A Word A Week Photograph Challenge: Violet

Posted on 02/12/2014 by Laurie

Icy Leaf, Violet Shadows

Thanks for the challenge, Sue! For more on this week’s challenge ….

Autumn’s Chill

Posted on 11/12/2013 by Laurie

Along with bringing down a lot of leaves, yesterday’s winds ushered in a drop in temperatures. Brrr! It was only 16F. here this morning. If I didn’t have to rake this afternoon, I would stay in and do some baking. Maybe tomorrow : ) Have a lovely day!

Bright Color, Gloomy Day

Posted on 11/11/2013 by Laurie

This has been a wonderful year for autumn foliage in Manhattan, Kansas. The wind was gusting this morning, so I decided that I had better get some pictures before all the leaves come down. Here is a photo that I took looking up into one of the maple trees in our neighborhood. The colors looked especially vivid against the grey fall sky. Have a lovely day!

Weekly Photo Challenge: Foreign

Posted on 10/30/2012 by Laurie

Having spent quite a bit of time raking leaves over the past few days, I found myself pontificating on the subject of leaf etiquette and how to be a good neighbor. A friend interrupted me and replied, “Being a farm-girl, the concept of raking leaves is totally foreign to me.” So in all good fun, I dedicate this series of foreign-themed photos to my friend, Carolyn.…………

Orange on the Block

Posted on 09/18/2012 by Laurie

Looking for early signs of autumn, I decided to photograph the color orange in our neighborhood. It turns out that it was mostly in our own front yard.

Our neighbor’s crabapple tree with the tiniest fruit …