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an autumn offering

this is my third year to be blogging and my third year to share photos of fall foliage.IMG_5415_blogIMG_5382_blogIMG_5363_blog

it’s kind of funny to me.  like, how many different pictures of leaves can you take?  how much more can you possibly talk about fall and say something that you haven’t said already?

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but yet, here i am…three years later.  seeing things differently than i did three years ago.  the same, but different.

i don’t know if that even makes sense.

i guess all i really wanted to say is that autumn still continues to take my breath away.  nature still inspires me.  amazes me.  blesses me. 

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i hope it is a blessing for you too.  love, kelly

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  1. Beverly says

    November 12, 2013 at 8:03 am

    Yes, this is exactly how I feel too Kelly! Love the quote on the last photo!

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  2. lisa says

    November 12, 2013 at 8:29 am

    I was thinking the exact same thing! Every Autumn I run out to take photos of essentially the same trees….yet each shot turns out different! Lovely, lovely shots!
    Visiting from Texture Tuesday.

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  3. Viv says

    November 12, 2013 at 10:28 am

    You can never have enough photos of Autumn they are an endless source of inspiration.

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  4. Ashling says

    November 12, 2013 at 10:51 am

    But your photos look new & fresh, timeless….

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  5. Rosanna says

    November 12, 2013 at 11:14 am

    Beautiful, beautiful fall images. Great post!

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  6. Cathy says

    November 12, 2013 at 11:53 am

    Oh I hear you. But I never get tired of looking at fall…. never. And your photos are beautiful.

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  7. Sylvia says

    November 12, 2013 at 12:14 pm

    Your autumn pictures are gorgeous, Kelly !
    Wonderful colors and great quote !
    Nice week,
    Sylvia

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  8. kim at picking poppies says

    November 12, 2013 at 1:24 pm

    …the same but different, I get that!

    This year, unlike the past, there just isn’t any color. Not even the pear trees have changed into that gorgeous red. So I am thankful for your fall photos, which are beautiful!

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  9. Dotti says

    November 12, 2013 at 2:19 pm

    Such exquisite photos! And I’ve had the same blessing this fall, Kelly. Each time I go outside, I want to shoot and shoot and shoot some more. My dogwood trees have been especially pretty this year and the metamorphosis was brilliant. I kept thinking: how many photos of my dogwood trees do my friends really want to see? And the best part … there is still so much beauty out there! So yes … the same but different.

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  10. stacey says

    November 13, 2013 at 8:08 am

    Love that quote, and all the fall colors. We don’t have quite as many here. In fact I just saw the wind remove some green leaves off a tree in the back. Seems unfair.

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  11. Tammy says

    November 13, 2013 at 8:17 am

    Beautiful images and I love that quote!!

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  12. karen c says

    November 13, 2013 at 9:38 am

    Such lovely photos! Autumn has the same effect on me – always inspiring and always reminding me of everything I have to be thankful for. Have a good day 🙂

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  13. Tracie says

    November 13, 2013 at 11:15 am

    Being from Southern California we do not get the abundance of color changing trees, it does happen but it’s not everywhere and usually a tad bit later than the East Coast or middle America even. So Each fall I’m so happy to be able to take in the leaves that others share. One time a contact of mine from Virgina sent me a few real live colorful leaves in the mail. This is how much I appreciate your falls.

    Much love
    Tracie

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  14. Sherry says

    November 13, 2013 at 9:10 pm

    When we look with a fresh perception, things look different, a stale one and they look exactly the same. Love your fresh perception, Kelly.

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  15. Katie says

    November 14, 2013 at 5:35 pm

    i feel the same way. in fact, this year i’m reigning myself in more than usual with the overabundance of fall foliage shots, and making mental photographs instead for me to savor come this long grey winter ahead of us.

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