Franklin snuggles during the recent cool snap.
Even wild guy Franklin stayed cozy with me during the recent cool snap. Saturday, everything turned eerily warm as the remnants of the hurricane came dragging air from the Gulf. Frankie knew that storm was out there and he doesn’t like storms, so he again hopped aboard. There wasn’t much wind here, fortunately.
Zooming the creek
Leaves are really starting to turn now, but when this was taken a week or so back you could see that the water was reflecting the greenness above. So far I’m taking pictures from high above the creek instead of going down there. I’ve had some back trouble, so I hope I’ll be able to make several treks to be right by the stream this fall.
American Beautyberries
These Beautyberries are a sign of fall here.
Lavender froth
Some leaves are turning
These reds are ahead of the crowd
Shaggy green
Definite greens but looking worn, droopy, and crinkled from dry weather. That changed today.
Last green ripples
I have no resistance to the creek!
Ground-level autumn
Glance down and autumn is there!
Big yellow
The yellow leaf is from a Tulip Tree.
Something’s afoot
Shining Creek
This creek pic and the two of the ground are from the camera, and in a way I like them better than the phone pics.
Expanse
Lagniappe:
Mary Shelley
Our friend’s cat Shelley, intrigued and curious.
Leaf colors have begun changing more rapidly over the last few days. So, stay tuned for something much more autumny! And, please do consider getting my book, which is actually the cats’ book too, by clicking on the cover at the upper right or going to the “Order the Catwoods Book Online” page. It’s 363 pages so that’s a lot of kitty reading! It will make a great holiday present!
I live near a creek in a forest, in close observation and awe of the wildlife outside, as well as the domestic animals of the household. I'm writer Leah T. Alford. I was "catwoods" on this site Catwoods Porch Party, Itchmo Forums for Cats and Dogs, and a few other sites that may or may not exist now. I have now published a book, and the publisher wanted it called Catwoods. I never expected the book title to be the same as my username, so for now I've changed the username to Leah. For more info, click the "About" button above.
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Nothing is more spiriting and joyful than watching cat’s activities or even no activities while they are laying down snoozing. I can even watch that all day Leah! It makes me happy! It’s also called ‘Brilliant Minds, Think Alike’ Leah! Recently I purchased a cat tree for my sweeties, and Grace Sweetie seems to be making the best of it. I made some video clips, I will put it up in my website, when I get some time! Paws Up! Ashraf
I’ll look forward to seeing it Ashraf!
Great post Leah. Brilliant colorful and vibrating images of leaves and the image of Franklin and Shelley made me happy. Meooow! Paws Up and Keep Up the Good Work! Saludos! Ashraf
Thank you so much Ashraf! I’m always very happy when you like my pictures! The kitties, and getting a picture of them that at least fair, always make me happy too! Meows, Leah.
Great work, Leah, and thanks for the comments on, Elm Drive Images.
Dan, thank you so much, I appreciate it! My pleasure commenting on Elm Drive Images!
I love all the leaves
RMW I’m glad you enjoyed the leaves! There are more coming soon, hopefully today!
Franklin is one dapper looking kitty! He’ll get the girls all excited.
Your snaps are so beautiful….like paintings. Thanks for the glimpse.
Jean
Franklin thanks you, Jean and cats! I thank you too for the kind words and I’m happy you enjoyed the pictures! Meows, Leah
And Franklin! HUBBA HUBBA DING DONG DING! Whew…is it hot in here or is it me?
By the way, now mommy knows the name of the berries she took a picture of in the arboretum thanks tho your Mom.
XOX Katie Isabella
Ahahaha Franklin hears you Katie Isabella, he’s very flattered and says, you are a fetching kitty girl!
I love the Beautyberries! We used to have a lot but they’re just weren’t as many this year.
XO and purrs from the kitties!
SHELLY! You are GORGEOUS!!! Mommy and I loved all the pictures of the leaves and trees and then you were at the end like dessert!
Katie Isabella on Blogspot.
We thank you Katie Isabella, we are happy you enjoyed the pictures! Shelley especially thanks you!
It looks exactly the same here, Leah, although the beautyberries came out a month or so ago. The plums are heavy on the trees and I hope we have seen the last of the hurricanes. K x
We are moving along now, but still slowly. I hope to have another post up in a few days . . . I hear you about hurricanes! Cheers and Meows! Leah
Your pictures are always so special and serene, Franklin and Leah and so good to see Mary Shelley too😸Pawkisses for a Happy Sunday🐾😽💞
The kitties and I thank you LIttle Binky and Granny! Purrs and head bonks for a Happy Sunday and a great week ahead!
Charlee: “Dennis wasn’t a fan of storms, either!”
Chaplin: “Not that we get them very often here in Southern California of course.”
Lulu: “What are you talking about? I hear scary booms all the time! I’m sure it’s thunder!”
Charlee: “That’s just the Marine base, Lulu.”
Chaplin: “We keep telling you, it’s harmle—”
Lulu: “IT’S SCARY THUNDER!!!”
That does sound pretty scary to us, Lulu! We like our skies to stay blue and quiet!
I like your autumn photos of colors reflected in the creek – lovely! You’ve had lots of rain this summer, the opposite of us, but we’re getting some rain tonight. We have a ways to go to catch up on the 9″ below average rainfall.
Thanks Eliza, I’m happy you liked the pictures! We’re only in the beginning and at some point we’ll have multi-color reflections on the creek. I do hope you get the rain needed to make up for dry conditions! We’ve had a lot but we’re now shifting into a dryer pattern.
I love the markings on Mary Shelley’s face. Thanks for posting this article and the photos.
Thank you Geri, I’m happy you enjoyed the post! Shelley thanks you, I think she’s quite a beautiful kitty too!
I long to go for a walk in the woods!
I hope you do, it really is marvelous and we’re only just beginning to turn colors here!
Beautiful pictures…thank you for the walk through the woods.
Thank you Smitha, I’m happy you enjoyed the pictures!
Shelley has the most beautiful markings
Shelley thanks you cat9.984! I think she’s an extra pretty kitty, too!
Beautiful colors. Our trees are still green.
I’m happy you enjoyed the photos, Indulged Furries! Slowly we are getting more reds and yellows but we are also still mainly green.
Beautiful close up of Franklin. I love this time of year with the leaves changing. You have a lovely area for walking and photographing nature. Shelley is so cute:)
Franklin and Shelley and I thank you, Correne! I do love seeing the leaves change! Wish they would just hang around and we could skip winter!
We are just starting to turn here. It will be about 2 weeks before our leaf color peaks. Then we have a lot of leaves to rake before the bad weather!
Wow that happens fast! We started some slight turning in September but we have a ways to go, I’m not sure how much longer it will be since it’s happening so slowly. . . Having to rake it all quickly does sound hectic!
Such a beautiful place you live in, keep us posted on the color changes! I have to ask, that last picture, is the cats name ‘Mary Shelley”? If so, I just love that!
I’m going to try to keep up with the color changes but I am already running behind, lol. I usually end up posting them on into December and January . . .
Shelley is a friend’s cat who was named Shelley for her tortoiseshell colors. They don’t do internet So they let me photograph her and post her pics. I do think of her as Mary Shelley and tend to call cats by several variations of their names, so I just post her with that name occasionally.
Your creek region is very pretty!! I love fall, too. This year the trees are wonderful shades of red, orange and yellow, and when the storm clouds drop in, it makes for a stunning background. Of course I only see that when I am driving, so there are no pics…sheesh, I should make some time for a local color tour!
Oh that sounds really beautiful, Meezer’sMews&TerreristicalWoofs!! I’m looking forward to when it happens here, but now that I look out today I think it will be slower than I thought. I hope you can make it out for a fall tour!
Beautiful photos and beautiful kitties. 🙂
The kitties and I thank you, Lynette!
There’s a lot going on behind Franklin’s eyes!
True for sure, Neil!
You still have a lot of green. Beautiful photos. Franklin still looks mischievous snuggling. Mary Shelley is so beautiful.
Ha! Franklin is indeed, always up to something! I’m happy you like the pictures and Shelley thanks you too! We sure do have lots of green and if you ask me, those reds are actually a little early this year.
The leaves are pretty and amazing this time of year and we’re all really quite fond of Snuggle Season. Franklin, you’ve got the right idea!!!
I’m so looking forward to more kitty snuggling too Brian; but it will also make it hard to get away and go out to catch all the things the leaves are doing!
A beautiful selection of autumn photos, Leah, and of course, dear little Shelley!
Thanks Lavinia, I’m happy you enjoyed the pictures! Shelley appreciates getting a mentions, too!
Nice photos, so much color! I miss the sound of running water. I grew up calling a creek a Crick.
Thanks John, I’m happy you like the pictures! I do like hearing running water, too. Interesting about saying Crick, I’m interested in language variations. Around here it’s often called a Branch, I didn’t grow up here but I’m immersed in the regional language variants.
Beautiful kitties. 🙂
I have one that is kitty-glue, one that won’t come in except to eat (or if it’s cold or rainy) and one that likes to find odd places to stay in the house and insists that her litter box and food/water is nearby – even if it’s in the attic.
They are all so different– and so wondrous. 🙂
The kitties and I thank you, Joelle! Fascinating to hear about your kitties, you are so right, they are indeed all individuals!