“A wind has blown the rain away and blown the sky away and all the leaves away, and the trees stand. I think, I too, have known autumn too long.”
~e.e. cummings
Leaves of Liquidambar
Floating
Ginkgo Carpet
Sweetgum Mix
Ain’t Easy Being Green
Ginkgo Patterns
Leaves of Liquidambar II
Ginkgo at Rest
Ginkgo Dreaming
Fall Frame
Jane Lurie Photography 
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Thanks so much, Biol. 😊
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Wow… if there is ever a collage of the different feelings autumn can bring to the soul, this is it 🙂 Beautiful collection, Jane. Your photo of “Floating” reminds me of the beautiful change of the season when all colors compete – and there is still the green to feel fresh. It reminded me of the times I’ve seen similar patterns and wished I had my camera :-). But your finale is the one that captures the feel of autumn to me… brilliant capture of the spectrum of fall.
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Thank you, Randall. So nice to read. I become obsessed with the autumn leaves and love to find pleasing piles of them! It’s the little things… 🙂 The frame of fall colors that you mentioned was one of those aha moments of seeing something beautiful. Hope your new year is off to a great start! 🙂
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Great group of photos!!!
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Thanks so much, Mike. Appreciate your visit! 🍁😊
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always beautifully captured Jane, never an exception
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Thank you so much, Andy. Wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday season!
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Fantastic! Thanks for capturing the glory of these trees in autumn, Jane, especially since now when I am viewing your post it is two weeks later and most of the trees are bare. I have been enjoying the liquidambars all autumn, and gingkos never cease to amaze me, so this series was especially dazzling to me. I live in a new area this year and have had the pleasure of gingkos around me for a new change, and I find them so delightful. So I really enjoyed all of your photos here, but my favorite was Gingko Dreaming for its unusual angle and peaceful dreaminess.
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So nice to read your reaction to this series, Jet. Thanks very much. I recently learned the scientific name of the Sweet Gum so that was a nice bit of education this fall. SoCal is full of Ginkgos which light up the streets in autumn. I can hardly walk past them without shooting a photo! Pleased you enjoyed this leafy homage to autumn. I hope you are enjoying your new digs! 🍁🤗
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Each shot has beauty of its own.
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Thank you so much, V. 🍁
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Wow! Just beautiful ❤️
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I’m happy you enjoyed these, Sherry. Thanks for stopping by. 🤗🍁
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Beautiful photos! I love watching the leaves turn 😃 thank you for sharing your photos with us!
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Thank you, S! I love this time of year, too. Glad you enjoyed them. 🍁😊
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You’re very welcome 😊 it’s definitely one of my favorites!
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Yea, Ginkgos! All of these are very good (the Sweetguns remind me of NY) but the ginkgos excite me the most. I love the carpet. You must have worked hard to achieve that eveness across the frame. It’s so good! The rain-spattered leaves with the single green leaf is another fine image with a wonderful tonal range. The black and white is terrific. I love that you’ve observed these trees close enough to notice the way the leaves are attached to the branches, then you focused on that structure (Dreaming). The branch structure is something I’ve always liked about the species.
Ginkgo at Rest is my favorite – it’s perfection. The leaves look pretty against that cool background and the photo showcases aspects I’ve always liked about Ginkgo leaves – the way water beads up on them, the way they curl at the edges, the fan shapes that sometimes have indentations, the veins, the subtle variations in color…and Joe stopped in and said you must be OK when he saw that photograph. 🙂
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Hi Lynn, Love to read your reaction and you’ve pointed out some aspects of the images that struck me, too. And your parting line about Joe made my day. 🤗💛
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A designer could work for a month and not come up with a better arrangement of leaves with & without raindrops – and you did a beautiful job framing and exposing it. I love it.
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Mother Nature is the ultimate designer. I just hope to be lucky enough to capture her handiwork. Thank you! 💛
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Nice pictures. I really like the colour
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Thanks so much, Nguyen. Appreciate your visit.
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Oh, how I miss Autumn. No Autumn here in Lima. So just to relish the images and past memories instead.
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Thanks, Geoff. I guess it’s too warm for leaves to turn- I’m glad to bring some autumn colors to you. 🍁😊
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Oh the ginkgoes–love love love, Jane! I love photographing fallen leaves. I sure do miss seeing the ginkgo grove on the Sacramento State campus where I taught for 10 years. Thanks for sharing yours!
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Thanks, Terri. You can really get lost in autumn leaves. I remember you sharing about the Ginkgos on the campus. Now you have different varieties!
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Lovley gold.
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Thank you, Sherry. That color is wonderful. 💛
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Excellent series, Jane! Every single one is a beauty. Love the carpet.. And the last shot is favorite; great colors, brightness, sharpness and the floating branches. 🙂
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How nice to read, Harrie. Thank you so much. 🍁🤗
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Some great leaf px.!
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Thanks, Bruce. I try and capitalize on the few trees that turn in SoCal this time of year. 🙂 🍁
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Absolutely gorgeous, especially the gingkos! My favourite is probably Ain’t Easy Being Green, with Gingko at Rest a close second 😀
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Thanks, Sarah. They are spectacular in autumn. Glad you like those in particular. I can’t stop photographing them when they are at their peak! 💛
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wonderful 🍃🍂🍁
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Glad you enjoyed, Graham. Thanks! 🍁🤗
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Tremendous!
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Thanks, Adam! 🍁😊
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The way your captured the leaves of the season is brilliant! Well done, Jane.
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Thanks, Frank. They were so vibrant this year! 🍁😊
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Wow, absolutely beautiful, Jane! 🍁🍂🍁🍂
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Thank you very much, Lisa! 🍁🤗
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You got some nice color and variety. The colorful leaves were a bit sparse this year in Siouxland.
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Thank you, Jerry. You live in a beautiful part of the country. Surprised it was sparse this year. I appreciate your visit here. 🍁😊
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Mmmmmmmmm…! 👌🏻
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Hooray! Thank you, Francesc. 🍁
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Wonderful warmth!
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Thanks so much, Lori. 🍁💛
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Beautiful! Looks like a party!
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Thanks, Robert. Nature’s celebration! 🍁🎉
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Wonderful Jane. You can never have enough leaves. They are all unique and beautiful as are these photos 💕
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Thank you, Andrew. You sure celebrate them in your neighborhood. They are a wonderful gift this time of year. 🍁🙂💛
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You are a stunning photographer Jane.
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You’ve made my day, Cindy. Thank you so much. 💛🍁
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Ginko is one of my favorite trees in the fall. “Ginko Carpet” is very neat and my favorite. We got a few young ginko trees in our community but not big enough to form a “carpet”.
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Thanks so much, Stephen. There are so many lining the streets in our area that form these wonderful “carpets”. Happy you enjoyed these. 🙂
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Oh, my, SO gorgeous! Those gingkos fairly glow, pure golden delights. Exquisite images, Jane! ❤
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Thanks, Eliza. They truly are golden delights- well said. 💛
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I can always rely on you to capture things at their best, Jane. These are glorious.
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So nice to read, Jo. Thanks very much. 🍁🤗
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Beautiful photos, as always, Jane!
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Thanks so much, Lex!
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Is it too bad we don’t have fall colors year around, or is it better because it causes us to appreciate them more?
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Good question, Dave. I vote for the anticipation of this gorgeous season. Thanks for stopping by! 🍁😊
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These are marvelous, Jane. I like the e.e. cummings quote. I didn’t know what a gingko tree looked like until we moved to Illinois. There was one right by the library and I’m at any library quite a lot. 🙂 Autumn in Arizona only arrived recently and only in small amounts but it’s been very much appreciated. Have a wonderful week.
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Thank you, Janet. I loved that quote, too… so fitting. As kids on the east coast, we called them “stinkos” because of their pungent fruit that drops everywhere. They are gorgeous trees in autumn. Glad you’ve gotten some fall color in Arizona. Enjoy! 🙂 🍁
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Beautiful all these autumn leaves. Soon they will be gone now….
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Thank you so much, Rudi. They have all fallen down… 🍁🙂
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Love love all the colors…. I used to be so busy I did not notice!
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Used to be so busy RAKING I did not notice the colors!
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Haha, Linda. Now there’s just those dreadful leaf blowers. Thanks for enjoying the colors! 🙂 🍁
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Gorgeous and heartwarming to see the brilliant colors that we didn’t have this year.
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Thanks so much, Brad. Sorry you didn’t have as vibrant an autumn in your neck of the woods. It seemed to be quite a spectacular year for many. Happy to bring you some color! :)🍁
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What a wonderful play of colors. Amazing photos. Thanks for sharing
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Happy you enjoyed these, Dirk. Thanks so much. 🍁
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What a fabulous quote to accompany your fabulous photos. Gingko Patterns and Ginkgo Dreaming look like paintings.
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Thanks, Janie. So many Ginkgos here. They are dreamy in black and white. Pleased you enjoyed. :)🍁
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Fabulous photos Jane. They really capture those wonderful Autumn colours. 👍👍😊
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Thanks very much, Mike. I had fun shooting these. 😊🍁
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Just love the colours
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Thanks so much, MM. It was a vibrant autumn…when it finally arrived in SoCal.
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*love* Thank you!
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Thanks so much, Susan. Appreciate your visit. 🙂
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