Autumn trees take my breath away every year. In 2021, they’re particularly beautiful due to warm days and cold nights. Scroll down for the poem they inspired. A few of my favorite maple photos from Tuesday:
Leaf litter may be my favorite kind to be strewn on the ground. (fruit is good too, unless it’s ginko…)
“Good morning star shine, the earth says hello. You twinkle above us, we twinkle below…” –Godspell musical
I have gathered leaves I thought were so pretty, but if I forget to press them in a book, they curl and turn to dust.
Bundled Up to Gaze at You
Brisk walks, parkas, apple cider
Canada’s flag waving from stout trees
Maple, maple, maple!
Check out our style
Autumn’s best dressed
Ladies in red, and yellow, and green.
–Rebecca Cuningham, 5 November 2021
The air smells like autumn, cold with a touch of decomposing leaves. In the distance we can hear the call; gobble, gobble, gobble. Thanksgiving arrives in three weeks. I would not disturb these wild birds, of course!
To which November celebrations do you look forward?
Thank you for joining me on this walk. Have an excellent day.
¡Olé! –Rebecca
This post celebrates Six Word Saturday.
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Wow, what wonderful reds.
And great words too – I think the colours of autumn help remind us to say our thanks.
And thanks to you too for joining in with 6WS. Have a great weekend, Rebecca
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Thank you, Debbie, for hosting this Saturday photo share event that I enjoy very much. My eyes grow wide with the autumn reds! Have a good weekend as well. : )
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Stunning photos Rebecca
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Thank you very much, Sadje. I’ve always been a shutterbug, and digital makes it so much more affordable. Taking photos is very fun.
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It sure is fun, specially when you have talent too.
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I appreciate the compliment, Sadje. it’s a satisfying hobby.
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You’re welcome
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Your fall photos and poem bring a smile to my face. Thank you!
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Thank you kindly, Michele! Glad it make you smile. Just this morning I thought of gag to throw in after the Maple line (“syrup anyone?”) But, maple sugaring is in the spring I think.
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I wouldn’t know the difference. 😆
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Aha, not a plant found in the desert! I looked it up, people tap sugar maples in March. Europeans were taught by Native Peoples in the northeast and midwest.
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I appreciate your research.
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As a midwestern woman, I really should know!
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I love the colours red and yellow. Well, maybe I don’t love them but they definitely mean a lot to me. Beautiful photos!
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Welcome to Fake Flamenco, Stefan! Thanks for the follow. : ) I appreciate your comments. Happy to share our colorful autumn before we go all monochrome with snow.
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You’ve got a beautiful blog 🙂
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Thank you, Stefan! Very kind of you. I enjoy taking photos and writing.
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Bonfire Night on 5th November of course! It’s my daughter’s birthday too. She was meant to be a Hallowe’en baby, but started as she meant to go on – late. Lovely words and pictures here Rebecca.
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Thanks for your comments, Margaret. How nice that the government splurges for fireworks every year for your daughter’s birthday. ; ) We would make that joke for my friend born 4 July. Our child was born several days late as well. Happy they were healthy and not too early. : )
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🙂
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Georgeous reds..I love maple trees in autumn.
Thanks for sharing these fantastic photos Rebecca.
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Thanks so much, Suzette. I appreciate your comments and compliments. Hope you’re having a good weekend. : ) The November Poetry Challenge begins next week on Fake Flamenco. Hope you like tankas.
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Thank you. The weekend goes very well. Yes, I like tankas. Happy November poetry!
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Great, we’re having good weather and enjoyed an outdoor party this afternoon. To November poetry! : )
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Awesome!
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We don’t have such glorious red trees here in Los Angeles 😦 Thanksgiving was my favorite celebration of the year until it was upended last year. Here’s hoping we can make it special again this year 🙂
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Well, you do have the great weather round, though. : ) Thanksgiving is my favorite as well. Fingers crossed it can be in person this year!
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Such glorious reds. It makes me wish I were so much younger and could climb into the middle of that tree and wrap myself in the gorgeous redness of it.
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That’s a great comment, Mari! What a good idea.
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Autumn is certainly the most-colorful season of the year! I look forward to Thanksgiving and the overall holidays in November and onwards; I hope you have a wonderful upcoming holiday season!
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Thanks, Rebecca. Hope you have a great Thanksgiving too.
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Just gorgeous!!
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Thank you, ThemisAthena. We were lucky to have such a beautiful day!
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We’ve just had Bonfire night here. It has its own traditional poem:
Remember, remember, the 5th of November,
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason
Why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.
Hubby & I were invited to a local village celebration, complete with huge bonfire, a burning effigy (the Guy) and lots and lots of fireworks. Plus hot soup and beers!
I was surprised that they had a guy as he is often left out these days, as we are actually burning Guy Fawkes (a catholic terrorist). But this village decided to go against the trend. I felt guilty, but it was such a link to my childhood where every family made their own Guy and burnt him.
Now it is just the rapid slide into Christmas for us…….
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Seems like a sound historical reason to have fireworks. Must have been fun when every family constructed their own Guy! (Perhaps a little dangerous in the city?) 🙂 Yes, red and green will replace orange and green here.
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Beautiful leaves!
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Thanks for your visit and comment!
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Fall this year was SPECTACULAR!!
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Oh my gosh, yes. I have enjoyed it very much. We are so lucky with our parks and wild spaces in Madison. Thanks, Pam.
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Your mention of ginkgos reminds me of the awful smell of a ginkgo-shaded lane at my husband’s college. Funny! Ginkgos are lovely to look at, but I’d advise anyone buying ginkgos to put the females somewhere that people don’t often walk!
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Gosh, I sure agree about ginkgos. We have three female trees in a row on our side of the block. The leaves are pretty, but the fruit is putrid. On my walks, I cross the street to avoid the horrible smell and getting any on my shoes to take home! 🤢
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Rebecca! What a beautiful blog! Oh. My. Goodness. I LOVE the maple trees. Our trees in Savannah are a bit dry this autumn, so I loved seeing your reds and oranges. Thanks.
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Thank you very much, Neal! Glad you like the tree photos. Nature has outdone herself this year in the Midwest. More photos in Thursday’s post. 🙂 I appreciate you following Fake Flamenco!
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It is Remembrance Day tomorrow in Canada, for all the veterans. We celebrate Thanksgiving in October, so nothing else special in November for us!
The trees are lovely, the weather is fine. Everything is perfect.
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Thanks, Jeffrey. We honor our veterans tomorrow as well. Did you have a good October Thanksgiving?
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Yes ma’am! Most of my days are good. Some are just worse.
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Happy thanksgiving early! I hope you have a wonderful celebration next week! ❤
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Thank you very much, Carol Anne. It’s a favorite holiday. 🙂
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