Ruby Tuesday for Halloween

Dear blogger friends, I thought we might try a puzzle for our Ruby Tuesday for Halloween. Of course you should put up your great RED posts for today but I thought you might have some fun finding

SOMETHING UNUSUAL, SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T BE THERE

in the photo below:

Look carefully, very carefully. I took this photo recently in Brooklyn when I was walking along the sidewalk on a warm Sunday afternoon. When I looked carefully at the shot I saw something I never expected.

Feel free to embiggen the photo - it might help you find what I see...

Put your guesses in your comments AND when you sign Mr. Linky put an asterisk (*) after your name if you take a guess.

I'll announce who guessed correctly (I might need some help getting to everyone) by Thursday.

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NEXT WEEK, MAYBE YOU'D LIKE TO POST HALLOWEEEN DECORATIONS THAT HAVE SOME RED IN THEM? WHAT SAY YOU?

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And finally here are some Autumn trees I photoed on the way upstate yesterday. There was plenty of RED to be seen:

Don't forget to visit other Ruby Tuesday participants.

They love to have visitors!

theteach

Manic Monday

Jannagraphics

A few days ago, Mo asked us to vote for words to use in Manic Monday posts in October. He then created an

October Theme Calendar

which you can see by clicking on the link above. The calendar contains a word for each Manic Monday in October.

The word for Mo's Manic Monday today is LEAF.

One of nature's grandest color displays -- the autumn tree leaf color change -- will develop as early as mid-September in the northern latitudes of North America. This annual autumn tree leaf change will manifest itself in living fall color through most of October, then wane toward the end of November in the southern part of the United States. You will have at least two months of quality autumn leaf viewing somewhere in North America.

Here's a link to the "10 Best Forests to See Fall Color in North America" It has a distinctly United States bias, but there is listing for The Laurentian Mountains in Quebec.

Did you know that a whole industry has sprung up called "leaf-peeping tourism" in some areas in the United States (notably New England), and much of Canada to coincide with the turning of the leaves?



Go to About.com for further information about Fall foliage peaks in specific sections of the country.

Did you ever wonder if trees turn colors in Europe or the rest of the word?

Although some autumn coloration occurs wherever deciduous trees are found, the most brightly colored autumn foliage is found in four or five regions of the world: most of mainland Canada; most of the United States; Scandinavia and Northern Europe, Russia and Eastern Asia, including much of China, Korea, and Japan. (Thanks Wikipedia)

Here are some webcams that are taking pictures of the foliage areas 24 hours a day:

Sulphur Mountain - Banff

Mount Washington - Haznet

Glacier National Park webcams

Lake Wineta N. Y.

Presque Isle, Maine, webcam

And finally here is a photo of the only tree in my neighborhood that has changed:



Go on over to join Mo's Manic Monday or to enjoy other postings

theteach

Autumn

AUTUMN

O Lord, it is time
The summer was so vast
Put your shadows on the sundials
And in the fields let the wind loose.

Order the last fruits to become ripe
Give them two more sunny days
Push them to fulfillment
And force the last sweetness into the heavy wine.

He who has no house now will not build one
He who is alone will be so for a long time to come
Will stay awake, read, write long letters
And restlessly walk in the park among the blown leaves.

~ Rainer Maria Rilke ~

(Translated by Charlotte Schmid)

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