Fall—Autumn—whatever you call it. I call it my favorite time of the year. It means long nights of peaceful slumber, unencumbered by fans, sweat, and frustration. It means the short countdown (hopefully) till snow covers the rocks on the mountain and the skis take up permanent residence in or on my car. It means oven-baked roasts and sweets. And it means the delightful shift from tired green leaves to the brilliant display of blushing and blond leaves. It means lovely walks in the warm glow of those blushing blond leaves, shuffling through the crisp blanket of blushing, blonde leaves that have lost their grip and drifted groundward.
Don’t be fooled . . .
And today that walk lead me to do a little fishing in my own odd way.
I’ve got my eye on you.
Sayonara.
Rangewriter 
Gorgeous! How did you get those fish (trout?) pictures?
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Haha. I cheated. I was at the MK Nature Center which has very cool windows where you can view the underwater activity of the fish. https://idfg.idaho.gov/site/mk-nature-center
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Oh, I love this!
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Thank you Natalie! I love this time of year.
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Absolutely beautiful thoughts, words and photos about my favorite time of the year too. Is that your home? What a lovely tree!
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Thanks, Denise. Yes that big old Autumn Blaze is the saving grace to my home. It blocks the glaring sun and provides privacy during the summer, then it blazes in the fall, and during the winter, with its leaves all gone, it warms my bedroom with sunlight. It was barely taller than me when I moved in 14 years ago.
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Thank you for these beautiful photos. Autumn is starting to make an appearance here – we have some impressive mixed forests and vineyards that turn brilliant shades of red, rust, gold and brown – but it is unseasonably warm so still feels like late summer. I am NOT complaining!!
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Oh goodness. The west coast is experiencing triple digits, yet again! Whew. Thankfully it is not that hot here. It is really just about perfect at the moment.
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I do love autumn, but also have to admit I like all seasons and the changing between them. You captured the beauty of the autumn in these images. And the photos of the trouts are are amazing!
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Yes, the changing, perhaps that is the best of all. Thanks, Otto. What’s amazing is that these are all iPhone photos! Using what’s in my hand.
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Cell phones take great photos these days. 🙂
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Your iPhone is water proof ?! Wowsa those fish images are amazing. Were you standing in the water ? How could you see what you were taking ? or did you just take a slew of images in hopes … kinda like I do. lol
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Haha. I cheated, Sybil. I was at the MK Nature center which has these really cool windows set into the retaining walls that encompass the fish habitat. I just slammed my phone against the glass and snapped a tone of photos, hoping something would come out in focus. 😉
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Gorgeous images!
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Thanks, Jane. 😉
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Stunning photos
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Thanks, Lyn.
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Absolutely gorgeous impressions! I’m utterly amazed at the quality of your cell phone shots!
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Thanks. The upgrade to iPhone 7 Plus was well worth it. I’m still learning how to get the most out of it.
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How did you get the pics of the fish?? That is so cool. Love all the fall pictures too!!
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Hehe. I cheated. The MK Nature Center has these cool windows built into their fish habitat. Erich did a whole video of fish from this site many years ago. I just plastered my camera up to the glass and snapped away. 😉
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