Autumn Foreshortened

one of the sugar maples outside my window

latest mannequin pose and angle

Things I'm certain of:

It's been snowing all day.


It's only mid-October.


The mannequin finally settled into its new pose.


I'll need to bundle up soon - in the studio.

In Frustration

It's bothered me all day - the photo in my previous post. It didn't seem to do justice to the blue of the flowers. Was the sky too overcast?

Here's another photo taken this afternoon with the vines - and the pillar - backlit by the sun.

A Reprieve

Morning glories 'Heavenly Blue'

It was 42F/6C degrees this morning when this photo was taken.

They're close to the house, as you can see, so they may last longer than the other annuals.

Nevertheless, their days are numbered. That incredible blue seems all the more precious now.