zombies? vampires? witches?

oh, little children...

why do you want to be of this world?

October Morn

Oh blessed October.

The leaves are slowly drifting onto the surface of the pond and the geese are our frequent visitors.

This crape myrtle is next to my art house and while I'm not sure if it was Mr Byron's great-grandmother that planted it- I like to imagine that it was she. During the summer it's blooms are that old fashioned lavenderish color- not my most favorite but I wouldn't trade it for the world. But when October and the season change arrives the foliage glows in the morning light.

Ah.... I do love life on the farm with partial sunrise and full sunsets.

Thank you, Lord.

October Surprise... lilly.

I love October.

Cooler mornings, pleasant afternoons.

And, surprise lilies.

According to wikipedia: Lycoris is of flowering plants in the family Amaryllidaceae and are bulb-producing perennial plants. Native to eastern and southern Asia, they were imported into North Carolina and now grow wild in North America. In English they are also called hurricane lilies or cluster amaryllis.

I used one of Kimi Klassen's textures to really make my lilly pop. and lots and lots of layers in photoshop.

Because some folks are purists... here is the original image straight out of the camera. Not so stellar since the wind was fierce- but the lilly was vibrant.

And a few of my favorites from the weekend.