Catch Up Post

 I have a new free desktop wallpaper for November for you to download if you like. I know this is a bit late, but it couldn't be helped!

Just click on it to get the full sized image and then right click on it and choose "set as background" and you're all set! Enjoy! This photo was taken at Stanley Park yesterday. I loved how the Japanese Maple leaves were in varying states of decay. Nature so beautifully illustrates the end of the life cycle at this time of year.

Seth Apter gave me the head's up that I'm one of the artist being featured today in his Technique & Tools series. Pop on over and have a peek to see what technique or tool I cannot live without! Seth shares a new post in this series every Sunday, so be sure and visit every week!

In other news, I spent the lion's share (pun intended for those who get it) of the day yesterday at Grey Cup volunteer training. The 99th Grey Cup is being hosted in our fair city. For those of you in the US, it's like your Superbowl, but without the wacky commercials and wardrobe malfunctions. *grins* I will post more about this tomorrow.

A Gift For You!

 I've had so much fun creating images for Wading In and Light Hunters and I thought it would be fun to share some of them with my loyal readers (that's YOU!) by creating some Desktop Wallpapers from them. I know we're a little over half way through August, but the bandannas were just begging to be used.

My husband has a ton of these and he wears them under his hardhat during the summer months, draped over his head so his neck doesn't burn. (Think Foreign Legion hat style.) I snapped this shot one day when he'd washed a bunch of them and hung them out on the line to dry. They looked so pretty flapping in the breeze-kind of like little prayer flags. I think there's just something so oddly charming about laundry on the line in the summer time.

Being Canadian, I have a soft spot for our national symbol, the maple leaf. When I saw this one lying on the forest floor, I couldn't resist. I love the texture and contrast that were captured in this image. There's a beauty in simplicity.

To add these to your desktop, click on the image to get the full size, then right click and choose "set as background" et voila!

I've signed up for Vivienne's next installment of photographic goodness, Swan Dive, which begins on September 6th. I am really excited about shooting in Autumn. I've waited all year for this, my favourite season. It's only a few weeks away and I can't wait till it feels like the season has "flipped the switch" and the weather changes.

I love the wind stirring the trees, the leaves fluttering down and crunching underfoot, the clean, crisp air, the harvest. It's cozy sweaters and jeans and hiking boots. It's celebrating birthdays, Thanksgiving, our wedding anniversary and Hallowe'en. I hold my breath during the summer. (I loathe it, truth be told. Yeah, I know I'm probably going to catch some flack for admitting that, but it's true.) In Autumn, I breathe deep. Everything about Autumn makes me feel joyful and alive.

I am *so* ready. Bring it on!