Thursday, October 28, 2010

Season of Mists







I was so excited to wake up to a beautiful misty morning yesterday. I just love a good mist! At this time of year, it always reminds me of the Keats poem, Ode to Autumn: "season of mists and mellow fruitfulness..."

These photos were taken at my favorite park, Natirar. I know I've shown you lots of other images from Natirar -- it's my favorite place to walk, and also one of my favorite places to take pictures.

I spent three hours walking the trails and stopping to take pictures every couple of minutes. I saw chickadees and spider's webs, and a whole flock of wild turkeys. As the mist burned off, the sun turned all the leaves golden. It was such a beautiful morning!

I'm linking this post to Cindy's Show & Tell Friday. Thank you so much, Cindy, for being such a gracious hostess. :)

I'm also linking to My Story/Fall at iheartfaces.

47 comments:

  1. Beautiful photos Mary! The spiderweb is fabulous!

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  2. Wonderful photos!! There is nothing better than a fall foggy morning walk and a camera to capture it with!

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  3. I love misty mornings, and frosty mornings too. They create such a picturesque view! Mary your photos are always so gorgeous I could just cry.

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  4. These are just lovely. Really really nice photos, and what a morning it must have been. Thanks for the special pics.

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  5. It's truly a magical place. I love to walk on a misty morning - and that's a good thing because we live in the mist from October to April.

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  6. I've been visiting your blog for some time. I can honestly say I think these are your most beautiful photos.

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  7. These remind me so much of the woods behind my friend's house in Connecticut! Absolutely mood evoking for the Fall! Thanks so much for sharing!
    Ann

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  8. Mary, all your photos are stunning and you captured the intricacy of the spider web to perfection. I'm glad you posted these photos at this size. They are so beautiful!

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  9. Just beautiful! It feels so peaceful, your shots are amazing:@)

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  10. You have captured the misty vistas so well Mary. Lovely photos.

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  11. What a beautiful morning for a walk. The spider web looks like lace. Your photos are spectacular! TGIF! La

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  12. Beautiful setting to take such wonderful pictures. It is the season of mists...must be the warmer days and cooler nights, but why must I reduce it to science? It's wonderful...

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  13. Wow, I feel so relaxed after viewing this beautiful photographs. I can imagine how very peaceful and quiet it must have been. Have a great weekend!

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  14. Breath-taking Mary..
    Love every one!!
    What a beautiful place to take a walk..especially with camera in hand :)

    Deborah :)

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  15. My gosh, those are awesome...Love that misty look, makes ya wanna just cocoon somewhere...
    lovely,
    glenda

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  16. What wonderful evocative photos! Thanks for sharing - we had a similar day here yesterday and I was out taking some pictures too.

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  17. Breathtaking, and your photography is excellent!! What a peaceful place to spend a few hours. Hope your day is exceptionally blessed!

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  18. Such beautiful pics. Thanks for sharing.
    ~ ~Ahrisha~ ~

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  19. These photos are beyond beautiful Mary! On another whole level altogether! Gorgeous, mystical mist.

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  20. What awsome pictures! I love your work! I hope you will take a little time to stop by blog and see whats going on in my little life. Become Folloer!

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  21. Oh...perfect. You are such a wonderful photographer. I love that first shot! We had our first frost this morning...I should have been out with my camera!

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  22. absolutely spectacular mary! love love love these photos! what a perfect place to go for a walk (or many). thank you for these enchanting snaps!jkj

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  23. You have given me some great ideas and one of them is to get up earlier and catch the mist from our lake. Also, who sings -"it's a wonderful world"? Love the rendition. Notelady

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  24. Thanks so much! That is Eva Cassidy singing. :)

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  25. I am in awe. And each one taking my breath away. And the last one was the killer.

    Wow, Mary. I love this mist.

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  26. Beautiful photos! The spider web is my favourite. What state do you live in?

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  27. To say that I want to live there, with the mist and the trees and the gray skies, is so an understatement. Totally enchanting and surreal.

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  28. Sheila -- I live in NJ. It's much nicer than Jersey Shore or the Sopranos. :)

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  29. It was a magical morning, I can tell. Three hours goes by like that when you're out shooting in a perfect setting.

    Looking forward to those Turkey shots ; )

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  30. A feast for the eyes...thanks!

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  31. Sheesh – these are amazing, Mary!!! Truly brilliant images. Thank you for sharing! xo

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  32. Exquisite photos. Really wonderful and evocative- You must give at least me lessons in how to do to take such beautiful photos! How much is 'real life' and how much is image pricessing?

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  33. Thanks so much, Ingmarie! These are lightly processed -- just a little nudge to the blacks, the brightness and the clarity in Adobe Camera Raw, and then some slight sharpening for the web. :)

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  34. Such glorious pictures - How fortunate you are to be able to visit this park. The reflections in the water are especially beautiful, and all the photos capture the essence of fall that I love.

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  35. That GREAT and amazing pictures!

    Tamar

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  36. Your pictures are absolutely beautiful!!

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  37. Ahhh...sooo lovely. I especially love the mist over the water.

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