I try to get into the forest at least once a week. It relaxes me, heals my emotional aches, and reminds me of what really matters.
Although we’re in a season that focuses on death, there is a certain beauty about it. And indeed, out of the death and decay, life is all around. Red squirrels scamper, slugs spiral together around a pearl of new life*, and fungi exalt in the Sunday rain.
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| Verdant moss seems to glow in the moisture. Photo by Grey Catsidhe, 2012. |
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| A young shagbark hickory. Photo by Grey Catsidhe, 2012. |
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| These umbrella-like fungi seem appropriate given the weather. Photo by Grey Catsidhe, 2012. |
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| When I saw this water-filled maple leaf, I thought of the sacred well. There it is in miniature form. Behold the waters of life! Photo by Grey Catsidhe, 2012. |
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| Life is fleeting, but beauty remains. Photo by Grey Catsidhe, 2012. |
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| Shelter from the rain. Photo by Grey Catsidhe, 2012. |
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| A mysterious fungus I came across. Isn’t it beautiful? Photo by Grey Catsidhe. |
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| A magnificently large maple tree in the woods. The large ones are like guardians. Photo by Grey Catsidhe, 2012. |
*No photo of the mating slugs. I felt they deserved some privacy!
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Author M. A. Phillips 
As the ancient Celts would say, rather than death, all the land is falling to sleep.
The trees, for sure! The butterfly – definitely dead! Poor little one. But, I guess they would say she’s asleep until she wakes in the Otherworld! 🙂
The maple leaf is a great shot.
Thank you!
These are beautiful! You’ve definitely captured the essence of Autumn in these pictures! 🙂
Thanks! I had fun taking them. 🙂