Autumn progression in the hood

 Views from my windows looking over Swannanoa Valley, Black Mountain NC

Sept. 1, 2025, first blush of red on maple tree

Oct. 12, 2025 - red shows on dogwood and sourwood trees near apartment building downhill from mine. I can just begin to see mountain ridge in distance.

Oct. 17, 2025 morning

Oct. 18, 2025 evening

Oct. 19 dawn

Oct 20 dawn

Oct. 24, 8:45 am

Oct. 25, 8:11 am - then the rain came

Oct 28, 9:42 am

Oct 30, 8:38 am - trying to capture that brief sun hitting the leaves!

Oct 30, 9:07 am

Oct 31, 7:59 am

Nov. 1, 8:33 am, first frost is beginning to melt on roof of building

Nov. 1, 11:50 am

Nov. 2, 11:00 am - the maples colors now match the dogwoods.

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Inner Workings about some of my thoughts about end of life, and clearing out the belongings.

Walker St. walk

 The stop sign where our driveway hits Walker St.

 Across Swannanoa Valley to the ridge where Big Windy captures some clouds.

But I turn up the hill and walk up into a small community of homes on Walker St.

On the left I pass this little cottage in the woods.

And another cabin, which actually has an A-frame behind all the trees.
I'll be sharing more photos along my way, as I like this walk up and down hills.

Today's quote:

There is nothing love cannot face; there is no limit to its faith, its hope, and its endurance.

ST. PAUL

After the rain

The red roof is the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly building across the Swanannoa Valley.

 I found a new hill from which to photograph the clouds hanging around the mountains.

Looking over US 70 and the railroad to see the mountain ridges with the cotton candy clouds as the hot August sun hit their slopes.

Today's quote:

The more people engage in worrying, the less they feel
confident in their ability to solve a problem and the worse
their solutions to that problem tend to be.  If you're going to
be spending six or seven hours a day worrying about the
coronavirus, you're going to be building up and strengthening
the neural connections that support this activity.  Worrying
breeds more worry.

So what can people do to combat the effects of uncertainty?
...focusing on the present can help dispel uncertainty and the
anxiety it foments.  Do things you enjoy.  Get out a book you've
been wanting to read, or watch a movie, or talk with a friend.
Occupy your brain with work, chores, entertainment, [creativity],
or other activities related to the source of uncertainty; something
that gets your brain into the present moment.

Markham Heid
From an article in Medium.com