to work / to class

L - iphone / T - iphone

First autumn color was on my windshield this morning, but I am wondering where did September go? / there's one good thing about rainy days - duck boots

turning / turned

solo post - L, Nikon

"Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn."
- Elizabeth Lawrence

colors / plaid

In the past I would have never, ever, bought anything so loud - still not sure what came over me - this and the green jacket?? - I guess I was feeling a need for color. / i like boys in plaid shirts. this is one of my best friends from atlanta.

crayola box of colors

Taylor didn't have a photo so I'm going solo tonight
I had a vacation day today and it was so nice to able to be outdoors during the day light hours. I spent a lot of time trying the self portrait challenge and while I was outdoors I found other things of interest to photograph. For one this poplar leaf - isn't it the cutest little leaf you've ever seen? I also noticed there are still a lot of berries on the hearts a poppin bush and the leaves on it have turned a sort of pale, pale green - what crayola calls Spring Green. I think the hearts a poppin is one of the most interesting plants with their bright red capsule that splits open revealing four shinny red berry- like seeds. What crayon would you use to color hearts a poppin - Crimson, Rouge, Scarlet, Torch Red, Brick Red, Wild Watermelon, or Cerise? I would say the outer part is deep Cerise (a color Crayola added to their crayon box in 1993 - it was one of the colors named by consumers) and the berries a red orange. For the tiny poplar leaf I might use Antique Brass, Goldenrod, Sunglow, Raw Sienna and maybe a little Indian Red*. Don't you just crayola colors - what's your favorite color name?
* Interesting tidbit - Indian Red was renamed Chestnut in 1999 in response to educators who felt some children wrongly perceived the crayon color was intended to represent the skin color of Native Americans. The name originated from a reddish-brown pigment found near India commonly used in fine artist oil paint.