We don’t have the colorful foliage which many of you are privileged to behold, but Beauty dwells within our woods too:
Especially in the evening sun:
The woods are lovely, dark and deep:
But for these inhabitants, it’s time to eat:
And for some others, miles to go before they sleep:
and miles to go before they sleep:
*
Saturday Snapshot is hosted by Melinda at West Metro Mommy Reads. CLICK HERE to see what others have posted.
*
All photos in this post taken by Arti of Ripple Effects, Fall 2013.
Please do not copy or reblog
***
Ripple Effects 
Interesting that you don’t get the colourful leaves but these photos are stunning!
LikeLike
Jackie,
The main colour is golden yellow, not much red. But now most of the leaves have fallen. Thanks for stopping by the pond. 😉
LikeLike
Great nature shots!
Here is my snapshot post.
LikeLike
Thanks for visiting!
LikeLike
Love the poetry as well as the photos!
LikeLike
Thanks, Joy, glad you’d noticed the altered poem. 😉
LikeLike
Beautiful fall photos, Arti!
LikeLike
Thanks, Ellen. Bet you’re enjoying some great fall scenery in the West Coast too.
LikeLike
These photos definitely feel like winter. I’m not ready to let go of the fall yet. Here’s Mine
LikeLike
Paulita,
Usually we have a glorious, long fall before winter. Mind you, our winter can be quite beautiful too. 😉
LikeLike
It’s pretty but I’m already feeling the cold. I think we are at peak color this week. We’re fortunate to have lots of reds and golds here in Illinois.
LikeLike
Leslie,
It wasn’t that cold when I took these photos. In the 60’s F. With our dry, crisp air, and sunny skies, it’s quite comfortable in the fall.
LikeLike
Gorgeous! My favorite one is of the deer!
LikeLike
Vicki,
They are quite common in our neck of the woods. Hard to notice them though since they are the same color as the environs now.
LikeLike
It’s a stark beauty isn’t it? I’d love to see a woodpecker- they’re on my wishlist. You got some great animal and bird photos.
LikeLike
Louise,
Oh that just may be one bird I see more often than you then… they are in our woods, and every now and then, I get to see the Pileated Woodpecker, the big, red-crested one. It’s always a joy to see them.
LikeLike
I love your photos, and your words are poetic too.
LikeLike
Ginny,
Thanks… so let’s say that’s my homage to Robert Frost, one of my favorite poets. 😉
LikeLike
I’m just amazed by the variety I’ve seen on my trip. At my aunt’s in Kansas City, the trees were beautiful, and hadn’t yet lost their leaves. In Oklahoma and Arkansas I was a little early for color.
What amazed me was the Kansas prairie. Like your photos here, the view isn’t the prototypical “fall color”, but it still was beautiful. There are 50 varieties of grass on the prairie, and they all turn colors – purple, gold, rust. and so on.
I love your photos of the geese – I got to see them and hear them one morning. It was only a couple of “Vs”, but it was enough to satisfy me.
Your little woodpecker is lovely. Isn’t that a downy? I know the red-headed one, but we don’t get many woodpeckers.
I think my favorite is the one with peach-colored clouds and the bare trees. You really have developed a bit of a style for nature photography – so sensitive, and beautiful.
LikeLike
Linda,
The Woodpeckers belong more in our environs I suppose, since my neck of the woods is a Boreal Forest where they inhabit. Yes, that’s a downy. I always find it such a joy spotting birds other than a sparrow, a chickadee, or a nuthatch. Those three are the most common for us in this time of the year. The sky is beautiful on a clear day. Fall is a wonderful time for us. Even though we don’t get the colors as you or those who live in New England area (BTW, seeing the foliage there is on my ‘bucket list’ ;)) fall is probably the most beautiful season in my opinion. Glad you’re enjoying your road trip.
LikeLike
There is joy in every colour and mood of autumn, just delightful pics, thank you so much for sharing. Leaves far from falling here, unseasonably warm, but the clocks changed this morning so appreciating an extra hour in the day 🙂
LikeLike
Claire,
Our clocks change next weekend. Interesting that we don’t change our time together. But for us, fall is well underway, and… they’re expecting snow soon.
LikeLike
I love the stand of trees in the first pic. Your series of pics made me think of Laura Ingels Wilder for some reason.
LikeLike
Brona,
That’s interesting! We’re ‘way up North’ from the Ingalls. But glad you’ve enjoyed the photos. Thanks for stopping by and leaving your thought. 😉
LikeLike
Your photos are just beautiful, Arti! I can tell it’s Fall by the color and angle of the light. Thanks for sharing these!
LikeLike
brokencookiesdontcount,
Yes, the light was beautiful as I took these photos… woods in the fall, setting sun. Thanks for visiting and leaving your comment. 😉
LikeLike
What beautiful light… your photos themselves are so poetic. Happy Autumn!
LikeLike
Letizia,
Happy Autumn to you too! Thanks for stopping by … glad you’ve enjoyed the post. 😉
LikeLike
I love these photographs, Arti. The woods are my favorite biome, anyway, and you have captured them beautifully.
By the way, Within The Budding Grove is not going well for me. Perhaps I’m too busy in my life right now to slow down and enjoy it? I hope you’re faring better, and I look forward to what you have to say.
LikeLike
Bellezza,
O don’t worry, I know how hard it is to settle down and read, albeit just 12 pages a day. That’s the no. of pages I’d calculated to finish the book by end of Nov. I’m now about half way. While there are passages that I’ve highlighted and underlined, there are pages I just skimmed through, try not to be bogged down by them. But overall so far, I’ve been enjoying it, esp. the detailed self-analysis of the adolescent narrator’s unrequited love for Gilberte, and his crush on her mother. Quite amusing actually. I’ll keep you posted… planning a midway post for next week.
LikeLike
Terrific pictures, Arti. I wanted to get here sooner, but I had a very busy weekend. I love the squirrel!
LikeLike
LA,
You’re always welcome, anytime. Snow came a couple of days ago, in all its fury. Yes, a mini snow storm in Oct. Guess we’re into an early winter. Glad I’d taken these pics.
LikeLike
It’s only snowed in NYC once in October in the 31 years I’ve lived here. That was two years ago. We thought we were going to get hammered with winter, but that year winter was very mild. I suspect October snow by you is not much of surprise.
LikeLike
OH, those birches — and those sunsets. And the birds — no one does birds like you do. I find your woods a beautiful spot, a spot I would love to discover. Thank you for taking us there.
LikeLike
Jeanie,
My woods are lovely, that I concur. Hope one day I can show you around in real life. 😉
LikeLike
Oh, you weren’t kidding about the evening light! It’s the golden hour for sure. That glow on the chin of that squirrel… glorious. And the delicate green fronds in front of that deer. And your Frost-y words to accompany it all 🙂
LikeLike
I think your woods are gorgeous as are you wonderful photos!
LikeLike
Thanks Stefanie. Soon it will get too cold to wander out and take photos. We’ve snow already.
LikeLike