Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Color from November!

Our son's birthday is in November! What a lucky guy...a beautiful time for a birthday!
 Missing my autumnal color...you don't mind if I go back to November do you? Wow, that is just so last year!
 
Sun going down on buildings in Atlanta. Taken from top of Arabia Mountain.

 

Setting sun on trees at Arabia Mountain.




Sweetgum in my front yard. English ivy hanging basket on right, it might take over the world!

 

 
 
 
Standing on a rock to make myself as tall as my husband! I'm so tricky!
Rock outcrop trail at Panola Mountain.

Vaughn Botanical Garden in Old Town Conyers. The upper right corner is now an ice skating rink.
 

 


 
 
The water tower behind me in this photo was THE water tower for Conyers in the early 1900's.  Not too many people here then!
(It looks like the tower for Rapunzel, don't you think?)
Hope you enjoyed my photos from November!  Of course, Richard took most of them! And the ones that are of the two of us, Richard figured out how to do the timer, but he barely made it back in time for the photo, which made us laugh, of course! Hope you all are finding something to laugh about these days!
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  1. AudreyJanuary 2, 2013 at 9:45 PM

    Hi Kay! I am always up for some Fall colors ~ you know it's my favorite. And I love seeing Conyers....I've never been there. Hope you're off to a good, fun start this lovely year of 2013!!!
    XOXO

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    1. Kay G.January 2, 2013 at 9:50 PM

      Wow, Audrey! That was a quick comment!
      There are LOADS of ugly spots I could show you in Conyers...but you and I only seek out the beauty in life, right?
      You know those are gingko trees in my Monastery photo, right? I know those are some of your favorites! xx

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  2. NanaDianaJanuary 2, 2013 at 10:19 PM

    Wow- Those colors are beautiful. It makes me long fo Fall all over again. Blessings to you and I hope you have a great night- xo Diana

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    1. Kay G.January 3, 2013 at 8:00 PM

      Thanks, Diana! And now you know the ice skating rink that Honey Boo Boo visited!

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2013 at 2:28 AM

    I love the rich colours of autumn, but right now I long to see the delicate green shoots of spring emerging.

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    1. Kay G.January 3, 2013 at 8:01 PM

      Oh, I love Spring too. My son's birthday is in the Autumn, but mine is in the Spring, and I have always loved it.
      My picture that I have next to my name is of Stone Mountain in the Spring!

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  4. LibrarianJanuary 3, 2013 at 5:02 AM

    He he even with your tricky standing on the rock, you didn't manage to be quite as tall as Richard :-D
    Love the colourful pictures!
    The true Rapunzel tower is, by the way, in Ludwigsburg's castle grounds. You can see it in the 5th picture of this post:
    http://librarianwithsecrets.blogspot.de/2011/08/afternoon-in-park.html
    Yes, laughter is what never lacks from my life, thankfully - and it makes things so much nicer, doesn't it!

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    1. Kay G.January 3, 2013 at 8:04 PM

      HAHA, even THEN I can't be as tall!
      And I looked at your post, and remember that post so well, it was one of my FAVORITES! I can JUST see the tower, any chance you could go back and get a closer shot? (I am so bossy!)
      I laugh as much as possible, but I giggle at life even more!

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  5. Sulky KittenJanuary 3, 2013 at 5:16 AM

    We can't have too many reminders of those wonderful autumnal colours - everything looks so drab here at the moment. I love the name of your town, it sounds so relaxed and friendly - just like you, in fact!

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    1. Kay G.January 3, 2013 at 8:07 PM

      I really like the bare trees of winter but our November was truly spectacular!
      Relaxed and friendly, I tell you, I am so laid back, I am almost horizontal! HA HA, I kill me! I would do stand-up comedy, if I just had the guts to stand up!

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  6. GBJanuary 3, 2013 at 5:33 AM

    Laughter and autumnal colours - two of life's beautiful things.

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  7. Silke PowersJanuary 3, 2013 at 7:53 AM

    I don't mind at all that you went back to November for your pictures - I do love fall and it's colors most of all! Luckily, here so much is always green and blooming so that winter doesn't seem dreary at all, even on a rainy day like today...

    And laughter - yes! It's so important. Luckily, our crazy pets make us laugh every day...

    Wishing you a beautiful day! Love, Silke

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    1. Kay G.January 3, 2013 at 8:08 PM

      Thanks, Silke! Glad you liked these photos too!
      And you know, I took the photo of the birthday cake, I just remembered!

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  8. Fundy BlueJanuary 3, 2013 at 11:45 AM

    I enjoy lovely pictures no matter when they are taken! You live in a beautiful area. I hope that you are having a happy day!

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    1. Kay G.January 3, 2013 at 8:10 PM

      Thank you! Just like anywhere in America, we have ugly strip malls and lots of traffic, but I won't show that on my blog! I search for beauty, always!
      And I meant to say, we might be kindred spirits! :-)

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    2. Fundy BlueJanuary 4, 2013 at 4:23 PM

      I think we are kindred spirits! I won't show strip malls and traffic either - unless I have a point to make! I, too, search for beauty always! :)

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  9. Canadian ChickadeeJanuary 3, 2013 at 12:24 PM

    It's always a good time for lovely photos like these. Hope you had a happy new year and that 2013 will be filled with peace and blessings. Carol

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    1. Kay G.January 3, 2013 at 8:11 PM

      Oh hey Carol! So good to hear from you!
      Thank you! And hope you have a wonderful 2013 too! :-)

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  10. TaniaJanuary 3, 2013 at 12:41 PM

    Beautiful pictures and colors! I love the colors of autumn. It is more like September at my place:-)

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    1. Kay G.January 3, 2013 at 8:12 PM

      I know, even this was a bit late for our area, I was afraid that we wouldn't have much color, maybe that it is why I was so thrilled, November was amazing in the autumn colors.

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  11. messymimiJanuary 3, 2013 at 1:01 PM

    Autumn pictures are always a beautiful sight!

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  12. Thickethouse.wordpressJanuary 3, 2013 at 1:01 PM

    Lovely fall colors! We need them here today, though the sun is peeking out on all the snow!

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    1. Kay G.January 3, 2013 at 8:14 PM

      Oh, I love snow too! We don't have it often, but when we do!! My header photo at the moment is of the Monastery in the snow from a few years ago...sun sparkling on snow...one of my favorite sights!!!

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  13. Come Away With MeJanuary 3, 2013 at 1:51 PM

    The colors of November are always welcome with me! Yes, that tower does look like Rapunzel might live there.

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    1. Kay G.January 3, 2013 at 8:15 PM

      Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair!
      I still remember all my children's stories and books, I loved them all so much.
      Thanks so much for your comment!

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  14. DeniseinVAJanuary 3, 2013 at 5:28 PM

    I never get tired of seeing fall photos and your son's birthday cake looked great! I also want to thank you for visiting my oppossum post and telling me about the book. We don't have little ones now but I do have a great niece who is a toddler.

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    1. Kay G.January 3, 2013 at 8:18 PM

      HA! I am so fancy! That is peanut M&M's on it, and that HAPPY BIRTHDAY is something that I wash and keep using...it might be about 15 or 16 years old now, it might break one day!
      POSSUM COME A KNOCKIN' COME A KNOCKIN', COME A KNOCKIN'
      possum come a knockin' at the door! Such wonderful rhyme and rhythm! Let me know if you find it! :-)

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  15. TerryJanuary 3, 2013 at 9:20 PM

    We don't get the Fall colors, so thanks for sharing yours!

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  16. Jenny WoolfJanuary 4, 2013 at 5:08 AM

    Lovely to see those bright colours at this grey time. Happy new Year to you Kay!

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    1. Kay G.January 4, 2013 at 7:17 AM

      I am glad you understand my way of thinking!
      Happy new year to you, too!

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  17. A Normandy kitchenJanuary 4, 2013 at 2:48 PM

    Hello Kay,
    Colour and smiles are always good! Works for me!
    Best wishes Ivan

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    1. Kay G.January 5, 2013 at 6:17 PM

      Hey Ivan!
      Colour and smiles, yes, I love it!
      And in your honour, I spelled it with a "u"! (HonOUR, too!)

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  18. KayJanuary 6, 2013 at 2:11 AM

    Gosh! It's lovely to go back and enjoy the colors of fall. These are so beautiful! I hope it's not too cold now for you.

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    1. Kay G.January 9, 2013 at 7:13 AM

      Thanks, Kay!
      It's not too cold (that photo of the snow in my header was from years ago) but we have had some rainy, gray days and I miss the sun when it is like that!!

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  19. Nothing ExceptionalJanuary 8, 2013 at 12:17 PM

    Beautiful images. In particular, what a neat shot of the sun reflecting off buildings!

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    1. Kay G.January 9, 2013 at 7:16 AM

      Thanks, and thanks for your comment!
      Those buildings are in downtown Atlanta and are about 18 miles away from Arabia Mountain. We are sometimes amazed at how close they seem!

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