hum . . . i uploaded the shot but it did not post, i'll go back and see if i can add it . . . sorry . . . did not mean to delay it that way. . . on another not, just spent half a day in the air shooting 100 miles of the rocky mountain front for the wilderness society . . . fun fun fun . . . Tony

Ok, no worries, James!
I've gone ahead and deleted my post. Dang, because it was taken on the 10th! LOL!

Nothing says October or Fall to me like the migrating Monarchs that fly through Fire Island National Seashore, heading from east to west on their way to Mexico. In fact, there are so many different species of butterflies migrating through last weekend, it's amazing. In one little 20' x 5' patch of seaside marigold (pictured below) I saw Monarchs, American Coppers, Buckeyes, Cabbage Whites and Orange Sulphers, all at the same time. Amazing. I took this shot last weekend.

For this month's image, I decided to go a bit whimsical.
At least there is some nature in this shot! Hope its spooky enough! LOL If you are curious, this is my front door, and my hubby did a great job decorating!

Ok, an amazing morning at the Japanese Gardens this morning. Here is my entry...



Roman

Roman,

Too cool! I have not been to Portland as of yet, but the Japanese Gardens is one of the first places I will go when I do make it there.
Great shot!

Doug

(Watch out everyone. Roman's gunning for us!)

Ya know, a guy could really dislike you, Roman . Lovely subject beautifully captured. I love the "mood" of this image. The soft light from a misty sky. May I ask what time of day this was taken?

Jim

LOL...thanks guys!!!

The shot was taken at 10:28 in the morning. The fog was there for about another 1/2 hour before the sun burnt through it.

Roman

OK, here's my contribution to the October Challenge "Fall". Here I proudly present Mr. Scarecrow, his daughter, Tiffany Scarecrow and his Scarepuppy, Rascally Red .



To answer a potential question, no that hat is not PhotoShopped in. This shot was taken in that single nano-second that the hat actually stayed on Reddy's head.

Enjoy,

Jim

LOL...what a cutie pie!!!

Roman