Breathe

So, there was a presidential election yesterday, right? Yet as of this morning, we don't know the outcome, and we may not know for some time. What to do until then (besides nail-biting and obsessively checking the news)? 

Let's all take a deep breath and enjoy another visual retreat with some of my favorite photos from the past four months.

Mysterious mist on Croton Pond

Opening

There must be gnomes around here somewhere!

A midsummer experiment with zooming at a long shutter speed

Timid turtle

Midsummer morn in the field down the road

Puffballs

Our creek after a heavy rain

This little guy commandeered an unused bird-feeder bracket to use as a perch for most of the summer. He sat there watching me through the doorwall while I ate breakfast every morning and sometimes joined me for happy hour on the back porch.

These shapes remind me of a Dale Chihuly glass sculpture

Living in the woods has given me a new appreciation for shades of brown

Sipping swallowtail

Cicada shells look like alien invaders

The variety of mushroom colors always amazes me

So that's where the birdseed went!

Fall finale