Cushing 2022

These photos were taken during a stroll around Cushing Memorial Park in Framingham where the trees often show great fall colors every year.

Enjoy!

Cushing Memorial Park 2022 - 1

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Have a seat...

Cushing Memorial Park 2022 - 5

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Fall Day at the Res

The photos below were taken on October 31 (Halloween!) during my walk around the Res. None of the subjects were particularly close to me, however my (600mm equivalent) telephoto zoom lens brings them in *much* closer for our enjoyment.

As part of my photography exploration, I challenge myself to bring only one lens sometimes. I used to occasionally regret not having a wider lens when I only have my telephoto and vice versa. Now, I choose to see the world through the lens I have with me.

Floating leaf peepers

Streaming Network

Mixture Far Above

The leaves really do look this red.

Colorized

Colorized Too

Mid-Gust Drama

Water Carpet

Do You Mind? I'm Eating

Not a "black swan", ... a "grey swan" maybe?

Swan of a Different Color

Red Back Atcha

Bicolored Leaves

Leaves Above the Fray

This last set of three are variations on a similar theme.

Fall on Glass

Artist's Palette

Towards Open Water

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First Fall Photos

While September 22 was the first official day of autumn this year, the leaves in my area begin to show their colors several weeks later than that. Mid-October is generally when the colors begin to show in earnest.

Sometimes temps are not even particularly chilly yet. I took these photos in lovely 72 degree weather, two days ago, during yet another walk around the Res. (Have you figured out that I walk around the Res. a lot?)

As you can plainly see, the leaves are definitely beginning to turn their wonderful fall colors.

This is a glorious time of year to be in New England.

All photos are taken with my cell phone.

Reflecting Life

Here is a wider panorama.

Mirror Trees

Scene from the Edge

Though they are quite tiny in this next photo, those are cormorants on logs in the "center" of the image. I often see them relaxing atop those logs. The natural wide angle view of my cell phone is a little deceiving in that the cormorants are actually much closer to me than the furthermost trees seen in the photo, which are just beyond the reservoir dam.

Cormorants Blissfully Basking

Yellow Leaf Zone

Roots and Leaves Discuss

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Vibrant Color in the Garden

I've got more spring blossom photos to share below. Some of these are roses, which don't bloom just in spring. According to the internet, the spring rose bloom is the first of the season and also the most spectacular. No argument here.

Enjoy!

Here's one of our returning favorites: a Joseph's Coat rose. Reminds me of an Orange Julius;)

Rose Tips

These next two are hardy geraniums. They love to be backlit, and have delicate details.

Golden Thread

Lit Geranium

One of our red poppies is next. There's so much going on near the center.

Poppy Complex

Our Fourth of July roses have bloomed in timely fashion before the 4th. They look like fireworks.

Exploding Fireworks

Deb and I have our wedding anniversary in early July, so we also call these our "anniversary" roses.

Celebration Rose

Red roses add additional vibrant color to our garden.

Resting Red Rose

This is Gaillardia, commonly called "blanket flower".

Sun Corona

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October Leaves

In this post I've included foliage views seen during the same walk discussed in my previous post. I did not expect to see a lot of leaf color yet, as these photos were taken on October 1, and this turned out to be mostly true. However, the nice thing about foliage is that, sort of like micro-climates, there seem to always be rotating pockets of leaf color throughout the fall season. It's just a matter of where one looks.

Here is some of the color I found on that day!

Dancing Blues

Leaves Down 1

Leaves Down 2

High Flying Foliage

Foliage Fun

Deciduous Before Evergreen

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Poppy Splash

Poppies have remarkably large delicate paper-thin petals and complex centers; they burst with vibrant color.

Here's the center of an orange poppy:

Center Ring

Even closer:

This Way and That

Here's a red poppy:

Whole Poppy

 Up close and personal:

Busy Circle

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Color in the Sun

Mother nature sure knows how to put on a display. In bright sun, spring flowers impress and entrance. They pull me in to get a closer look, to enjoy their intricate and elegant design.

Here's a sample of some of my recent favorites of flowers that burst with color, especially when graced with warm sun.

All but one of these irises are bearded irises. Photos are taken with my 12-40mm and my 60mm lenses.

Enjoy!

Inviting Iris

These next two photos were taken indoors, on our windowsill, with the morning sun streaming in:

Cilia on Fire

Awash with Light

Back outside, this iris shows a pleasing color combination:

Two Tone

Profile Wave

On Golden Flower

The only non-iris in this post, this is an allium, not yet fully bloomed:

Purple Risers

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