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| Our lower side yard ---11/4/17 |
Hello my Friends, After a crazy (and very warm) Autumn this year, we finally got a little Fall color here at home and in the TN mountains... At home, after one little cold spell, the trees all seemed to turn about the same time --and most of them showed colors of yellows/golds/rusts.... Then, after turning colors, we had some extremely heavy rain and LOTS of wind --and most all of the trees lost their leaves quickly... But I did manage to get a few pictures here at home. NOW--it is "raking and blowing leaves" time for me!!!!!
However, we decided this past Friday (since it was a beautiful, sunny, and brisk day) to head to Knoxville for some errands and then take a "Day Trip" to visit the Foothills Parkway in the Great Smoky Mountains (near Townsend, TN).
Since it was November 10, we knew that it was almost the end of all of the Autumn Colors in that area. But we lucked up and did see some pretty colors. Needless to say, except for the COLD COLD WIND, we really enjoyed our little day trip!!!!!
Today I'll share some photos from the Foothills Parkway and also a few from here at home!!! There is something special about the 'end' of the Fall season ---and I enjoy being out in nature ---with the leaves crunching under my feet when I walk... There is also a special briskness in the air during this time of the Fall season I think... When I lived in Texas for 12 years (and in Jacksonville, FL and New Orleans, LA before that), I REALLY missed the four seasons, especially Autumn. NOW---I LOVE LOVE LOVE everything about this very special season!!!!! Hope you enjoy the pictures today!
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| Colors in our yard, 11/4/17 (I love the colors of our Pink Dogwood in Autumn) |
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| Our Street, 11/5/17 |
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| Our Back Yard, 11/5/17 |
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| Beautiful Smoky Mountains --from the Foothills Parkway 11/10/17 |
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| Even though it was SO COLD and WINDY, this old woman loved being there! |
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| Here's a picture I took using my long lens... That high mountain in the distance is Mt. LeConte. (Sorry for the quality.. It was SO hazy in the distance!!!) |
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| One lone RED tree here along the Foothills Parkway!!!! BUT--I love the green pines against the blue blue sky!!! |
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| My Cutie Pie enjoyed the overlooks along the Foothills Parkway, even though that wind was COLD. 11/10/17 |
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| You can still see some color along those mountain ranges, especially when the sun shines down on those areas. |
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| How would you like a little farm down there in that valley????? Wouldn't that be gorgeous, surrounded by all of the beauty? (Picture taken from an overlook on the Foothills Parkway, 11/10/17) |
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| Another pretty colored tree we saw along the Foothills Parkway, 11/10/17 |
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| I loved the background here --showing some of the left-over Fall Colors in the distance behind George... |
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| Some pretty colors at the Look Rock Overlook along the Foothills Parkway, 11/10/17 |
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| At the Look Rock Overlook, Foothills Parkway, 11/10/17 (NOTE: We did not hike to the top of the mountain at Look Rock due to the high winds, and the fact that we didn't have hats/coats/gloves with us! We'll take that short hike another day!) |
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| Finally, here is a neat picture showing one of the gorgeous MAPLES at the Look Rock Overlook along the Foothills Parkway. Maples are my favorite Autumn Leaves/Trees.... |
WELL-----how did you like seeing "Autumn's Final Hoorah"???? I will say though that we have another short trip coming up soon ---so who knows????? Maybe (just maybe) we will still see more colors!!!!! I wouldn't complain a bit!!!!! Like I said, I just enjoy being out in nature!!!
Have a wonderful November Week...
Hugs,
