Green is fading from the leaves. Yellows, reds surround the trees. They seem to know that winter nears Approaching it with trust, not fears.
Linked to Cosmic Photo Challenge where Dale offers the theme of “if you go down in the woods today”. These photos were from Friday in Sunset Ridge Woods Forest Preserve.
Also linked to Trent P. McDonald’s The Weekly Smile. I did nothing this past week with the 3x+1 problem. I don’t know if that is something worth a smile, but it did make me smile. The changing forest preserve was clearly worth a smile. I took so many photos yesterday, I used up the battery on my phone. Perhaps that was a sign that I took enough of them. It amazes me that the trees know winter is coming.
I am also linking this to Robin’s Walktober.
Poetry, Short Prose and Walking 
That looks like a lovely woodland, Frank, with another nice poem to go with it. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you, Dale!
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Nice
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Thank you!
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Very nice. I am up in New Hampshire today and the colors are spectacular. I can understand using up your battery on fall foliage photos!
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The forests are amazing this time of year. Thank you, Trent!
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Beautiful !!
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Thank you!
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This made me smile remembering one of my favorite children’s songs, The Teddy Bears’ Picnic. The first line is, “If you go down in the woods today…” Thanks for the smile and a lovely poem!
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That may have been on Dale’s mind when he created the prompt. I didn’t realize the title was part of a children’s song. Thank you, Crystal!
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This is beautiful. Would also fulfill Robin’s Walktober challenge.
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I haven’t seen that challenge, but October is a good month for walking and writing. Thank you, Dawn!
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So pretty.
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Thank you, Dan! The woods in your area should be beautiful this time of year as well.
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We are having an odd year, Frank. We had a very long period of hot dry weather this summer. I don’t think trees liked it.
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Here’s Katie’s Walktober post: https://dawnkinster.com/2020/10/06/katies-walktober-2/ and here’s mine: https://dawnkinster.com/2020/10/11/walktober-in-times-of-covid/
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I will link my post to Robin’s Walktober. Thanks for the suggestion.
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3 x’s on the trees + 1 chainsaw = a gap in trees. Good thing you kept them there so we could enjoy the leaves.
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They do manage the forests here. Thank you, Chel!
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Approaching it with trust, not fears – so assuring and beautiful pictures!
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The trees seem to know what to do and calmly do it. Thank you, Pragalbha!
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So well said again, trees are such great teachers.
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Your photos are wonderful…I like the different colors. And your poem is great too 🙂
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Thank you!
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Welcome 🙂
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Wow! Such wonderful colors. I wish I could step on to that path. Thank you so much for joining Walktober this year, and for the beautiful walk and images. 🙂
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Thank you, Robin!
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Wow! Such wonderful colors. I wish I could step on to that path. Thank you so much for joining Walktober this year, and for the beautiful walk and images. 🙂
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Such an inviting path – the woods seem lit from within!
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The sun can do that through the trees. Sometimes the light is right. Thank you, Eliza!
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There’s nothing quite like a path leading into the distance, is there?
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We are all on those paths. Thank you!
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Great photos of the woods….the best time of year, too. goes straight to my heart. Like your poem, too.
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Thank you!
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Lovely photos and poem, Frank!
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Thank you, Dale!
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