You Capture---Autumn

Last week's "You Capture" theme was Technology. No problem for me, as I am a bit of a tech geek, & always have a few tech items laying about to give my opinion on. Gadgets are cool, tech is here in many corners of my life, blah blah blah...

This weeks "You Capture" theme is autumn--my most favoritest time of the year. (that was a quote from my nephew) & that is a bit of a challenge. How do you take a picture of a season?

Here in the mountains of WNC autumn does not creep in, no, it sashays right into our eyeballs & stays there for a while, demanding attention. No peeping pastels (spring), lush jewel tones (summer) or quiet neutrals of white & grey (winter). Nope, fall in Appalachia is loud & glorius & earthy. The air gets really clear, the sky gets really blue, & it all serves as the perfect backdrop for firey yellow, orange, & red. Autumn asks us to get outside & kick some leaves....

I can't capture the whole season with a little cell phone camera but here are some pictures I've taken in the last week or so. Click on them for larger version & feel free to use them if you need them. Hope you enjoy : )

These started out white & are getting pink-ish

An angry leaf

Doesn't the birdbath look like it has fire under it? Those are hostas.

This is last year's pic--at the Smythfield Burying Ground in Southport. I know I should be only posting recent images, but this is traditionally my week of vacation, & my mind has been on last year's outing...

One last memory of last year's vacation. Even the beach looks different in autumn.

Your turn! Head on over to Beth's blog & rake in some real talent...

You Capture...Technology

I love reading Jaimes blog. Jaime you are so creative!

Anyway, lately she has been posting something called "You Capture" & I asked her about it & found out that it originates with a blog called "I should be folding laundry" & it would be ok for me to give it a try. I think it will be fun. So here goes with this week's topic: Technology (I think I can handle that one...)

This is a reflection of my buddy Gary looking into a mirror. The mirror has a TV built into it. It's only about 2 inches thick & the picture quality is excellent. I'm not sure why anyone would want that, though Gary was quick to point out that if you spend alot of time in the bathroom this could be really...good. I asked the salesperson (we were at Salon Blue Ridge) how much it cost & she said it was around $3000. Well then, moving right along...


This is a picture taken in the lobby at Morris Broadband in Hendersonville yesterday. As you can see, the internet is down...


This is a picture of the computer tower that I am using to post this. It's an A+ A380 by XClio & while it looks really cool, I am not going to recommend it. The fan on the side was so loud that it just overpowered the room, that is for the 3 months the fan worked...customer support is non-existent for this product.

This piece of work is my lynx point very spoiled kitty Vena...enjoying the IMAX: Dolphins movie from Netflix last night. She loves it when I have a long project in front of the computer...& yes, she is that spoiled. I tried to tell her she could hurt her eyes but she insists on sitting close so she can reach out & swat the screen from time to time...

And finally, here's a blast from the past & my favorite piece of technology today:


Not only does this qualify as cutting edge "Green Tech", it will also help you burn calories & save money at the same time! I love it when tech actually works the way it was intended...oh, your clothes will smell really good too.

Now it's your turn. Head on over to Beth's blog & get creative! Here's the link to the "You Capture" challenge. Enjoy!

PS - I took all of these with my Blackberry Storm...