Prairie Thistle, Dressed for Autumn

UW Arboretum Prairie

UW Arboretum Prairie

For man, autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together. For nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad. ~~ Edwin Way Teale

Autumn’s light hangs low in the sky for only a few minutes as these days turn into night earlier and earlier. Most of the seed heads have had their seeds dispersed, but a few of the Prairie Thistle had most of their seed fluff still securely tucked in the plant. The plants all seem heavy with seeds this year. Will there be more flowers next spring?

Blue Wagon

Time Paused

Pausing in Time

Hard to remember that only two weeks ago the trees were barely changing color, and now they are simply bare. Mid-October in southern Wisconsin saw only a few days when the sun peeked out, and this was one of those sparkly autumn days that I consider true gifts.

Another photograph from my favorite of the Wisconsin’s Historical Society sites, Old World Wisconsin, which documents the settlement of 19th- and early 20th-century Wisconsin. There is an 1870s crossroads village, where this wagon and buildings were photographed, and 10 ethnic farmsteads located on 576 acres of wooded hills in the Southern Unit of Kettle Moraine State Forest.

Orange Pumpkins, Blue Pumpkin

Blue Pumpkin? Yep!

I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion. ~~ Henry David Thoreau

You tell ‘em, Mr. Thoreau. Can I join you if I choose a pumpkin on the other side of the patch?

Shopping Cart Art

Lines + Color = Fun

I hate shopping. But I like shopping carts.

Red, White and Blue

Patterns Catch A Photog's Eye

Colorful Brick Wall Begs for a Photo!

The caption on this photograph sounds like something one would read in The Onion. “Wall Begs for Photo.”

I can imagine in the future, this wall will be a popular photo stop because it has the ability to beg, “Please, please, I know i’m just a brick wall, but I’m a painted brick wall. Prettily painted, too. Please, take MY picture!”

“Sure, why not? I’ll take your photograph. Don’t move while I set up my equipment!”