More This and That from the Woods...

I am once again behind in posting the many photographs

I love to take!!

We are in FULL COLOR here,

in fact, at my house most of the trees tops are bare already

with only colored leaves still on the bottom halves.

So, I thought I'd better get going

and post some photos

I took in the woods a few weeks

before our color change here happened in full stride....

We were at a little pond in the woods

and I saw a huge shadow

on the road beside me.

I looked up...

and saw this!:

A huge Turkey vulture swooping over me.

He must have not liked me at his pond!

But he did give me some great shot opportunities!

He flew so close, I could capture his ugly red turkey-like head!:

You can see it in this blurry picture too!:

Remember a few blogposts ago

when I said my husband made me walk and climb into a little hidden

waterfalls?

And I said I was glad I did?

Well this is a shot of the bottom of those falls, which I just loved:

We sat down here in this little spot for a little while....

which made me yearn to go and look at some other waterfalls....

So, we did!

This is called "Big Erik's Bridge"

after a large man that worked in some lumber camps

right near the river in years past.....

It has a couple sets of rapids and waterfalls right near the bridge..

a wonderful spot to take photographs during the different seasons:

A closeup of a little waterfall between some rocks:

There are little nooks and crannies all over the place

where water "falls" between rocks, which I loved!!:

You can see that at the time I was there, the leaves were just starting

to turn colors:

What is odd here, is that you can drive for 20 minutes

and the leaves or forest can be totally different,

and the changing leaves

can be way ahead

or

way behind

the place you just left.

Like this pond, for instance:

Lots more color here....and glorious reflections!!

Which started:

THE FEVER.

Oh?

You don't KNOW about

THE FEVER????

Be glad.

Be very glad.

Because it is bad.

B.A.D.!!!

You see, as soon as the leaves show me that they are changing into brilliant yellows, oranges and reds

I go into CRAZY PHOTO MODE!!

I make my poor husband bring me all over creation

every single waking moment

that I can get him to during this time of color in the U.P.

The poor guy is lucky that I let him sleep, or eat, or shower....

I am at the door, pointing at my watch, saying: "Hurry, don't you see that sun out? It is going to be a perfect color day out there...HURRY!!! I say HURRY!"

So, if you see a weary, run-down man with big rings under his eyes

that would be him.

Because, we have had a ton of sunny days in a row here.

And, you guessed it....

I've had him on the run.

He is probably the only man in the U.P. who prays for rain every fourth or fifth day

just so he gets some rest.

But, don't worry....

I remind him daily that this season is verrrrry short here...

Before we know it, all the leaves will be down and we will be having SNOW...

So, I also remind him to suck it up

and HUIRRY

to load the car.

Besides, I always make the sandwiches and pack the picnic basket....

So, that's not so bad, is it????