Red Like Autumn Fires {52 Photos Project}

Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree.
~ Emily Bronte

Of every season, fall is my favorite.

Along the Fence Line {52 Photos Project}

I have a thing for wrought iron- I love wrought iron fences, gates. It is delicate and beautiful, yet sturdy and strong.  

Most Perfect Fruit {52 Photos Project}

"Whisky and apples go together. Fix me a drink, darling. Then you can read me a story yourself." 

(from Breakfast at Tiffany's, 1958)

The photo prompt for this week was the color red.  For me, in autumn, red means two things- changing leaves and apples.  I personally love apples, I think they are the world's most perfect fruit.  Satisfyingly crunchy, healthy, filling, easy to eat with one hand while driving or reading.  Perfect.  Although I have never had apples and whisky. 

Part of the 52 Photos Project.

Some Peace and Quiet {52 Photos Prompt}

The world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;
Little we see in Nature that is ours;

~ William Wordsworth

This week's photo prompt was about where we go to find peace, quiet, solace in our lives.  My house is not that peaceful most of the time, too many intrusions that I can't figure out how to ignore or quell.  But I am working on it.  Sometimes I head to the library, and find a return to calm among the quiet stacks.  Most of the time, my husband and I take a walk in the woods. Our favorite is Oakwoods Metropark near our home; the staff there is so friendly, and we know the trails there by heart.  I find that just a short walk through these woods resets me, and I am ready to take on the world again.  I try to see in Nature what is ours, and not let the world be too much with us..

Black Eyed Susan {52 Photos Prompt}

One of the few times I like yellow - in flowers.

Man at the Water {52 Photos Project}

I took this photo at my friends wedding in Northern Michigan- this is one of my friends watching the sunset.

Linked as part of the 52 Photos Project.

Non-Conformist {52 Photos Project}

Sheep get a bad rep, all being the same, following the leader, not being an individual.  Perhaps here I found the one that breaks the mold.


Taken as part of the 52 Photos Project.

Fair Reflections {52 Photos Project}

Last Saturday, before this prompt existed, Billy and I went to the Monroe County Fair.  I had just taken a photo of the ferris wheel, and turned to say something to him, and noticed the reflection of the fair in his sunglasses.  I made him stay still and not move his head so I could snap a few shots of it.  I was excited to see this prompt the next morning on 52 photos project!

At the Table {52 Photos Project}

Ice cream is not always my thing- I eat it a few times a year.  But since Michigan is in the middle of a heat wave, it seemed like a good time for ice cream for dinner.  I happen to be lucky enough to live somewhere that has many fabulous ice cream parlors.  I took this photo at Stroh's, a place I have been visiting since I was probably three years old.  The ice cream flavor is Brownie Nut Fudge.  

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A Summertime Treat {52 Photos Project}

A 52 Photos Project Prompt 

For me, a summertime treat is being able to walk around barefoot, drinking iced vanilla lattes.  Although not necessarily at the same time, but it has been known to happen.  I struggled with this photo prompt a bit, but only because my feet are ugly, and I didn't want ugly in my picture.  But then I realized, where would the honesty in my photo be?  So here I am, showing my feet, drinking my latte, sitting in the grass.