Elvis left the house and I had my last day in the park. I’m always sad to leave, especially when it will be months until my next visit. But I took along the joy of the beauty I constantly find there, perhaps the more cherished because of not being able to visit often anymore.
(Early November 2022)
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Lovely final photos janet 🙂
Thanks, Brian. I’m now getting to the photos I took on the way home, which will get me up to mid-November of last year. 🙂 Always nice to have something to post, though.
That joy will always be there, Janet. Amusingly there’s a tiny lane in one of the villages here called Elvis Presley Boulevard 🤣💗
Ha! I wonder where that name came from. Some fan, I guess.
Some great captures, Janet!
Thanks, Sue. There’s always been something beautiful there no matter the season.
Good to hear!
Gorgeous images.
Thanks so much! ❤
Like holidays, it wouldn’t be as special if you had it everyday. 🙂 Looks like you certainly made the most of your time there!
Hannah, I was there 2 1/2 weeks not including driving time and the entire visit was just perfect. For a number of years when we lived in Naperville I had it as often as I wanted and loved it. Now it’s even more special.
You found a lot of beauty. What type of yellow berries are those?
My plant app is torn between some sort of crab apple and bittersweet. I vote for the latter because I like the name but…
Maybe you can when you go when it’s in bloom. I like the name bittersweet too.
Beautiful farewell, Janet. Safe travels!
Thanks, Madison. That trip was back in early November of last year and was a wonderful time.
Lovely photos Janet!
Appreciate that, Aletta. I love that park and miss it often. 🙂
I can imagine that.
Beautiful series, Janet! Love how you capture the back light especially.
Thanks very much, Amy. I love that light and the way it highlights the beauty of whatever’s in front of it.
Cute riff on the Elvis saying, Janet.
🙂 I’m pretty sure I had a better time than Elvis.
A suitably elegiac set of pictures. I thought that they were really excellent.
Thanks so much for the compliment and for knowing “elegiac”, although it might not be that sorrowful. 🙂
janet
My favorite time of year — love that red leaf!
Thanks!
Beautiful! I especially love the 2nd and 3rd photos, Janet!
Thanks so much, Lisa. ❤
These’ll sure tide you over to the next visit!
🙂 Those are a small fraction of the photos that bring me happiness and good memories, Dries, while still enjoying the very different beauty around me now. Best of both worlds!
These are so beautiful – and I am also a fan of backlit photos. I cannot resist them! The last one with all the leaves is gorgeous. And I can feel the same about leaving a place I love, even if I’ll be back some day.
I love backlighting as well, A-C, and being there at dawn made it much easier to find opportunities to catch it. 🙂 I spent so much time there when we lived nearby that it became the place of my heart in that area, where I went to relax and enjoy nature. Even though there are lovely places here, I still miss it but in a good way, if that makes sense
Gorgeous shots!
You’ll be back!
Oh, I will be, Resa. Glad you loved the photos. 🙂
The tranquility of the forest in autumn…and “home”.
Definitely.