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And They All Fall Down… and Become Just a Memory… Too Fast… the Scintillating Colors of Fall…

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  1. Gorgeous photos, Ellen! 🙂🌻

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    October 20, 2023 at 3:49 AM

  2. So, colourful, thanks.

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    October 20, 2023 at 4:15 AM

  3. Oh, how I miss fall colors! In Florida we have green and brown seasons. Few colors happen, so this is a wonderful gift of awe and wonder. Thanks, El!

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    October 20, 2023 at 9:58 AM

    • Thank you, Dayle! I miss them, too though hopefully New York City will put on a show soon.

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      October 21, 2023 at 4:02 PM

  4. shades of the season

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    October 20, 2023 at 12:04 PM

  5. Theses are gorgeous seasonal images! My favorite is the simplest one-the leaves in the standing water. 🙂

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    October 20, 2023 at 12:11 PM

  6. Fabulous fall, Ellen! Thank you for sharing your beautiful leaves. Ours haven’t even thought about turning yet. Happy Weekend!

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    October 20, 2023 at 6:32 PM

  7. Beautiful! 🧡🍂

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    October 21, 2023 at 3:25 AM

  8. Lovely to see the fall of colors wisping through the trees.

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    October 21, 2023 at 5:11 PM

  9. Breath taking…

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    October 22, 2023 at 4:42 AM

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    Diego

    The colors are stunning! 🙂

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    October 22, 2023 at 9:15 AM

  11. Stunning!

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    October 23, 2023 at 8:38 AM

  12. The beauty of autumn cannot be compared with anything

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    October 23, 2023 at 4:56 PM

  13. Amazing, Ellen!
    In Moscow, the colorful autumn has already passed. Now remnants of yellow still decorate the harsh dark green-brown landscape. This severity has its own beautiful beauty. And I don’t even know what inspires me more: the riot of color or the restraint of the last cry of autumn.
    Thanks for the beauty! 💃💃💃

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    October 25, 2023 at 3:15 PM

    • Thank you for writing! I, too, love the bare branches as much as Fall. There is something poetic about them. Almost sacred.

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      October 26, 2023 at 9:37 AM

  14. So Beautiful. I wish I could live without all abstractions with nature flowing through my veins.

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    October 26, 2023 at 10:02 AM

    • 🙏Thank you so much! Not quite sure what you mean. I tend to think concretely. How do we live with abstractions? Can you give me an example?🙏

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      October 26, 2023 at 2:21 PM

      • We, the humans, begin abstraction when we first speak a word for ‘something concrete’ as a child. All spoken and written affairs and all arts are a part of abstraction. Abstraction is not something disjoint from concrete reality. It’s a way to express how we see the world, how we feel the world and how we relate our ‘self’ with the world. For example, I love nature. This is something very subjective. Now I want to portray “how I love nature” and I want to express this subjective experience to the world. I could do a painting or I could write poetry or I could use photography as tools.
        Sometimes I have very unique subjective experiences which I cannot share in anyway, then I drop all my tools of abstraction and go silent.

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        October 26, 2023 at 9:33 PM

      • Thank you for explaining this.🙏🏽

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        October 26, 2023 at 9:39 PM

      • Kam Ran, Thank you so much for this clarification! I appreciate 🙏🏽 it very much. Good night to you… actually not sure where you are. I lost a lovely message that I think might have been from you, saying “Good morning from India.” I was delighted by it at the time. Then computer troubles and all got lost. 🙏🏽🍃🍂🍁 Leaves from New York City.

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        October 27, 2023 at 1:17 PM

      • It’s 10.58 pm now. Good night from India🍁☘️💜🙏

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        October 27, 2023 at 1:28 PM

      • 🍁🍂🍃🙏🏽

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        October 27, 2023 at 1:41 PM

  15. Amazing pictures, Ellen! The wonders that nature bestows upon us Animals as a whole, and trees in particular, delight in the changing of the seasons.
    I just recently tried to track down your writings after a lengthy absence, and I am completely captivated by what I see.
    Stunning images!

    A breathtaking show takes place as the sun sets, bathing the world in golden light. Fallen leaves have turned into a tapestry of flaming reds, burnt oranges, and royal yellows, while the trees stand tall and proud in their October finery. The rustling of the leaves is like a natural symphony, filling the air with its melodies.

    Best wishes and regards.

    Arun. 🙏

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    October 26, 2023 at 2:01 PM

    • Many, many thanks, Arun. You don’t know how much your words are healing to me. I am having a hard time in many ways and your comment means so much to me. Nature is the best medicine. Unfortunately I cannot get out to be in it right now. The scenes I took are naturally photogenic. The place I took the pictures, Millbrook, New York is full of nature’s beauty everywhere. We no longer live there but it was a most beautiful time in our lives to be surrounded by such exquisite scenes! Thank you so much for your kind words. 🙏✨🪶🌿🍀🍁🍂🍃

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      October 26, 2023 at 2:35 PM

  16. A dazzling array of color in your photos Ellen. They are rather fleeting…a lot like life

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    October 26, 2023 at 4:04 PM

  17. You are brilliant. I feel your light.

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    October 27, 2023 at 2:21 AM

    • Cindy, you are so generous. Your posts are all brilliant and you spread great light to so many people. Thank you for your kind words. They mean so much to me at this time.

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      October 27, 2023 at 11:52 AM

  18. Beautiful!❤

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    November 1, 2023 at 6:22 AM

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    Lana Levine

    Lovely!  Lana

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    November 6, 2023 at 9:48 AM

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