Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Oct 5/ Nature Notes

Ontario's Cottage County

No frost yet but it feels like it's getting very close! These photos were taken in Cottage Country where it is typically a degree or two colder than where I live. But people who live there haven't experienced a frost yet either.

Largest square taken through my peephole lens: asters blooming everywhere!

Through my regular lens and working clockwise: pokeweed (Phytolacca americana), which I haven't seen for years!; water lily pads (not sure which variety); staghorn sumac (Rhus typhana), waterlily (Nympaea odorata)) and a grass.

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19 comments:

  1. DarlaOctober 5, 2011 at 7:07 AM

    What a great image you posted using the peephole lens. I can see that as a painting.

    Darla

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  2. TorunnOctober 5, 2011 at 7:13 AM

    What a beautiful composition with great pictures!

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  3. Yogi♪♪♪October 5, 2011 at 7:24 AM

    I'm still totally jealous of your peephole lens. Love it.

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  4. Yogi♪♪♪October 5, 2011 at 7:24 AM

    I'm still totally jealous of your peephole lens. Love it.

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  5. HalcyonOctober 5, 2011 at 7:59 AM

    Very nice! I especially like the peephole shot. Looks like it's already framed. :)

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  6. RoanOctober 5, 2011 at 8:07 AM

    What a great way to present your post. Each is a work of art!

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  7. MadSnapperOctober 5, 2011 at 8:09 AM

    thanks for helping my memory, we have the poke weed every where here and i did not know the name of it. i do know the birds love the berries and when they eat it they LEAVE it every where. LOL

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  8. CarverOctober 5, 2011 at 10:24 AM

    Beautiful shots from your part of the country. It has been feeling like we're getting close to frost here too although it is starting to warm up a little again. Still pleasant though. I love this time of year.

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  9. Karen XavierOctober 5, 2011 at 10:46 AM

    what wonderful coordination of colors! Esp. on the lotus leaves. Pictures are great.

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  10. LowellOctober 5, 2011 at 10:51 AM

    Frost? As in Frosty the Snowman? Yikes!

    Wait, we had frost here last year! Darn!

    I always enjoy these collages...the variety is the thing! And it vibrates with a sense of the fall season!

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  11. Gillian OlsonOctober 5, 2011 at 11:40 AM

    A beautiful collage of colour.

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  12. JoyfulOctober 5, 2011 at 1:05 PM

    Very beautiful mosaic.

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  13. JanieOctober 5, 2011 at 1:45 PM

    We're seeing a lot of asters and sumac, too. No frost here yet, either.
    Lovely photos!

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  14. Small City ScenesOctober 5, 2011 at 4:50 PM

    This is beautiful, EG.

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  15. Jenn JilksOctober 5, 2011 at 6:47 PM

    Aren't the asters lovely? We have a frost warning tonight.


    Cheers from Cottage Country!

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  16. ???October 6, 2011 at 4:52 AM

    Pokeweed is such a cool plant, it's a shame the berries are not edible.

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  17. LeoraOctober 6, 2011 at 7:17 AM

    When I saw your post yesterday, I started looking up pokeweed... invasive or not? Sounds like it depends whom you ask.

    I love the lily pads with fall color.

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  18. DianneOctober 6, 2011 at 8:17 AM

    this collage should be the welcome banner for Cottage County :)

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  19. Rambling WoodsOctober 9, 2011 at 9:51 PM

    Thank goodness for the asters and goldenrod although the goldenrod is done now...the asters are really buzzing. Your collages have such lovely look to them..not so stark as some...thank you for posting to Nature Notes EG....Michelle

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