The Month of Browns

November is a halfway month, halfway between fall and winter; halfway between the reds and gold of October and the grays of December … It is the month of browns. ~ Haydn S. Pearson

 

Yes, November here starts out fairly golden, glowing with the last glance of the sun, sometime blinding us with luminous adornment; and it ends quite grey, the trees stark and bare, the icy ground hard, the air carrying tiny frosted shards.

For now, it’s mostly browns. Beige, buff, camel, taupe, copper, sepia, umber, russet, sienna. They seem to describe well the times.

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Closer views:

cattail, Blue Trail, Middlebury VT - 1 Nov
cattail, Blue Trail, Middlebury VT – 1 Nov
larch needles close, Philbrick Cricenti Bog, NH - 10 Nov
larch needles close, Philbrick Cricenti Bog, NH – 10 Nov
fungus and oak leaf, Clark Lookout Trail, NH - 9 Nov
fungus and oak leaf, Clark Lookout Trail, NH – 9 Nov
old pitcher plant, Philbrick Cricenti Bog, NH - 10 Nov
old pitcher plant, Philbrick Cricenti Bog, NH – 10 Nov
anise hyssop, backyard, NH - 18 Nov
anise hyssop, backyard, NH – 18 Nov
bee balm seedheads, backyard, NH - 18 Nov
bee balm seedheads, backyard, NH – 18 Nov
prickly seed head of wild cucumber (Echinocystis lobata), island in Ottauquechee River, Quechee, VT - 2 Nov
prickly seed head of wild cucumber (Echinocystis lobata), island in Ottauquechee River, Quechee, VT – 2 Nov
Queen Anne's Lace, backyard, NH - 18 Nov
Queen Anne’s Lace, backyard, NH – 18 Nov
grasshopper and aspen leaf, Chipman Hill, Middlebury, VT - 2 Nov
grasshopper and aspen leaf, Chipman Hill, Middlebury, VT – 2 Nov
fungi in tree, Chandler Reservation, Warner, NH - 21 Nov
fungi in tree, Chandler Reservation, Warner, NH – 21 Nov
echinacea seedheads, backyard - 5 Nov
echinacea seedheads, backyard – 5 Nov
sphagnum moss, Philbrick Cricenti Bog, NH - 10 Nov
sphagnum moss, Philbrick Cricenti Bog, NH – 10 Nov
fungus, Clark Pond Trail, NH - 6 Nov
fungus, Clark Pond Trail, NH – 6 Nov
miscanthus grass plumes, backyard, NH -18 Nov
miscanthus grass plumes, backyard, NH -18 Nov
russet rock, Murdock Preserve, Middlebury VT - 1 Nov
russet rock, Murdock Preserve, Middlebury VT – 1 Nov
bird nest, Murdock Preserve, Middlebury VT - 1 Nov
bird nest, Murdock Preserve, Middlebury VT – 1 Nov
fern helix, Philbrick Cricenti Bog, NH - 10 Nov
fern helix, Philbrick Cricenti Bog, NH – 10 Nov

 

Farther views:

Jackson Trail, Middlebury VT - 1 Nov
Jackson Trail, Middlebury VT – 1 Nov
island in Ottauquechee River, Quechee, VT - 2 Nov
island in Ottauquechee River, Quechee, VT – 2 Nov
boardwalk, marsh, Low Plains, NH - 8 Nov
boardwalk, marsh, Low Plains, NH – 8 Nov
Mt Kearsarge view from Kezar Lake area, Sutton NH - 23 Nov
Mt Kearsarge view from Kezar Lake area, Sutton NH – 23 Nov
goldenrod, grasses, Lyon Brook Trail, NH - 7 Nov
goldenrod, grasses, Lyon Brook Trail, NH – 7 Nov
lagoon, Hartford Town Forest, VT - 10 Nov
lagoon, Hartford Town Forest, VT – 10 Nov
Clark Pond, NH - 6 Nov
Clark Pond, NH – 6 Nov
marsh, Northern Rail Trail, Andover, NH - 22 Nov 2015
marsh, Northern Rail Trail, Andover, NH – 22 Nov 2015
tangled vines, Chipman Hill, Middlebury, VT - 2 Nov
tangled vines, Chipman Hill, Middlebury, VT – 2 Nov
shadows, Kezar Lake, Sutton, NH, - 4 Nov
shadows, Kezar Lake, Sutton, NH, – 4 Nov

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