A gently rolling buckwheat field, splashes of red-orange in the hardwoods and a sky filled with blue-gray clouds -- October in Genesee County.
Downstream from the Powers Road bridge, a mirror image on a placid stretch of Tonawanda Creek.
Dim light inside a woodlot and blue sky beyond really set off this maple's foliage.
A hint of early morning mist on Bowen Creek.
One of the many things I enjoy in autumn is seeing red maple leaves against a deep blue sky.
Hardly more than a trickle on this day, the Little Tonawanda nonetheless flows onward to its confluence with the mainstream Tonawanda.....
Further downstream fallen maple leaves blanket the shore while others are caught in a shallow riffle.
Just my opinion, but.....the spectacular hues of these crimson oak leaves underscore the brilliance of the autumn of 2014!!!
Thank you Jim for a
Thank you Jim for a beautiful, serene collection!
A hint of early morning mist
A hint of early morning mist on Bowen Creek <----- my favorite!! Beautiful work!!
Great work, Jim. I
Great work, Jim. I especially like the Power Rd shot.
Jim, you always post such
Jim, you always post such beautiful pictures
Thanks much for the comments
Thanks much for the comments - its been a great autumn for outdoor pics, glad you enjoy them!
Gorgeous pics Jim!
Gorgeous pics Jim!
Great pictures Jim. The
Great pictures Jim. The sportsmans favorite time of year, wouldn't you say? Thank God for the beautiful outdoors.
Hi Ange ......here's
Hi Ange ......here's something Claudia and I saw posted outside a village church yesterday......"Autumn is God's way of preparing nature for its winter sleep."
Here's a question for you,
Here's a question for you, Jim. Take a look at this photo taken the other day near Trout Pond at LSP and let me know what you think. It's about 6' off the ground. It's obviously not a deer rub or a pileated woodpecker. A bear or a porcupine looking for grubs, maybe?
https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/1233468_10205…
Hi Kevin - This is pure
Hi Kevin - This is pure speculation, but I'm thinking not a porcupine for two reasons: its six feet up and most porcupine damage I've come across is near the base of the tree. Second, the bark looks a bit too thick and coarse from the type of trees where I'm used to seeing gnaw marks from porkies.....Bear? Could be. What else could tear apart the trunk of a healthy tree? Might it have been a strong-willed predator, one fairly "new" to the area,say fisher, rooting out prey?
Kevin - just a thought -
Kevin - just a thought - might you be able to contact Dick Thomas and run the pic by him? I'd be interested in his opinion.
p.s. thanks for the link!!
I sent the photo to him
I sent the photo to him earlier today as well. Maybe while I'm in the park this weekend I can convince Doug or Stevie to go have a look.