what would you think if I sang out of tune...

Sometimes...when you've been cooped up with illness for too long...when the hateful political climate makes you want to buy a one-way ticket to Toronto...and when the rapidly-changing leaves remind you of the impermanence of the season...you just have to get outside. 

The COLORS.

I still had to triple-layer because of my cold nature...

...but it all worked out.  The leaves were beautiful, and so were the other little vignettes scattered around the path.  Here-and-gone acorns...

...mushroom clusters...

...and pale ferns that lit up the shadows.

I saw a very well-fed woolly bear caterpillar...

...and a pair of bluebirds.  The brightly-colored male is on the left. 

It was great to be outside again.  Sometimes you just need a little help from your friend...

...to make you forget your troubles! 

Have a great week!