The Helederbergs in their autumn glory: the colors are peaking

I know that a tracking season is in a full swing and there are so many stories and pictures to share with readers of this blog. But this fall has also produced some exceptional colors so I am going to post a sample of my pictures. They all have been taken in this area in the last two weeks. There is no other place I'd rather live in September and October.

This picture shows a small swamp just 3 miles from our place in Berne, NY. Several years ago a hunter harvested a black bear here that was over 500 lbs. By the way, ten days ago or so one of our trail camera caught a short video of a pretty big, fat bear on our property, just ten yards from our dogs' fenced field.

A view from our property onto the Helderbergs.

A view from our driveway onto our neighbor's land across Route 443.

Woodstock Lake, Berne, NY

Few days ago we had our first frost, and this was a view from our front porch.

I was running errands in Cobleskill today, and this was a view of I-88. It looks like colors are in their peak.

Amazing autumn colors of the Helderbergs

By far this is my favorite season and the pictures show why. It looks like this year we are going to have vibrant, rich colors, and I hope to spend quite a bit of time outdoors with my camera. It's good for my soul.

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Fall colors around us

Some of the pictures taken recently. So far it has been a beautiful fall here in the Helderbergs.

Staying home... and taking pictures

This weekend there is a field trial in New Jersey, and since it is not too far I usually attend it. This time I chose to stay home. I could list several reasons for staying home but one of them is that I don't want to miss the beauty surrounding us and changing with every day. We live in the Helderbergs, and the landscape at this time of the year is just magnificent. I will spend quite a few hours this weekend outdoors with my camera. It is good for my soul.

This is a view from our front porch. Feels like heaven.

Before the storm.

Evening reflections in our pond.

First days of autumn in the Helderbergs, NY

My favorite season of the year is here! Leaves are starting to change colors but the grass and our fields are still vivid green. As always sumac's red leaves provide great photo opportunities. So far September has been really nice with a lot of sunshine providing warmth during the day. We had out first, pretty mild frost on the night of September 20 but fortunately we did not lose any plants.

Pictures are best when taken early in the morning when the lighting is delicate and soft. Below you can see long shadows as these pictures were shot shortly after sunrise. They were taken with my "old" Olympus camera, which produces great colors and saturation. Enjoy!

 

 

The beauty of natural decay - first day of fall

It is the first day of autumn, and pictures showing the beauty of natural decay seem appropriate. I wish there were a way to infuse the pictures with the smell of wet, rotting leaves in the woods, which is one of my favorite scents. By the way, there is a small change to the blog. I widened the left column so it is easy to insert larger sized images.

Happy hunting and tracking this weekend everybody!