11/08/24

 It's Friday, TGIF!  Today's image is another for Autumn.  This is some more leaves from my Amur Maple.  Most of the leaves on this tree and others are mostly down now after the 50mph wind gusts we had for a couple days last week.  I chose this image for today due to the lovely bubbly bokeh because Friday's Are Bokehlicious here on the Blog!

1/27/23

 It's Friday, TGIF!  Today's image is one I took this past autumn of my Maple tree's leaves.  It had dropped a majority of them early but the ones that hung on turned a lovely red color.  A friend of mine helped me determine the type of Maple it is by the leaf shape.  It is a Flame Amur Maple.  I read that these can be invasive but it was originally planted by the Nursery that used to own the land and there are no others anywhere around the area.  This image was chosen for the great bokeh because Friday's Are Bokehlicious!

1/12/23

 I took this image a while back and never shared it.  A friend has a miniature Japanese Maple Tree.  I laid on the ground under it and got this image that I quite liked.  The photo makes it look rather large I think but it only stands about 4 1/2 to 5 feet tall.

10/28/22

 TGIF, It's Friday!  Today's image is a lovely colorful autumn image of some of the Maple leaves from my tree.  When I thought to check to see if it had changed color I found that it had dropped the majority of it's leaves, most likely due to the drought we have been having.  It did have several colorful leaves left though.  This had some lovely bubbly bokeh so I had to share it today because Friday's Are Bokehlicious!

12/16/21

 I was really fascinated by a few of the trees they had at Hershey Gardens when I visited this past summer.  I think this is a Japanese Maple.  I really like the twisty trunks on them.  I have always liked the Junipers out west for the same reason.  I'd love to see this tree in autumn.

11/12/21

 TGIF It is Friday!  Friday's Are Bokehlicious here on the Blog and I have a lovely bubbly bokeh image to share for today.  My Maple tree whas changing color recently and I captured some f the leaves backlit by the sun.  The leaves on the trees behind and the sunlight are creating the lovely bokeh. 

11/19/20

 Our autumn this year was not as colorful as some years and definitely not as colorful as other areas of North America.  We had some very early low temps and very high winds of 45 mph and over which blew most of them down early.  The few that survived and clung to my Maple tree the longest did turn a quite lovely red like this group I captured in the late afternoon sun.

10/19/20

 My Maple tree did not turn very red this year.  We have not had rain for a good while now and have had high winds so we are not having a very colorful autumn period.  Most of the leaves just turned this yellow color with hints of red which was still lovely.  They are practically all gone now though, did not last long at all with the wind, fortunately I got a few shots before they all blew down. I like the bokeh in this shot and bokeh is good any day not just Fridays.  😀

1/10/20

I love that I have a Maple tree on my land now.  I find the leaves very photogenic, especially in autumn when they change color.  Because the bokeh was so great on this image, I had to share it for today because Fridays are Bokehlicious!

12/20/19

Today's image moves from late summer into early Autumn.  These are some leaves on my lovely Maple tree that did not get into it's full color this year due to an early hard frost.  A few of the leaves were determined and remained on the tree long enough to turn.  I chose this image because of the beautiful bokeh because Friday's Are Bokehlicious!

11/15/19

My Maple Tree did not like the cold weather and dropped most of it's leaves very quickly.  Made me sad.  The few leaves that did stay on turned a lovely color.  I captured these with some lovely bubbly bokeh behind because of course, Fridays are Bokehlicious!

11/1/19

Happy first day of November!  The year is flying by, Christmas will be here before we know it.  It's Friday and Fridays are Bokehlicious!  I captured these leaves of my Maple tree against some lovely bubbly bokeh created by leaves and sunlight in the other trees.  They were just turning a lovely color.  Not sure what the tree will be like after this week of wind and cold, they probably won't make it to their red color.  I am not sure if this is a Sugar or Red Maple tree or possibly some other variety.  it's trunk is similar to a Japanese Maple so very confusing.  😊

2/13/19

We are having a bit of spring before we head into winter again on Friday.  I felt like something colorful and cheery today so here are some leaves from my beautiful Maple tree.  I call it a Red Maple because the leaves ended up red but maybe it has a different name.  It was beautiful whatever it's called.

11/16/18

Today's image is another of the lovely leaves with a bubbly bokeh background of the Red Maple I discovered this autumn on the outskirts of the new land.  It really put on quite the show of color.

11/14/18

Hope you are having a happy Hump Day Wednesday.  This is an image I captured out on Fort Riley a couple of weeks ago when the autumn colors were at their peak.  I loved how the sun was highlighting the tops of them.  The colors are gone now after our snows and bitter temps but it was beautiful while it lasted.

10/26/18

I was out walking around the new land on Monday and I found something wonderful.  I have a beautiful Red Maple tree on the western edge of the property.  I had not noticed there was a Maple tree there because it had a bunch of scrub trees around it.  As I was walking I could see there was a bunch of red and wondered what it was so imagine my surprise as I got close and realized it was a beautiful Maple.  I have since been clearing out the scrub stuff around it to expose it more and help it thrive.  I wish it was on the eastern side and easier to see but it is worth the effort to visit. 😊 This image was taken in the late afternoon sunlight of a small branch and I loved the bokeh the camera aperture produced.  

6/14/18

This is a bit of an artsy shot of some baby Maple leaves.  I captured these early this Spring.

5/4/18

We acquired some new land this past winter.  I had been looking forward to spring to see what all was growing on it.  I discovered there is a Maple tree and I captured these baby Maple leaves in the evening sunlight. 

4/10/18

I took this image last spring at the Overland Park Arboretum.  It had such beautiful color in spring.  I am not sure what type but I think it is a red Japanese Maple.  It reminded of flames.

2/6/18

I felt like a bit of color today.  This is an older image I have never shared from my last trip up to Minneapolis a while back.  It was in the Autumn and this Maple tree in a park by the stone bridge across the Mississippi was just so huge and colorful I had to get a shot.