresting tribute to the season’s beauty.

This “winged euonymus” or “burning bush” is turning a brilliant colour.

This particular bush was of interest to me since about four or five days ago, it hadn’t started to change at all.

It won’t be long before it is entirely afire and likely causes others to stop and admire, a good thing in our busy world.

Happy Thursday.

Reblogs

Thanks, Peri. I needed that. #new release #PandemicTherapist #dog #humor

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Dark days. In the past few days, news from Israel has been devastating. The past months of war in the Ukraine have been catastrophic. The past years …

Thanks, Peri. I needed that. #new release #PandemicTherapist #dog #humor

Peri, Barb Taub’s certified canine pandemic therapist has published a book! I hope you click on the link above to read the post and review. I have greatly enjoyed Barb’s previous books and I’m sure Oh My Dog will be just as hilarious. Congratulations, Barb!

nature, Photography

Autumn Colour Delights

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We are starting to hit the heights of our autumn colours; such a beautiful time of year.

Glorious autumn chrysanthemums bring visual joy.

A honey locust tree backed by an incredibly blue sky is a beautiful sight. The pods of the honey locust are sweet and edible, but are best before they turn brown.

The red and yellow ash trees are hitting their optical stride.

Happy Tuesday.

Reblogs

Merzouga: Three Days In The Desert Sun

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Sometimes it’s when you look back at a particular time or place that you realise just how good it was. And then sometimes, now and again, when you …

Merzouga: Three Days In The Desert Sun

I’m passing on this post from The Hungry Travellers, who are doing a series about their present trip to Morocco. Beautiful pictures and lyrical descriptions of their travels are characteristic of their posts; I hope you enjoy it.