Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Caught in the act

Gifts for the squirrels, raccoons and birds!  I intend to use the picker for the persimmons that are too high to reach but alas, often I am otherwise engaged and not quick enough.  I think he noticed me even though I was on the other side of the room and behind the window.  Hard to tell.

I cannot bear to sweep up the fallen persimmon leaves until they are truly faded.  Here is the front porch scene.  That odd looking upright thing is the inside of a water heater, a heat exchanger, I believe.  They come in many different shapes:

Water in the spillway:

Lacy lichen pattern:

Those last 2 photos are in honor of the early morning low fog we've had for the last few mornings, because they represent the color of the world as I step out the front door.


Lately I've been a little obsessed with the here and now and so here is an X to mark the spot.  This spot, right here, where we all are.
Love to you all and thank you for stopping by...

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16 comments:

  1. bright starNovember 30, 2011 at 3:11 PM

    L0vely post! Naughty squirrel!

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  2. SuzannaNovember 30, 2011 at 4:24 PM

    Thanks Angela...yes, I was really surprised to catch him, almost as if he were posing...

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  3. deanna7treesNovember 30, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    the picture of that squirrel is so sweet.

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  4. SuzannaNovember 30, 2011 at 7:01 PM

    Hi Deanna...I loved watching him. Sharing life with the animals nearby is always entertaining...

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  5. Penny BerensDecember 1, 2011 at 3:38 AM

    Oh, Suzanna...you must of had such fun watching him! Oh, and the persimmon leaves are gorgeous, no wonder you leave them there. And the watery spillway..wow.

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  6. SuzannaDecember 1, 2011 at 9:31 AM

    Hi Penny...as I write this, I'm watching another squirrel eating something, I can't figure out what, in my back yard. After looking more closely...it's the buds on the camellia tree. What a saucy little critter.

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  7. SandraDecember 1, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    Oh, what a lovely picture of the squirrel.
    when I was a child we went to a park where you could feed them peanuts, they eat out of your hands.

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  8. SusanDecember 2, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    Lovely x of leaves. Your work is beautiful!

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  9. SuzannaDecember 2, 2011 at 10:39 AM

    Thank you, Susan...I'm seeing geometry everywhere...

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  10. ElsDecember 4, 2011 at 5:35 AM

    Great how you "caught" that squirrel... and I would leave those beautiful autumn leaves where they are too !!!
    I love your X, good place to be as I see it !

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  11. SuzannaDecember 4, 2011 at 7:22 AM

    Hello Els! I'm going to have to sweep off the front porch pretty soon as the leaves are fading fast. We had lots of wind last week so the tree is looking rather wintry now too...

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  12. PeggyDecember 6, 2011 at 6:52 PM

    Suzanna, I love your x marks the spot piece, very nice. The leaves ARE gorgeous, I agree -- leave 'em! Great photo of the squirrel, too, they're not easy to catch being still!

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  13. SuzannaDecember 6, 2011 at 7:11 PM

    Hi Peggy...thank you so much! Nearly all the persimmons are gone now...I'm going to make some cupcakes with the ones that are left...I think that squirrel liked having his picture taken...

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  14. SuzannaDecember 7, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    Hi Sandra...I wonder if I were to be still enough, if the squirrel would eat out of my hands...I feel a little cautious of them. I'd have to approach them little by little...we are certainly aware of one another...Thank you for stopping by!

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  15. Cobalt VioletDecember 23, 2011 at 10:51 AM

    Lovely felt... great design!
    And I can't believe you caught that squirrel in the act like that!
    So classic!

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  16. SuzannaDecember 23, 2011 at 5:33 PM

    I think that squirrel kind of wanted to be photographed!

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