L is for Lovely, Lovely October
Lovely, lovely October
Ere, in the northern gale,
The summer tresses of the trees are gone,
The woods of Autumn, all around our vale,
Have put their glory on.
~ William Cullen Bryant
The top collage is October in our neighborhoods in the state of Washington in the Northwest. The bottom collage is October in our neighborhoods in Southern California in the Southwest. I choose to praise God for the beauty of October in both. What a wonderful world He created for us to enjoy.
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The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
Both are so beautiful in their own individual way. He has created such diverse beauty for us to appreciate.
A collage of beauty – the top one reminds me of home
Great photos here of the trees – it must be a wonderful place to visit ..
October is a lovely, lovely month, isn’t it! Beautiful photos, Ellen.
Beautiful work, Ellen
Beautiful Ellen… loved the top collage for all the fall colours.
Tom
Two beautiful collages. Love the colors.
Lovely, lovely, indeed!
I love how you said you “choose” to praise the Lord for the loveliness. Indeed, praising the Lord in our daily is a choice we make – thanks for the reminder.
Thanks for your sweet words on the cardinal wallhanging… your encouraging words mean the world to me!
Have a great afternoon.
Very lovely flowers and I love the poetry together with your photos!
what beautiful photos. the colors are just stating to change a bit here in Arkansas. i expect beautiful colors here in a couple of weeks
I just adore how you put the poetry with your photos… it works absolutely perfectly together… gorgeous work!
Oooo, it IS lovely!
L is for lovely collages.
I think i prefer your colours but maybe that’s because they are more what i associate with autumn. Both are lovely collages.
Perfect for lovely image!
Santilli
Plain gorgeous! A wonderful collage!
Cheers, Klaus
You have chosen a great contrast. Love the first one most perhaps because I love the Autumn colours.
Wonderful displays of God’s creation in both collages. And there is our little gnome man basking in the SoCal autumn sunshine.
Ellen .. .I love all your lovely things. . .gorgeous photos. . .
“lovel”la . . .shoot I almost fit in.
Ellen! What a beautiful collage!
What are those yellow leaves? Redbud?
Gorgeous! Stunning! Love your site!
I’ll add on another lovely to it….lovely collage! 🙂
Lovely photos, lovely words.
And I especially liked the gnome!
I always enjoy your photography.
Beautiful photographs that show my favourite season–Autumn.
Bear((( )))
I love your photoes. So beautiful october is:) Have a nice day!
Indeed you’ve posted LoveLy October images!
“Louis” hopes you find a restaurant in the Bay Area that is the perfect spot for your anniversary celebration! If he thinks of others, he’ll post them. Chez Panisse is really, truly a special place – but it isn’t cheap!
Alice Waters, the founder, is a great fan of the films of Marcel Pagnol. The name comes from one of Pagnol’s characters. Another of his characters was Fanny, so Water’s named her daughter after this character – as well as another of her restaurants.
Waters was one of the first proponents of serving great food made from fresh, local ingredients and was/is a leader in encouraging organic farming.
Chez Panisse has launched the careers of many local chefs and bakers: Steve Sullivan – Acme Bread, one of the finest breads in the Bay Area.
Mary Canales – Ici Ice Cream, the best ice cream you’ve ever had!
Alison Barakat – Bake Sale Betty’s, which sells more than 600 fried chicken sandwiches a day…the list goes on…
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My ‘L’ for LAUGHTER & ‘L’ for LIFELINE here
Lovely autumn photos, indeed!
Lovely indeed! I love you photo patchwork.
what a wonderful use of the L .Lovely mossic of images.
Wonderful work, Ellen!
Inspirational! Uplifting and so positive.
Thanks so much.
Dxx
It truly is an exceptional October series. Lovely and perfect post for the letter L.
Great pictures.
Your new blog layout looks great Ellen. Ah what beauty you have photographed for October in two different states. I love them both but nothing beats the fall colors for me this time of year. It looks like Washington State gave you a wonderful fall display. Your little visitor in the post above is adorable.
Gorgeous
L IS FOR LOVABLE, at THE MANE POINT !
Ellen, such gorgeous photos! We’re not quite “there” yet but we’re sure on our way.
Thank you, Ellen, for your encouraging words! I have been in the ‘valley’ of ‘no inspiration’ but decided to do with what I had and try to post — thus the yellows of autumn! I love your yellow autumn leaves. We are not so vibrant here yet — much green can still be seen — but it’s just around the corner.
Much appreciation for your words
LaTeaDah
Great pictures – thanks for sharing
such lovely pictures indeed. 🙂