In the Woods

~ Amusives

Everything in the country, animate and inanimate, seems to whisper, be serene, be kind, be happy. We grow tolerant there unconsciously.
– Fanny Fern –

Alberta
Early fall in the wooded area near our house. Color levels adjusted, slight sharpening

The only people I am aware of who don’t have troubles are gathered in peaceful, little neighborhoods. There is never a care, never a moment of stress and never an obstacle to ruin a day. All is calm. All is serene. Most towns have at least one such worry-free zone. We call them cemeteries.
– Steve Goodier –

12 thoughts on “In the Woods”

  3. What beautiful pictures! Since moving to a forested property (4+ acres) in the country, I’ve become much more calm and serene. There is something about being surrounded by ‘gentle giants’ that whisper in the wind and sigh on a summer’s day that banishes all stress.

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  4. Fanny Fern??? Come on– you made that up!! Beautiful photo and effects, Margy. Love your filter experiments. Great time of year to shoot. Nature has a special beauty in the late fall.

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    1. Yes Mark, Fanny Fern – it is the pen name of Sara Willis (1811 – 1872). She was an American newspaper columnist, humorist and novelist. She is credited with coining the phrase, “The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.” I think I could do a whole blog post of Fanny Fern quotations such as this: “To the Pilgrim Mothers, who not only had their full share of the hardships and privations of pioneer life but also had the Pilgrim Fathers to endure.”

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    1. I never thought about what the quotation was until you said it surprised you. I’ll have to add it to my post about paraprosdokians.

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