Tom Woll Photography

The air is getting crisp and colors changing from green to hues of orange, red and brown. Next up...horror movies and Halloween. Click for a larger view

Amidst concrete, steel and wooden structures made by man you nature finds pockets of land to thrive. In the oasis autumn is found in suburbia. Click for a larger view

Winter is finally starting to lose it's grip on the land and as the snow and ice melt we can see what is beneath the winter blanket.   This leaf must have been frozen shortly after falling to be so well preserved.   Spring must be just around the corner. Click For A Larger View

Click for a larger view Click for a larger view Through the trees comes autumn with her serenade Melodies the sweetest music ever played Autumn kisses we knew are beautiful souvenirs As I pause to recall the leave seem to fall like tears Silver stars were clinging to an autumn sky Love was ours until October wandered by Let the years come and go I still feel the glow that time can not fade When I hear lovely autumn serenade ~~Autumn Serenade By Peter DeRose & Sammy Gallop

Click for a larger view Daylight fades faster, night lasts longer and the air has a crisp edge to it The green leaves are starting to turn yellow, red and orange.  This gives the land a renewed beauty.

Click for a larger view Click for a larger view Autumn's wind blows with a barbed chill The leaves expose their inner colors Then collapse to the ground Destined to be trampled into oblivion

I don't know what kind of bird last inhabited this old structure but I like to think it was a sparrow. Click for a larger view Sparrows are said by many cultures and beliefs to be Psychopomps. Psychopomp means the "guide of souls"; they are creatures, spirits, angels or what have you, whose responsibility is to escort newly deceased souls to the next life.  According to the ancient Egyptians sparrows caught the soul of a person recently deceased and carried it to the afterlife.  In many European cultures, a sparrow flying into the home is said to be a sign of impending death. In this case, the sparrow fled.

I really like fall and sometimes the simplest thing will make me smile.  There's something about this tree with the colors of the leaves and semi-bare branches that I like. Click for a larger view

I do believe in simplicity. It is astonishing as well as sad, how many trivial affairs even the wisest thinks he must attend to in a day; how singular an affair he thinks he must omit. When the mathematician would solve a difficult problem, he first frees the equation of all encumbrances, and reduces it to its simplest terms. So simplify the problem of life, distinguish the necessary and the real. Probe the earth to see where your main roots run. ~~Henry David Thoreau Click for a larger view

I think fall may be my favorite season, it just doesn't last long enough for my taste.  Since it is a short season I try to get out as much as possible during this time of year.  I am afraid because of the lack of rain this year the leaves may not have as much color this year.  In any case enjoy the season, grab a sweatshirt and get outside and enjoy the cooler weather. Walk In The Woods Click for a larger view Colors Fall Click for a larger view