Birds Falling like Leaves off Trees

October 28, 2016October 28, 2016 | drawandshoot

the-birds-falling-like-leaves — Starlings at Dusk 1

starlings1280-gif — Starlings at Dusk 2 (GIF)

The first real snow came yesterday and in late afternoon a large flock of starlings were braving the wet snow and wind, grazing the tops of trees and falling like leaves from branches.

(I hope the GIF isn’t too annoying, it would be nice to be able to click on it and make it stop! Oh well…)

This entry seems to fit well with the WordPress Daily Post Prompt Rearrange.

Through the Raindrops

October 25, 2016 | drawandshoot

Looking through the windshield on a rainy afternoon …

I made some photographs outside of the car, too, but it was this view through wavering raindrops that truly caught my eye.

Autumn Roadside, Two Ways

October 22, 2016October 23, 2016 | drawandshoot

I think I prefer the charcoal-sketch look of the black and white images but the autumn colours are lovely at the moment.

Seasonal Rituals (2)

October 13, 2016October 13, 2016 | drawandshoot

autumnmaple — Autumn Maple captured in a ‘drive-by’ photograph.

Seasonal Rituals

October 7, 2016October 8, 2016 | drawandshoot

what-comes-together

Observing the changes in the landscape. Shifts, slow and subtle, others without restraint. As much as I adore summer it is autumn (and winter) when I most love to make photographs.

Ligularia

November 29, 2015November 30, 2015 | drawandshoot

Pink-fluff seed heads of a ligularia plant in my garden. When the plant is in flower the petals are a bright yellow, but it’s these delicate rosy seed heads of autumn that truly catch my eye.

The Spirited Ones

November 22, 2015 | drawandshoot

Tiny chickadees in and out of the hand. I feel these images may give a sense of the sensations; the whirr of the wings at your ear and the ever-so-gentle touching down on your fingertips. A quiet joy.