"Trees"

The theme this week is "Trees" by Christine.  Mac, Kathy, Lew, Christine and I have a little contest to show a new theme header each week. We now post anytime before 4 PM EDT on Wednesdays and voting begins after that. Mac is travelling but he posted. 

I don't know what is more lovely then a tree in it's full color. This weekend brought about the changing of the colors in the trees. The remnants of the hurricane is bring bad weather here today. Here is an Oak Tree in it's full color. Orange and red are the predominate colors.

 Here is another view with my daughter's house in the background with my grandson in the yard.

They also come in yellow.

And also a purplish red.

And sometimes they are half changed.

No wonder they call the pines the evergreen trees.

Trees
BY JOYCE KILMER 1914

I think that I shall never see

A poem lovely as a tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest

Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast;

A tree that looks at God all day,

And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

A tree that may in Summer wear

A nest of robins in her hair;

Upon whose bosom snow has lain;

Who intimately lives with rain.

Poems are made by fools like me,

But only God can make a tree.

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"Selfie"

The theme this week is "Selfie" by Mac.  Mac, Kathy, Lew, Christine and I have a little contest to show a new theme header each week. We now post anytime before 4 PM EDT on Wednesdays and voting begins after that.

I don't like selfies, I don't take a great photo. The selfie taken by yours truly. I took this in a mirror with some of my art in the background.

 How about in my car behind the wheel.

Showing my The Ohio State colors. Yes, they are still undefeated this season after winning the college championship last season.

Here is one out in nature with a water feature behind.

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"TODAY"

The theme this week is "Today" a general theme.  Mac, Kathy, Lew, Christine and I have a little contest to show a new theme header each week. We now post anytime before 4 PM EDT on Wednesdays and voting begins after that. Christine is not able to post this week.

Today I took a walk around Fred Fuller Park in Kent. It is a neat little park and I was pretty much alone. I stepped on something as I walked a path and here is what it was. A little acorn, the seed of the mighty Oak Tree. A simple subject today but it is a mighty grower.

 There were a lot of trees going through the Fall season color change.

Some of the little ones were quite far along.

The small garden plants were still quite green.

The pond is now gone and a little bubbling stream now takes it's place. There is now a lot of land where the pond once stood.

On the drive done a neighborhood tree was in bright colors. So, that was what I saw today.

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"What is That?"

The theme this week is "What is That?" by me.  Mac, Kathy, Lew, Christine and I have a little contest to show a new theme header each week. We now post anytime before 4 PM EDT on Wednesdays and voting begins after that.

I had full intentions of going a completely different way but plans change. I was out on the lake yesterday and had to ask, "What is That?". There was a duck on the shore that I had never seen before.  It was a female Common Merganser. It jump into the water and I was able to get it swimming.  I love the head coloring and the orange elongated bill on this duck. Do you like her haircut?

  Here is a view of the shore and what caught my eye. There was a Canada Goose and a duck I don't know. It may be a domesticated duck. There were also the American Black Duck which stayed all season. 

It was a fast swimmer and I enjoyed following it.

They do have great coloring even in the body.

Now I know why it is called an American Black Duck. Look at the head of the male.

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