This is a photo of Elk Lake in the Oregon Cascades for Skywatch Friday. "O hushed October morning mild,
Thy leaves have ripened to the fall;
Tomorrow's wind, if it be wild,
Should waste them all.
The crows above the forest call;
Tomorrow they may form and go.
O hushed October morning mild,
Begin the hours of this day slow.
Make the day seem to us less brief.
Hearts not averse to being beguiled,
Beguile us in the way you know.
Release one leaf at break of day;
At noon release another leaf;
One from our trees, one far away."
- Robert Frost, October
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36 comments:
Lovely scene!
BEAUTIFUL!!! :)))
Great shot!
How beautiful, a gorgeous photo!
Wow what a great pic, love the colors. Thanks for sharing!
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Beautiful and the reflections are great.
What a beautiful photo. Breathtaking.
Mmmm, that blue can seep into a soul with deep calm. Lovely!
Oh wow, how beautiful!
That's a gorgeous shot. So peaceful.
Wow! what a beautiful shot! So calming and serene! How I would love to have those views to photograph! Thanks for sharing and thanks a lot for visiting my blog!! :)
WOW! Just beautiful scenery and the photo is perfect!
Oh, that is perfect. I love the inversion of the background in the shadows of the foreground. Wonderful stuff!
I have to find my maps.Is that Mt. Jefferson in the background? I don't know my Oregon mountains as well as Washington's.
Hello! It's nice to find a new name on my comment page!! Your SkyWatch photo is beautiful...Oregon has it all!! Shhh..don't tell too many! :))
I will check out your blog...do come back and thanks for the visit!!
OH!! This makes me miss Oregon so much! We've been in Missouri for nearly 10 years and I still miss Oregon. We lived in Jefferson, near Salem. You know it?
Looking at this picture it's difficult to believe there's global warming or acid rain or pollution, etc. This is nature at in one of her stunning poses!
What a beautiful photo - the sky blue is wonderful. And love the poem too.
A x
Thanks for Robert Frost's words and a wunderful lake/mountain SWF.
Hallo from Germany
Hartmut
The Northwest has THE most beautiful scenery! I should know, since we lived in Vancouver, BC for 8 years. I miss the lakes and forests a lot sometimes.
Glad you came for a visit on my blog and hope to see you there again some time. I have added you to my reader and will be back.
Ah, yes, the High Lakes of the Oregon Cascades. As you know, we were at a nearby Elk Lake just a few weeks ago. Yesterday when I heard the first snow had fallen in the Cascades I thought of that area and wondered about the beauty now that it is frosted with snow. Wouldn't it be wonderful to see it? Thanks for sharing your photo with us. ~Adrienne~
What a beautiful photo! Thanks too for sharing Frost's poem...soothing words.
Oh my gosh..what a view and the Frost poem is perfect. I don't think I have been here before..thank you so much for visiting my blog..
What a lovely photo and perfect poem from Robert Frost today. Thanks for sharing both ;--)
Hugs and blessings,
Looks like a gorgeous postcard. That blue is magnificent! I, too, enjoy Robert Frost's poetry!
Thanks for dropping by my blog. It has been a long time. . .glad you found me.
Great picture. It that one of the "Sisters" or "Mt. Jefferson"?
Gorgeous!!
I've been gazing at yur picture and enjoying Frost's poem for a while now. I've just been sitting here drinking in the peace of the lake and surroundings... thank you.
What a beautiful place! I love Robert Frost's poetry. Did you know he also visited Key West at times and wrote from there? That plaace seemed to attract many writers and poets.
Lovely photo, & beautiful poem. Thanks for sharing.
This is a stunning shot. the colours are fabulous.
this is sooo blue, so perfectly blue!! a beautiful vision of the mountain i'd say.
p.s. the graveyard is the Pioneer Cemetery in Oregon City. Full of history and old graves. the oldest cemetery in oregon. the building is on highway 30 on the way to sauvie's island. if you have ever been on that road you will have seen it. it looks haunted and derelict and full of stories.
hello from the north!
Hi Yolanda, thank you for your recent visit and comment.
This is a gorgeous photo, and I love the Robert Frost poem.
Thank-you for visiting and commenting on my blog. Your photo's are beautiful. Of course it's hard not to get lovely shots of that part of Oregon. My sister lives in McMinnville and it's always a pleasure traveling there.
Thanks for the beauty break. The blue takes me to another dimension.
Gorgeous photo and thanks for the Robt. Frost poem in honor of this great time of year. . .I still remember him reciting a poem at JFK's inauguration and someone holding a hat in front of his notes because the sun was so bright.
Nice to visit you again :O)
This is a amazing picture. I had just read this poem earlier this week. I had no idea Robert Frost wrote so many poems about this season of the year.
Beautiful sky photo..what an amazing landscape! ..and thanks so much for your lovely comment on my blog ;D
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