The Magic, Miracles and Joy of an Artist: Beauty Before the Storm

Friday, October 26, 2012

Beauty Before the Storm

I took many photos this week in our area. There is so much beauty to take in before it disappears and I fear that rain and wind from Hurricane Sandy will destroy much of it. I had about 10 more photos to load, but the dreaded box popped up telling me I have reached my limit on photos. Now I must purchase more space from Google??? Great. I will have to check into this and won't be able to post any photos until I find out what I need to do.

Click on the photos to make them larger so you can appreciate the color. Enjoy!

5 comments:

martinealison said...: Un magnifique patchwork de couleurs... On y découperait volontiers des pièces pour créer un beau vêtement !
Merci pour ce merveilleux partage. j'espère que la tempête n'aura pas tout gâché...
gros bisous; October 27, 2012 at 4:03 AM
OmaLindasOldeBaggsandStuftShirts said...: So beautiful...so autumnal. Hope you will fare well during the aftermath rains of the storm. xoxo Oma Linda; October 27, 2012 at 11:10 AM
Rhonda said...: So beautiful, I miss the fall colors. Thank you for sharing.

You are the 2nd blogger I follow that mentioned having to pay for image space on blogger. I'm getting nervous.

I sure pray that storm passes the states.; October 27, 2012 at 12:54 PM
Gail H. Ragsdale said...: Gorgeous photos Audrey!; October 27, 2012 at 9:26 PM
Diary of a Madd Weekly Painter said...: Wow, you are quite the photographer. You are right,the beauty in these here mountains is breath taking. I do wish Sandy would dump a bunch of rain on us, but I don't think she'll make it this far inland.
Thanks for sharing all that color with us. Now if I can prove I'm not a robot, you'll get to see my comment. Have a fab Sunday; October 27, 2012 at 11:20 PM

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