November Light

We took a windy walk today. Most of the leaves were down, and the wind blew them up into numerous eddies. I wish I could capture wind and whirling leaves in photos, but…

The other factor was the light. I love the brightness of November sun, and it was truly squintworthy today.

The only leaves left are a few brown and red oak leaves, and these golden leaves.

At one point, I stepped off the trail to photograph an evergreen grove — and discovered a deer.

She saw us but kept foraging, close to the ground. Then, she decided to lie down for a midafternoon nap.

Hope she stays in the preserve for deer season. We said goodbye… then I took my tree picture.

We didn’t see many animals, but we had the woods to ourselves and enjoyed the unsettled feeling of the tossing trees and the sound of wind.