Fall is in the air at last(ish)! I really enjoy this time of year when everything is cooling down again (although in our case it’s more like colding down and then heating up and then finally, maybe, cooling down a little, for now, if we’re lucky and don’t jinx it. Oops.). Regardless, October is definitely one of my favorite months because it’s such a transition month (my other favorite month is March for the same reason. Have you heard the phrase “in like a lion, out like a lamb”? My birthday’s also in March, so maybe that’s why I’m partial to it…). There’s a period of time in October where summer is losing its kick and fall isn’t quite on the ball yet and the effect is very spring-like. To me, anyway (I ended up getting teased for feeling this way. Apparently everyone else just thinks it feels like fall). And what a better month to have a camera in my pocket always than this beautiful transition month (see, what I’m doing here [quite sincerely] is positively reinforcing Sherry for getting the camera. This is a technique we use in the training of our animals)!
Here’s another one a week later of some flowers in the bear yard that popped up everywhere. This day was a little warmer and rainier. Look again at how green the leaves are:
Hey! Acorns everywhere! Where did they all come from all of the sudden? We collect buckets of them for the bears:
Nice posting. As always, you're postings are very entertaining.I like fall too, and I know what you mean about the spring-like feel of it at times.Keep tappin' that camera!
You have a great eye for composition Erin!
How come acorns aren't poisonous to bears when they do bad things to humans and dogs? Are bears immune to the toxic gallotanins that I've been reading about lately?
Wendy: I would have to do a bunch of research to answer your question correctly. It is a natural food source for many bears, and I believe not all acorns are made equally.