It is with great pleasure that I bring you a #TreeTuesday initiated by the confirmed Steemer forever and ever amen, @old-guy-photos and I am trying to slip in the #WednesdayWalk introduced by the former SingingWithLight thug @Tattoodjay. I know it is unusual, but, my hope is you two don't mind sharing the platform today. Tomorrow is a baking day for the Halloweeners and I may be elbow deep in cookie dough.

So, today was a most generous day, steeped in copious blushes of saturation, the sun and shine light up my fading complexion. Life is good!

I breathe deeply, inhaling the intensity of the feeling.

I saunter through the morning dew, taking a lower angle to get a picture of my little Christmas tree in the yard. This tree is a few years old and I dug it up from my old summer house in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Close to the Canadian border. I spent countless summers up there, swimming and learning how to grow in abundance. My kids were babies and they ran free, without borders or many restraints. They were golden times.

The time came for another family to take our place, to make their home and have their freedom. So when I was leaving, I dug up a couple trees and some lilies by the pond. I recouped a lilac tree from my Great Grandmother that I had put up there from her house. Some people collect things. I collect memories.

These plants and trees are my memories. Or part of them anyway. Of good times and hard times, of laughter and tears. But always and forever, no matter what, it's a memory.

If I get a little closer, you can see how pretty her little needles really are. Someday, she'll be old enough for me to dig up and use her for the annual Christmas Tree. I cannot help but think what a special blessing that will be for us. Paying homage to such a beautiful part of our life, then carefully placing her back in Mother Earth.

As we get to the front of the house, I can see the starburst of sun piercing through the red maple tree. It is a real show, the dazzling brilliance of the red, yellow, and orange leaves, not to mention the red berries that have come and mostly gone.

Stepping out into the neighborhood, which is alive with color, I walk towards the pond across the street. There are actually more green trees and I have to carefully select the ones in color, we have far to go before we are even close to peak. I am enjoying the displays around the area. We are indeed lucky to have such a beautiful Autumn. I enjoy watching the cycle of life represented here. The beauty, the vulnerable winter, revealing her true self, and the regeneration as it comes once again. It gives you so many reasons to be in awe of Mother Nature.

The pond has this big tree full of green and streaks of blue (yes! blue!) litchen on it. Litchen is actually part of the biological soil crust. I have always just thought of it as a parasite of sorts. But, that was until it started putting out the blue color. Now, I just think it is kind of cool.

I'm really not sure what kind of tree this is but the almost fern-like leaves are green in the summer months and very soft looking to the eye. They don't feel soft, but, even in the autumn they show off their unique character

This was a short jaunt today, I found all the trees and enough steps going down to the pond and back. The red maples sister tree at the front of the house. And just like that, our walk is over. Until next week or I find another tree to post.

We are back home and I forgot to snap a picture when I got here and now it is dark, so excuse shot as it is from about a month and a half ago and next week, we can see how raggy the garden has gotten. Au Revoir!

And so... There must be a flower. Always a flower.

I want to thank both @old-guy-photos and @tattoodjay for hosting these challenges! You can find the latest #TreeTuesday post here. You can find the latest #WednesdayWalk post here. Wednesday walk link will be updated tomorrow morning! Have a wonderful Halloween! Thank you!!! ♥ ♥ ♥

¸.♥´¸.•♥¨) Let the sun shine in on your life
So the joy may touch your soul
(¸.•´♥ (¸.•´ ♥

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