End of Autumn

Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And today? Today is a gift. That's why we call it the present.

~Babatunde Olatunji



Traverse City 2008

Ausable River

You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it.
-Paulo Coelho

Fall Color Check

“The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection”

-Thomas Paine

Innocence

“Being part of the natural world reminds me that innocence isn't ever lost completely; we just need to maintain our goodness to regain it.”

-Jewel

Wet Autumn Leaves

falling leaves
hide the path
so quietly

~John Bailey, "Autumn," a haiku year, 2001

Elk Viewing In Gaylord, MI

In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.

- John Muir

Autumn in Northern Michigan

Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn.

~Elizabeth Lawrence