October being what it is, autumn in New England, we have mild days and cold, gold and gray. We also have not infrequent deluges, and yesterday was one of those. The rain approached Biblical proportions. Worcester, not so far from us, broke 50 year records. Ours was not bad either, what the Hub calls “dancing rain”:
But at sunset time the weather began to clear, and turned mild and amiable, as if it had never raged during the day:
The crimson of the tree next door survived, mostly intact:
And even the fallen leaves metamorphosed into a kind of mosaic that cheered my heart!
Not for the first time I understand just how two-faced Mother Nature is, giving with one hand and taking away with the other. It’s a struggle often to appreciate both faces, but worth the effort. (And what choice do we really have?)
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Lots of Pennies from Heaven!
Hope you are still enjoying sunshine and glorious colours Judith!
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What a nice way to think about them, Patti!
As for today — it’s 11:13 a.m and so far so good —
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The rains are beautiful. We have not seen them much here in Texas for the last decade. We enjoyed being in the rain during our New England visit and even went walking in it.
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And there it is, Emil — either too much or not enough!
Maybe I’d be well advised to adopt the English catchphrase, Mustn’t grumble!
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And I suppose we need all that she sends us even if its hard at times!
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I guess, Gilly, I guess.
* sigh *
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The weather is clearly temperamental in your part of the world. The weather’s kind of like that here in Melbourne – raining in the morning and sunny in the afternoon. “mosaic” of leaves on the ground… that is a great way of putting it 🙂
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🙂
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No choice at all. The light that is created over spring and fall is always so beautiful. Less stark than the strong summer and winter months but such depth. Your trees are just lovely. No wonder you have folk from all over visiting to see your autumn show that Mother N puts on your side of the planet. Enjoy it all.
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Putting on my photographer’s hat, G, I really appreciate your acute observation about the light. I’ve responded to it, but without realizing what I was responding to!
Yes, the spring and fall have wonderful soft light, special to them. Thanks so much for pointing it out.
We’re expecting a hard frost and 27 degrees fahrenheit tomorrow night. Enjoy the warmth as you head into summer!
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We got some unseasonably warm weather, but not in a nice way … it was muggy, humidity hovered around 98% all the time … and either rain, fog or just drizzle. At times it was wild, when it was raining sideways, coming in sheets … Now it’s back to normal, and I don’t think frost is too far away.
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What do you say, Rebekah? Do you think frost, but with blue skies and sunshine, is too much to ask for?
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That would be so nice, but just a few minutes ago, I read about an upcoming nor’easter! 😮 mid week some time..
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Love that face!
The nor’easter may be less full-blown than predicted. We will keep our fingers crossed. (Maybe that will be our strategy for the whole winter!)
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At least it’ll be just a rain event
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🙂
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Here comes the Rain… Always loved that track by The Cult 🙂 That’s a gloriously red tree to compensate!
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Getting harder by the day to find the compensations easily —
The colors get subtler and subtler —
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