A watercolour sky.
No drama.
A gentle blending and deepening.
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0700/16th September
This morning’s aquatic sky soon became a grey overcast, but rain held off which pleased Grant who is doing things outside.
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Topping up the bird feeders yesterday, my eyes travelled to the bottom field.
Unable to distinguish what I saw, I fetched the camera but I still couldn’t make it out.
“Bear?” I wondered. Unlikely, though it is known to happen. But it looked to me more bovine.
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The images downloaded… a black hole.
A curiously dark black hole.
Later at the kitchen window Grant said:
“I always think I’m seeing an animal down there. But it’s a black hole.”
So it wasn’t just me.
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One reason or another, has taken us to Bennington recently.
Always a pleasant ride.
At the bottom of our road the Adirondack chairs caught our attention. They sit in that position year round but I’ve never seen them occupied.
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They have been painted, however, in this year’s muted colour.
Is there an annual colour code for Adirondack chairs?
Without being in a rush to know, I wonder what next year’s hue will be!
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Turning my lens, I fought to focus the flowers thinking my eyesight was deteriorating faster than I thought.
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But I’d been trying to focus the reflection.
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It was another of those very moist mornings which accentuated colours.
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Hay bales must always be photographed!
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Hay bales say Autumn to me, but there were very few other signs of the changing season when we did this trip 5 days ago.
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The clouds were very low but there were quite a few sun breaks.
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It’s a very windey road!
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And a bit up and down.
You don’t want to do this too fast.
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A hint of colour here.
It is my feeling that the leaves will be less splendid this year because of the wildfire smoke earlier in the year and the constant rain. But that’s my pessimistic nature.
We were dazzled last year. I’ll be happy however this Fall turns out.
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Coming in to Bennington, the clouds began to break-up in dramatic fashion.
Quite a contrast to this morning’s sky.
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This is one of my favourites parts of our route. Whatever the weather, that portion of the freeway in the distance is always bathed in light.
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In spite of rain showers, there were still pockets of light which made these trees appear lit from within.
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It was a bit more autumnal here.
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A nice neat row of hay bales!
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My reaction to what I see is purely emotional. It is quite possible to analyse it but I seldom try.
It is more fun to enjoy it and snap a few pictures of this lovely land.
Thank you, Carolyn, for your relaxed and happy thoughts! I love your skye studies and the autumn
fields. As to your black hole, check that there isn’t a cluster of stars inside as there often is!
Joanna
I love your reaction to what you see. That’s how life should be lived. If we stop to analyse and question everything we then don’t have that time to simply enjoy our surroundings and revel in life itself.
So, that’s where the black hole has been all along … in your yard! I really like your pictures of those chairs and the pond – looks so peaceful. I can’t believe no one is sitting on the chairs! And the hay bales in a row are definitely worth a photo. You always drive such beautiful roads – what a privilege.