Tag: Appalachian Fall

A Few Childhood Memories

Color Photography, wildlife
Hello Friends! Tonight’s Feature Image is titled “American Beech 112421” and is available for purchase by clicking the thumbnail and reaching out to me on the contact page.

Heavy frost covers my mountain in its icy embrace and my mind is taken back to the early 70s. The week of Thanksgiving always brings up childhood memories of the little country classrooms all decorated with colorful cardboard leaves and tracings of children’s hands made into turkeys. When you walked into the door you were greeted by the smell of crayons and Elmer’s Glue. You knew that at some point before school let out for the week there was going to be a play about the Pilgrims and the Indians. It was actually kinda hard to find volunteers who wanted to be Pilgrims in the school play. In those days it wasn’t unusual to have a little extra recess on the last day before a break started and we took full advantage of it. If the weather was cold that meant things like flicking a paper football and arm wrestling. Usually the whole afternoon became an art class and we were sent home with paper headresses and pilgrims hats and crayon rubbings of fall leaves. Perhaps that’s why I’m always reminded of the smell of crayons when we get a good frost.

Good night friends and be blessed throughout your days.

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The Light Lives In It

Color Photography, encouragement, wildlife
Hello Friends! Tonight’s Feature Image is titled “The Light Lives In It 111821” and is available for purchase by clicking the thumbnail and reaching out to me on the contact page.

Appalachia moves squarely into the days of shadows. The sun sleeps late and goes to bed early. But while there is light in the world life holds onto it and drinks deeply of its glow. The pale yellow leaves in the deep forest are alive with light. They don’t seem to just catch the light but instead they join with it until they have a glow all of their own. In the coming days the world will first grow dark and then become cold. It’s the light that we join with that will carry us through. But the darkness doesn’t last long. In just 32 days the dark days peak and light returns my mountain. You won’t notice it at first. There will only be a few minutes difference until mid February but the light is there even if we don’t notice. It’s 32 days until the new light and 121 days until Spring.

Good night friends and be blessed throughout your days.

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Stick Battles

Color Photography, wildlife
Hello Friends! Tonight’s Feature Image is titled “Warmth In November 111821” and is available for purchase by clicking the thumbnail and reaching out to me on the contact page.

A crisp mountain breeze flutters the maple leaves above my head adding to the feeling of fire as I gaze into the remaining canopy. Even as a young boy I had the freedom to roam the farm as I pleased but there was always something about the little strip of trees between the driveway and what was part of a neighbor’s pasture at the time. There was always something interesting here. We gathered sticks to have fights here. Now it wasn’t that us boys actually did any fighting. But what we did was more like trading blows. The rules were that one boy would hold his stick out while the other one gave it a good whack with his stick in an attempt to break them. And you would take turns. Whoever was holding the shortest stick at the end was the loser. One of my champion sticks came from this very maple tree. The trick of course was to get them before they were on the ground too long and we learned the relative strength of each type of wood this way. Sometimes the game would be played on a fallen log or an outcrop of large rocks in a variation of “The Floor Is Lava”. In late October the long brittle stems of Ironweed and Joe-Pye-Weed became fencing sabers but you had to gather a lot of them because sometimes they would break in mid swing. If you had a dud you got a do over. Today I just love looking up at the firy colored leaves and being lost in the beauty of an Appalachian Fall but I can’t deny that some part of me wants to find a good stick on the ground and shake it at my brother while barking “EN GARDE”! and wasting the whole afternoon running through the mountains.

Good night friends and be blessed throughout your days.

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We also have the Lloyd’s Lens Photography Discussion Group on MeWe that is set up as a fully functional community. There you’ll not only be able to see and connect with me but you can also make your own posts and interact with each other.

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Late Fall Beauty

Color Photography, wildlife
Hello Friends! Tonight’s Feature Image is titled “The Magic Box 111221” and is available for purchase by clicking the thumbnail and reaching out to me on the contact page.

As the full color of the Appalachian Forest fades its easy to overlook the more subtle treasures of nature. The seedbox is one such treasure. When it’s in bloom it’s a pleasing yellow flower but when the fruit forms the intricate orngish pod looks like something out of Rivendell. It even has a decorative top.

Image Titled “Seedbox 21521a” and is available for purchase by clicking the thumbnail and reaching out to me on the contact page.

I’ve only found it growing wild in one place but it’s been there faithfully for years. Every year in late Fall through Early Spring I make occasional pilgrimages to this spot to remind myself that even when my forest sleeps beauty abounds. Appalachia in winter becomes a wonderland of textures. The tiny seedbox is one of more exotic forms native to my area but it’s not the only one. It’s this time of year when you really begin to notice things like the pods of black locust and the salmon pink tones of river birch. The fluted trunk and branches of Hornbeam also comes to mind. On those days when it’s not too cold to enjoy a walk take a look around and appreciate the beauty that’s normally hidden by the leaves.

Good night friends and be blessed throughout your days.

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We also have the Lloyd’s Lens Photography Discussion Group on MeWe that is set up as a fully functional community. There you’ll not only be able to see and connect with me but you can also make your own posts and interact with each other.

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Have you checked out the Zazzle Store?

I’m now using Zazzle to fulfil orders. What this means for you is a secure way to place an order, discount codes & a broader product selection! Simply use the contact form on my websiteand tell me which image you want and I’ll reply with a direct link to where you can place the order.

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The Heart Of Fall

Color Photography, wildlife
Hello Friends! Tonight’s Feature Image is titled “The Heart Of Fall 111421” and is available for purchase by clicking the thumbnail and reaching out to me on the contact page.

In the days of fading glory the young dogwoods hold their leaves as long as they can. As I sit quietly beneath the scarlet hue of its heart shaped leaves the sun musters it’s remaining strength to warm earth, this body of clay and the soul that animates it. In the distance I hear the winter birds gathered in celebration of their season. Another crimson leaf drops to the ground. Like watching sand flow in an hourglass the leaves continue to drop as each tree bids the world goodnight and goes to sleep. Rest well little dogwoods. Build your strength for a glorious bloom in Spring.

Good night friends and be blessed throughout your days.

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We also have the Lloyd’s Lens Photography Discussion Group on MeWe that is set up as a fully functional community. There you’ll not only be able to see and connect with me but you can also make your own posts and interact with each other.

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WELCOME TO LLOYD’S LENS PHOTOGRAPHY

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Have you checked out the Zazzle Store?

I’m now using Zazzle to fulfil orders. What this means for you is a secure way to place an order, discount codes & a broader product selection! Simply use the contact form on my websiteand tell me which image you want and I’ll reply with a direct link to where you can place the order.

Clicking on the photo takes you tohttps://www.zazzle.com/lloydslensphotos?rf=238248269630914251Lastly, all of the photos and writings are my original work unless otherwise specified and are not to be copied or reproduced without expressed written permission from the photographerThank you again for your support of my page!♥️