Brown seems a fitting color for November. Even the Kinneyconick Creek looks brown at this time of year, due to low water levels and sediment, though the water is actually very clear.
I build a cairn of brown stones to honor the spirits of this place...
and an altar on which to leave an offering.
So many shades of brown to be seen at this time of year... grey-brown logs, red-brown cedar clapboard, myriad shades of brown leaves covering the ground...
Brown leaves look like beautiful calligraphy written across a striking blue sky...
Yellow- and red-brown leaves in the creek...
The warm brown of newly-sanded logs...
... and the fall foliage of a single redwood tree...
To enjoy more gorgeous brown, go to
Jennifer Coyne Qudeen's or
Julie Booth's wonderful blogs; they will hook you up with all the links! Hope you enjoy! Happy Fall, everyone!
Oh, gee.....say a prayer for me at your altar by the creek,
ReplyDeleteand maybe the redwood will grow for a thousand years.
Ken
Ken, I will leave an offering in your honor... I'm hoping the redwood will live at least that long. Thanks for visiting!
DeleteHi Sharmon- You certainly got into the brown spirit! Love how you celebrated the color and the season.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Julie; I had so many choices for brown this time of year. Thanks for hosting the blog hop!
DeleteBeautiful natural brown choices here ... love, love the altar!
ReplyDeleteMary Anne, it's not hard to find myriad shades of brown around here in the fall. I'm pretty proud of my altar, myself, though I know it has probably fallen down already... which is as it should be. xox
DeleteThe autumn leaves in the stream are beautiful and the sanded logs which from the wall are something which I'd like to see for myself.I like the rustic handmade quality of the walls.Would be wonderful to live in a house with walls like that.
ReplyDeleteMaya, thanks so much for the kind words about my log cabin. It has been a lot of work, but definitely a labor of love. We don't live there full time, but it's a wonderful vacation getaway spot.
Deleteenjoying these beautiful autumn colours on a very hot night here in the Land Down Under!
ReplyDeleteMo, I'm so glad you're enjoying our autumn colors, but I'm very envious of you hot temperatures right now!
DeleteHi Sharmon
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely post! The immediacy of your cairn, thoughtfulness of your alter, language of leaf forms against the sky, sanded logs (I can smell the wood), all tell your story of November brown. They are varied and rich in tone as well as warm and intriguing in their allegory.
Thank you for this
Steven
Hi Steven! Thank you for the lovely and poetic comment; I hope you visit again soon!
DeleteFall and the brown colors of the season are beautiful. Your altar and carin are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks, Rebecca! I'm so glad you enjoyed the post!
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ReplyDeleteLeaves in a stream, feels like I was there. All the photos are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Jill, for the kind words about my photos. wish you could be there for real!
Deleteso lovely to see your photos, your world, the way you honor and consider the spirits of the land.
ReplyDeleteand to again have a glimpse of your rustic cabin.
thank you, Tammie; it would be nice if one day you could see it all in person, wouldn't it? Thanks for stopping by. xox
DeleteWhat a calm feeling I got from reading your post, Sharmon... So much beauty you captured with your mindfulness in shades of "brown"... And I love the presence of the elements of stone, wood & water.
ReplyDeleteyour comment is so poetic - "mindfulness in shades of brown" - beautifully put! Thanks so much!
DeleteWhat gorgeous browns you have around you -- love the cairn and the alter. Your post reminds me of one of my favorite quotes:
ReplyDelete"The color of springtime is in the flowers; the color of winter is in the imagination." ~Terri Guillemets
Great quote, Judy, and so true... I'm so glad you enjoyed the post! Thanks for visiting!
Deletetu connais hänsel et gretel...? c'est un conte pour enfants...
ReplyDeletela maison est comme dans un conte..extra!
I'd never thought of that, Elfi, but I see what you mean about the house... thanks for stopping by!
DeleteI love your browns, and I love November. Our colors are beautiful and lingering too... And seeing your home and all the work you have been doing on it is inspiring and connects us all to what we are capable of creating with our hands.
ReplyDeleteroxanne
Thanks, Roxanne. It is indeed satisfying to see what we have built with our hands; so it is too with our art work, as you know. Glad you stopped by! xox
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