I’m not certain why, but when I think of the month of November, the colors and shades of brown come to mind. Of course, we see the color brown all year long, but Autumn has its share of brown leaves, brown turkeys (both free-roaming and on the Thanksgiving table), and a general earthiness as we prepare to settle into Winter in the northern hemisphere.
“Brown is the color of Mother Earth.” ~Suzy Chiazzari
According to Hopeline, “brown is often associated with stability, reliability, and warmth. It is a color that exudes a sense of earthiness and down-to-earth comfort.”
With my red hair, shades of brown are the better colors for me to wear.
“Oh, come on! Nobody’s favorite color is brown!” ~ Lee Blessing 😉
Human-Made Browns
“Frequently the wood are pink / Frequently are brown / Frequently the hills undress / Behind my native town.” ~ Emily Dickinson
Nature’s Browns
“The color brown, I realized, is anything but nondescript. It comes in as many hues as there are colors of earth, which is commonly presumed infinite.”
~ Barbara Kingsolver
I’m hoping to protect my two potted hydrangeas better this winter. They are mulched, covered, and protected from weather. I took a peek at the one on the left–so far so good. The second image shows last season’s dead hydrangea. ☹
Brown Wildlife
Living in a rural area of Northeastern Washington, I see an abundance of wildlife every day, whether it is birds or beasts. Within the last two months, I’ve seen big animals such as moose and elk.
Although I’ve heard the elk bugling their mating calls in the nearby hills, I had to physically see them in Payson, Arizona.
What About the Brown Birds?
Luckily I see birds of all shapes and sizes all year round. The ground-feeding birds are already back for the winter
Even this guy–a little brave to be walking around now, eh? 🦃
Even My Dogs Are Brown
Of course, my post wouldn’t be complete without sharing these older pics of my two little brown dogs.
here the leaves are brown…
“Autumn whispers leaf by leaf, ‘Give Love to others. Fall in Peace’.”
~ Angie Weiland-Crosby
Inspiring Photo Challenges This Week
Each week I find inspiration from my fellow bloggers’ photo challenges. I enjoy incorporating these into my Sunday Stills weekly themes.
- Cee’s Flower of the Day
- Dawn’s Festival of Leaves
- Denzil’s Nature Photo Challenge
- Johnbo’s CellPic Sunday
- Lens-Artists: Filling the Frame
How To Participate in Sunday Stills Photo Challenge
The Sunday Stills weekly-themed photo challenge is easy to join. You have all week to share and link your post.
- Remember to title your blog post a little differently than mine.
- Please create a new post for the theme or link a recent one.
- Entries for this theme can be posted all week.
- Tag your post “Sunday Stills.”
- Don’t forget to create a pingback to this post so that other participants can read your post.
- I also recommend adding your post’s URL to the comments.
This Week’s Featured Bloggers
Sunday Stills is a wonderful community of bloggers, poets, and photographers who desire to connect with one another. Below are this week’s links from bloggers who shared their photos of things that are BROWN. I add these all week as new links are posted.
- YOUR BLOG’S NAME GOES HERE…
- Always Write
- Between the Lines
- Bushboys World
- Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
- Cee’s Photo Challenges
- The Day After
- A Day in the Life
- Deb’s World
- The Dog Lady’s Den
- Easin’ Along Image shared in comments
- Equipoise Life
- Geriatrix Fotogallery
- Graham’s Island
- Hugh’s Views and News Image shared in comments
- In Primo Piano Photography
- JJJ Interactive Books
- Kamerapromenader
- LadyLee Manila
- Light Words
- Loving Life
- Natalie the Explorer
- The New 3 Rs
- Quaint Revival
- Retirementally Challenge
- Roberta Writes
- Stevie Turner
- This is Another Story
- Travels with Ali
- Walkin’ Writin’ Wit and Whimsy
- Whippet Wisdom
- Wind Kisses
- Woolly Muses
- Working on Exploring
- NEW A Young Retirement
Happy Veteran’s Day to those who served. Thank you for your service. ❤️
I can’t wait to see how you interpret the various shades of this brown week! Join me next week (the Sunday before Thanksgiving) as we explore gratitude.
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