Solitary walk
leaves crunching underfoot … in
autumn’s golden glow.
Sunshine, lustrous fall colors and silence are what I found on my afternoon hike.
I encountered only a handful of humans, one lone mushroom and a view of Mount Hood.
It appeared almost close enough to touch.
This nature park is just a short walk from my house.
I hope you had a Zen Sunday!
Sabine
in cahoots with muddy boots 
Very peaceful; the direct opposite of grocery shopping today 😳. Did you use a fish-eye lens? Great photos. Have a great week and happy Thanksgiving!
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Missy, I found this fantastic app I’m experimenting with before looking at the instructions! 😉 Super fun and very affordable: $2.99! I’ll make a post of it shortly. 🙋
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Great! Thanks 😁
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Such lovely photos Sabine. Must have been a nice walk indeed 🙂
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It was exactly what I needed after being stuck in the house all week! It was sunny, but freezing cold from the wind. Thanks for always reading and commenting Arlene! 🙋
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You’re welcome Sabine. I love reading your posts.
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What a beautiful walk Sabine – very peaceful and tranquil here and you sure have captured the essence of this walk with your camera. Mount Hood looks like it is floating in the sky.
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It really was a great walk! Probably some of the nicest weather for a while here in Portland. I felt like a new person by the time a returned home!
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I feel like that on a beautiful Fall day too – refreshed and my eyes have been drinking in all the beauty like you showed, not just the beauty, but the sounds … the bird tweets, the crunch of the leaves that you mentioned, the rustling leaves … it does make you feel renewed!
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Yes it does make one feel renewed to be out on a beautiful day like this! 😊
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If you walk all the way to that park, around it and back home again, that’s quite the trek! It is beautiful though it’s been many years since I walked it and I certainly didn’t see it the way you do. Interesting how that is. 😉 You capture it in such a way as to make it worth another look. 😉 Maybe this spring. Hope your week is as wonderfilled.
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Marlene, there are several entrances to the park and I’d love to go with you in the spring. One way in is through a neighborhood with huge meadows and those stands of trees in the last picture. From there it’s not far to the creek and the different habitats. I know you’d like it! 😉
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Your beautiful photos of your neck of the woods leaves me longing to move there. Maybe someday…
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Maybe! I think you’d like it here, but unfortunately it’s gotten really busy around here. Still, nature is never far away.
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I did notice the traffic when I was there in April. Yes, there are also gems of nature nearby. That’s what I love about the Pacific NW.
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