FALL LANDSCAPES

For MellowYellowMonday
For Ruby Tuesday
For Midweek Blues
For Watery Wednesday

Fall can be nostalgic as well as temperamental. The first few days
of our Holland trip a few weeks ago, we had (some of the 23 days per year) sun! 

I was mesmerized by the sea of yellow in the street of our  Amsterdammer friends.

the clouds

If one meets a stranger in the US one likes to be friendly to, one could ask. 

"How are you dong?" 

In the Netherlands one would say in that case,
"Isn't the weather nice (or bad)?"
that's how important the Dutch weather is - a point of contact!

Soon the weather turned again to the usual cloudy and rainy weather. 
(not a dirty lens, but rain drops on our car window)

These willows may probably like the ones Vincent van Gogh sketched and painted

Sketch is from the book "Van Gogh's Letters" published by

Black Dog & van Leventhal Publ.), p. 123)

No matter what weather, Hydrangeas do well!
Here, in this small front yard, the blue gate stands invitingly open. 

But I should be thankful my eyes which are used to Californian sun at least got to see a sunset!


happy thanksgiving

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