Thank you John - it caught my eye as I was walking through a woods.
Oh Marie...what a beautiful find you have there!!! I love the colours too apart from the composition. It has that mysterious thing about it that entices one to explore some more...
+1 to John's comment too. And John I really love those pinecone and nuts shot of yours too...remind me of my yard at the side of the house...lots of pine cones and nuts when I don't need them...in the instance that I do, the squirrels had already beat me to them nuts...
These 'quiet' woods run alongside a river and when I spotted this tree (see below) I was hoping to catch a view of the river through the gap. As I was on my knees taking a shot, I suddenly heard a shuffling of leaves and - before I could turn around - an over-friendly bounced onto my back! Well, I can tell you, I got such a fright I almost landed in the river ...!!
Thank you also Izzie - hope this makes you smile.
I would have freaked out! So funny Marie....thanks for the smiles.