Barbara Beyer Albright

October Orange

Posted in A Piece of Cake, A Toast!, Composting

10/16/10

little orange pumpkin sitting on a ledge

little orange pumpkin on a ledge

The Signature Mark of Autum

by Gary Young

The signature mark of autumn has arrived at last with the rains: orange of pumpkin, orange persimmon, orange lichen on rocks and fallen logs; a copper moon hung low over the orchard; moist, ruddy limbs of the madrone, russet oak leaf, storm-peeled redwood, acorns emptied by squirrels and jays; and mushrooms, orange boletes, Witch’s Butter sprouting on rotted oak, the Dead Galeria, and of course, chanterelles, which we’ll eat tonight with pasta, goat cheese and wine.

Copper cutters

Love it!

Here’s to Orange!!

Tags: Barbara Beyer Albright, chanterelles, Gary Young, gourds, October, Orange, pumpkins

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A Yellow Wood

Posted in A Toast!, Alpha Waves, Nesting

10/12/10

Buzzing by Vail, Colorado

We (my husband and I) wandered, though not lost, for almost 2 weeks in our motor home in late September and early October. It was a glorious, warm fall fortnight (waxing a bit colonial). The treasure we enjoyed was yellow.

We stumbled onto an alliterative Fruita Fall Festival:

Cowboys, Ranchers, Homecoming, Tacos, Lemonade and Funnel Cakes

I bought a funky tote bag from Casa from Guatamala who thanked Skip for his military (counter-intelligence) work in Nicaragua years ago after they conversed in Spanish for a bit.

But our favorite find was an obscure camping spot right on the river, hidden in Aspen groves that we had all to ourselves for a few nights. It was a divergence from the highway.