Not a recent shot unfortunately. It does represent repeated visits however. I drove by here yesterday to find little color, but have visited it for years waiting for a nice display which happened for this image in 2011. Although we are running behind, I don’t think much will happen here in Pelham’s Hawley Reservoir.
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That’s stunning. It’s quite interesting to go back to the same places and see how different the scene looks in the seasons and even between regular days in summer. When there’s a scene like this you have to grab it.
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Thanks, Lyle. I have only seen it like this once before. We’ve had such a dry summer that foliage is really not up to previous autumn.
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A little bit of beautiful on a Monday morning is always a welcome sight.
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Glad it brought a little color to begin your week, Charlie.
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This photo made me dizzy. Seeing double here. Perfect scene in my humble opinion. The colors and the reflection make this fantastic.
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I hope it was dizzy with delight, Yvonne. 🙂
Thanks!
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🙂
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Lovely. a perfect reflection with just enough distortion in the water to make the vibrant colours look dreamy. We’ve had stunning colours further north this year; alas all gone in the last three days.
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Thanks, Bunty.
I was lucky to get such a calm surface for the reflection. We’ve been losing our leaves rapidly over the last several days with below freezing temperatures and gusty wind. We are now back above 32° at night but most of the foliage has suffered.
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When I reflect on this image I find it a pretty scene.
I’m sorry to hear that this year’s foliage up there has suffered, first from drought and now from freezes.
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Yes, it has been a disappointment so far, but with things having been slow to develop there is still a possibility to find some pockets of color. Every year is different.
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The break in the low, green foliage just to the right of center almost suggests a path has been worn down to the water. Wouldn’t it be fun to beach a kayak there, and follow the path into the woods?
Whose woods these are, I think I know —
the warden’s in the village, though.
He’ll never see me stopping here
to take in autumn, nice and slow…
(With apologies to you-know-who)
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Speaking of “you know who”, here he is in quiet conversation with our most famous former citizen…Bob and Emily. I’ve never made a picture there so that’s why the link.
There are deer, of course, and moose too in those woods (that’s whose they really are) so it is quite likely there is a path in that spot. A kayak would not be needed (plus as a drinking water supply it is frowned upon, and the woods are accessible by foot. I’ve never wandered around in there, but it is more than likely to be a path to the water for the critters.
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