The colors faded from our most beautiful fall ever at mid-month and leaves slowly dropped. And the shoulder surgeon gave us an unexpected added hope that a specific injection might be an option and would only delay surgery a month for me to try it. Clarity made the scary go away.

Welcome back Laitha! This is a snippet from my daily journal. No story just playing, won't go in my book.

Thank you!

Thank you! Love this. ;)

Thanks Esther and Rachel, for this challenge. Perfect for what I needed right now. I lifted:

Before sunrise, of course there was no rainbow. The clouds were piled mostly on the mountains to the north and west of us, and there was an almost-full moon. And there was lightning but not close, so we stayed. The golden hour was gorgeous on its own, then the rainbow as bonus.

Love these colors, and they're perfect for my photos from last week. Thanks for the challenge. ;)

It was painful to hold the camera for more than a few minutes, and I thought about how in March I might not be able to take photos. Then I wondered if we could set me up with a monopod. And that is all if I'm 'lucky' and the next phase would all be in our rear view mirror by then.

From my childhood, yes. I remember. This is not a fun house. Old man puts his hand up her skirt, and it goes from there. No pumpkins, this is a year-round thing. There is a conspiracy. If she tells she's punished for saying the unspeakables. Trust no one and don't wear skirts.

It was the first time we'd seen a rainbow at Monte Vista, and the only time we'd seen one form a complete double arc. It lasted for more than half an hour before we said goodbye although it was still there. I saw that it was the very bright morning sunrise that made the colors vivid.

We had mostly focused on Avocet Island or the place where the cranes sleep when we got to the south end of the refuge. But there was more water in the feeder canal that at other times, and I liked the fog in the view to the North on this morning. The sunrise was worth the wait.

The fog had cleared by the time the last three birds lifted off, and it was still fifteen more minutes until sunrise. I looked across a feeder canal with fog on it, that had been dry on other trips. I imagined I would like to see it bathed in sunlight, so we sat and waited, watching the ducks.

There was fog on the far lake where all the cranes gathered this week but I didn't mind because I thought the birds were beautiful as they were softened by it. We were lucky to catch a flotilla as they lifted off and the standing crowd thinned out more by the minute. It was just us.

Wow! Thanks so much, Ana! Really appreciate you. If you make books, the dividing line becomes integral to your outcomes no matter how you approach it. I keep it there because I want you to imagine the book is folding and some of the artwork won't usually be seen, but the more the book is...

Thanks for the lift, Nancy. It was a great choice.

On Friday we debated about and finally planned a bonus trip to Alamosa refuge. We weren't expecting to see much wildlife, and we didn't. For the first time in all our visits, the river walk was open and I loved the new views it gave us. It was a beautiful blue hour & sunrise, well worth the time.

Thanks for the challenge, Adryane, and welcome back. I so miss these and feel lost when you're gone. :D

The bright sunrise was a special treat after a few cloudy mornings, and I loved the little bits of fog from overnight freezing temperatures. There was frost on windshields. When the skies are clear the first days of fall are magical. We were glad we made the extra trip to Alamosa refuge.

A fantasy story about war and some Halloween tossed in. Thanks for the challenge. ;)

Challenge was to make a fantasy scene with a story and at least three sentences.