Autumn is still hanging on here,
Dancing as much as it can
With the last few leaves so bright.
How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days. ~John Burroughs
(Something for me to bear in mind with a birthday fast approaching…)
Lady Fi 
Fall does inspire the camera– and the poet! Great quote!
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so true! if we can all show such brilliance and beauty as we change! 🙂
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**How full of light and color are their last days. **
Beautifully describes us, as well.
Wonderful…. xx
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This is an amazing capture…beautifully composed…
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Love your capture as always! Definitely encouraging words — having just had a birthday a couple of months ago myself! The colorful leaves here in Seattle are the one thing that can lift the spirit every day — well, while they last and fortunately, we still some, too, in spite of the strong winds lately! Hope you have a great weekend!
Sylvia
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very nice 🙂
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Stunning motif.
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The colour of the Autumn leaves never ceases to enchant me, and you know how to capture their magic. 🙂
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smiles. great picture…still hanging her as well…in the upper 60s today but the cold is supposed to hit this week…
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great capture… first by the falling orange leaf finding it’s way to a pretty blue place to hang out, second and most important by your great eye ~ i love this shot 🙂
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Brilliant picture.
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The clothesline is holding on for dear life as winter fast approaches….not letting that leaf go at any cost!
I hear you are getting unseasonably warm temps this late fall…read it in the newspapers here..enjoy it!
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Leaves bare their brilliant beauty in the lingering of fall! Great capture and a very befitting quote! I love how you equated the words to turning another year older 🙂
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P.S. ~ PERFECT title!
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Autuminal colouring are so deep and rich – this single leaf is a reminder of things enjoyed through-out the season.
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Ha! Are you saying you are entering the Fall of your life?? Not possible your spirit is forever young! 🙂
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Even a fallen leaf radiates so much beauty! Lovely capture..
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There is a lot about Autumn to recommend it, and its glorious colours are a part of that. I loved the photo, and the quote. Thank you.
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Love the bright blue and muted orange colors in this photo — is that a clothesline? 🙂 Hope you had a wonderful holiday.
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Yes, I found the leaf hanging alone on a clothesline!
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very nice colors!
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Nice. Yes, I like how autumn leaves age gracefully!
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Still hanging on here, too. Lovely leaf photo!
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a great title, and you sure live up to it!
Aloha from Waikiki
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Yeah! I’ve got to save that quote (it’s perhaps too late for me though ;>)
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It seems to me as if you’re living life to the full!
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Beautifully composed shot. And great color and light just as the quote says.
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I’d like to get older like leaves, burning the last flame of life at its peak and then get muted with time to tarnish and become the part of the soil finally. Your photo and the quote remind me of that.
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May the spirit of the leaf reside in us all.
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How nice. I can see them even now.
Old leaves are also good.
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Like our life… caught in various duties. Great shot.
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Beautiful! Love the poem 🙂
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gorgeous post!
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I agree with Far Side of Fifty. Age is a state of mind and you are in no way entering the Golden Years. Just watch this young couple. But your leaf on the laundry lines is absolutely fantastic, Fi.
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Lovely! Most of our color is gone around the yard, but I know that after hunting season, I can go into the woods and hear the beech trees sing.
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Love your blog your photos are gorgeous.
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Very beautiful.. isn’t it amazing how a lone leaf attracts the eye to otherwise mundane places.. turning them into beautiful eye-candy. This is a great shot.
Thanks for your comment on my blog. I will indeed include that post as a POTW on Wednesday as your recommendation.
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Beautiful Pictures these are. I am inspired. 🙂
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Very nice, beautiful capture!
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Great contrast between the subtle changes of colour in the leaf and the vibrant blue of the cords1
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The leaf color and the line color are in beautiful contrast of colors!
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Beauty of the fallen leaf captured so well…
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Ah yes…birthdays..on my last one at age 55 I became eligible for some senior discounts which was kind of strange…..I love the fall leaves…
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I love the colors of the clothes lines against the bright orange leaf…well done!!!
(I have a birthday coming up too…when’s yours?)
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December 1st. And you?
Sent from my iPhone
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I like the brightness brought into the picture 🙂 Very poetic
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A bit of autumn is hanging on here too. It has been an odd year…but I’m not complaining.
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I haven’t seen much gold en leaves this year, I fortunately was on holidays where are palm trees ! I don’t like autumn.
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Blue is my favorite color and your photo is the perfect example why.
Gorgeous.
xo jj
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The autumn tones contrast nicely against your blue clothes lines.
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Fall gets us ready I feel for the neutral winter…..one last burst of colour!
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a brilliant photo! and age is just a number, no fretting allowed! happy week to you Fiona.
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Yummy colors! And I do have to say…that age is just a number.
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Simple yet elegant shot LadyFi. We were enjoying the unseasonable 60 degrees warm today.
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Lovely saying and lovely photo 🙂
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I agree Fi, autumn is certainly a beautifl season – Dave
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Beautiful autum leaf! the poem is very nice too.
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Beautifully poetic, in image and words…
Here autumn is about to depart and after this weekends storm, all the foliage has vanished.;)
xoxo
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When is your birthday? We shall celebrate with pie!
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On 1 Dec! Any excuse for pie!
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As I walk through the streets of Seattle, I am SOOO tempted to just stop and gather all the different colors and shapes of leaves! I LOVE this time of year!
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Now I can see red maple leaves around here but I can also see new buds in cherry trees. And my birthday visits me faster, too.
Have a great week!
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Ahhh Autumn…just wonderful.isn’t it?
BTW That photograph is just simply wonderful.Great work I must say.
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amazing composition!!
well done:)
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I am in love with that quote!
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Love the quote from John Burroughs and your own thought-provoking twist at the end.
Ultimately, it is those who are beautiful on the inside who glow with beauty in their older years.
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Oh, to learn from the leaves! Gorgeous post.
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Amazing capture…beautifully composed…
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