The Acers in September
After the green of the willows in the woods, these acers round the little pond demonstrate the vibrancy of a different part of the spectrum altogether. These are colours that I love to use when painting. The creator of the garden was told that acers would not flourish this far north, so since he loved the plants, he set out to proved them wrong. And did so. Up close the leaves of the acers are exquisite, but I wanted to make an image which showed the colour they create in the garden at this time of year when, apart from the spears of the gladioli, the flowers are fading in the garden, and the wildflowers have almost disappeared.
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caralockhartsmith 
I love your collage of the Acers! Beautiful, thanks for sharing.
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Thanks, Cathy. Took a little time to set up, foraging through my recent photographs of the acers and trimming them down to size and fitting them all together, but makes it worth the time spent when I get a response such as yours.
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I reblogged your post on this – and I hope you are okay with that. Some people don’t like reblogs. I also added you to my side bar as a blog I follow. C
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I’m delighted that you reblogged my post, please feel free. I had quite a bit of traffic on my blog last night, probably because of your reblogging the acers post, so thanks very much for that, Cathy. It was a nice thing to do.
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Reblogged this on Container Crazy Cathy T and commented:
Beautiful fall photos of maples (Acers) by a blogger named Cara Lockhart Smith from the Scottish Borders. Check out her paintings too – many focused on natural settings. Cathy T
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Love the abstarct collection you presented… I love this tree and the colours.. Have a good week.
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It’s a kind of acknowledgement of Tony’s way with plants. I wanted to capture the colours before they fade. Enjoy your week too, Doron. Thanks for stopping by, it’s always good to hear from you.
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Pleasure I enjoy your work thank you.
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Beautiful Fall colors, reminds me of some memorable times in New England.
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I have heard that New England is amazing at this time of year, you are lucky to have been there. I do love Tony’s acers, this was a kind of homage to all the affection he has put into his care of them. We are running out of space in the garden! Good to hear from you, Mary. I look forward to the next stage of the latest work of art.
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So vibrant! It almost hurts the eyes.
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I wanted to capture the acers before they faded. Good to hear from you, thanks very much for your comment.
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Japanese Maples in the fall are one of life’s simple pleasures as far as I’m concerned….
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Yes, beautiful trees… I have been out today looking at the bright yellow autumn leaves set against the slightly pinkish-brown earth of Berwickshire. In a week or so they may be gone, especially if we have a high wind, but for a brief moment they are stunning…
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