This one was taken in Autumn as well, on the same walk as that other one people thought was taken in the Spring
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1. Desi said:
Beautiful picture! Makes me want a Nikon D70 even more!
2. Echo said:
I love the colors in this! Beautiful!
3. Jaia said:
So pretty. I love fall leaves.
Although it looks nasty & rainy enough outside to make me doubt that autumn was ever really here, and maybe that photo was just beamed to you by aliens.
4. Daniel said:
So sad. Poor little lonely red leaf. Come here. I'll hug you.
5. Lala Wawa said:
Such different vegetation than we have here in Ca-na-da, that big purple thing in the background scares me.
6. kEma said:
Beautiful leaf, you even dont know how many people will smile when they see you!
Lucky you
7. Fran said:
Oh great, another political picture.
8. dooce said:
yes, indeed. this is my way of saying that I am secretly a communist.
9. Kano said:
Yup! voting for Kerry is about the same as a communist.
10. Drama Queen said:
Oooh. That's a great one. I love the different colors, but it looks so lonely. Looks like some of the morbid pictures I took back in my high school days. Well, I thought they were artistic and expressive, but everyone else just called them "morbid." :-)
11. jenn said:
"one is the loneliest number...one is the LONEliest number..."
i'm sure the isolation is deliberate.
great photo. give chris a run for his money.
12. chris griffith leaves said:
leaf book.
13. Stephanie said:
the leaves change colors
then they blow off the tree
then they become mulch
and feed the earth
so the new growth will thrive
and be strong
14. annie said:
*gag* poems about leaves make me gag.
15. Liz said:
Pretty red leaf.
16. The Mighty Jimbo said:
i got nothing.
sigh.
17. Anne said:
Let's rethink the Leta-as-Republican bit - I see some upsides here. If she grows up to be Republican after living with you two vocal liberals for 18 years, she's probably going to be one of those rich and successful Republicans (after all, she'll need a huge pay-off for all the shit she's going to take). What will she do with all her money?
Take care of her elderly parents, of course.
You'll be so old and constipated by then, it won't matter which way she votes.
18. psyche said:
its wonderful how you're able to turn ordinary things into something so beautiful :)
19. TracyDee said:
Very pretty. I like the contrast of the red leaf and the dark green background.
20. janet said:
Oh boy, now you've done it, that little bitty remark about being a communist is going to get you on the CIA list for sure.
21. DM said:
Truly beautiful picture and the hair is great, no matter what color it is. And I think you turned out just fine, no matter what your step-father says. I hope Leta never crawls as well.
22. cara said:
It's a nice photo, but when are your photos going to become a little more edgy? Experimentation is good.
23. Gia said:
That leaf looks like a big kiss, just hanging there.
And skip the crawling Leta. Skip it!
24. Carny Asada said:
If "every day" makes the second line break strangely and stuff won't fit, try:
I take photos
with a Nikon
D70 every day
As a headline, we would say it's got a bad break in it -- you really want Nikon and D70 on the same line. But, then, you're not a newspaper.
Yes, I am pathetic and obsessed. Thank you.
25. melantha said:
What exactly is "edgy"? Maybe Cara wants some artsy pictures of Leta's diapers.
26. el cheapo said:
No, that would go more under "fetish".
27. Amanda B. said:
My little brother never crawled either. He scooted around on his little baby tushy. I remember still being in my, "i so don't approve of this new THING in MY house" phase, and his scooting about confirmed my theory that he was, in fact, an alien. Of course he also scooted from one side of the room to the other eating the houseplants.
He went straight from scooting on his heinie to running full steam ahead everywhere and crashing into things. He was also by this point adamently opposed to clothing, and would often streak through the living room squealing when my parents had company over.
Between the ages of 3 and 6 he would only wear his superman underoos and a cape and he survived on cheetos and peanut butter sandwhiches.
We found out a few years later that he has an IQ of like 182.
Hrmph.
28. kara said:
Beautiful...here in southwestern Oklahoma the leaves go from green to dead-leaf-brown seemingly overnight.
In other news--I found another tarantula in my bathroom this morning.
Who wants to move here?!
29. Sondra said:
Amanda,
It must have been the cheetos and peanut butter diet. Who knew?! We were all led to believe the "breakfast of champions" was Wheaties! Come to find out it's Cheetos, instead. Oh my misspent youth... ;)
30. smoove d said:
nice bokeh, are you using the kIt lens? All apologies if this comes out in all caps, for some reason the comment form refuses to print any lowercase letters. maybe i should give in to the darkside and use internet exploiter.
31. Angie said:
The trees here in the south (of england) are just on the verge of giving us their full autumnal display - your pics are psyching me up for bunking off work one afternoon to go off and photograph them properly (I have the Canon 300D).
Especially so after seeing this pic; just one leaf can look great!
32. Kris said:
Communist or Bush supporter... tough choice! (I guess I'll be on that CIA list now too...)
33. RandyRambunctious said:
O'Henry lives on....?
34. Sue said:
I LOVE the neat slang the British have..."your pics are psyching me up for bunking off work one afternoon..." HMMM, 'bunking off', probably not the same as 'bonking' huh? HAHAHAA
Nice Leaf! Very botanical....
35. amy said:
My twin daughters didn't crawl either.. didn't walk till they were 14 mos. Worked out well for me. They just sat :)
36. Becca said:
Once they start crawling they are uncontrollable and then the walking.. good luck.
37. oc said:
So Dooce's parents have been divorced? So much for Mormon family values. No, this isn't a knock on our lovely dooce.
38. MrsDoF said:
Lovely picture of a red leaf. And I want to say that here in Illinois, it is Autumn, and while I was raking leaves 15 minutes ago, I came across Two pretty purple violets in the yard, except my camera is old and uses film so I cannot get any pictures onto the 'Net. Mother Nature doesn't know how to read a calendar.
39. Kahli said:
Dooceness:
We just went to the zoo/dog park and recycled all our contraband 5%beer bottles. I began to laugh when I noticed something lying on the ground between the green glass and brown glass cavernous bins. (which were FULL might I add, of bottles not available in local stores-take THAT Orrin!)
Soaking wet and curled up among gum wrappers and broken shards of glass: a soaking wet sad little baby sock... all cute and pink and girly... it would break your heart! I would have killed for a digital camera at that moment just so I could send it to you.
Did you lose something when you recycled your last batch of bourbon bottles??
Beautiful daily pics, lady. Great hair! I have been Dooce-free for two weeks now and it is great to be caught up.
Keep on keepin' on and as always, thanks!
Cheers.
40. Ad Verse said:
There's that Dubya google ad again! I demand google regime change! Maybe this will do it:
John Kerry for President! Democratic National Committee! Kerry/Edwards!
heh heh
41. anna said:
nicely done, Ad Verse.
John Kerry! John Edwards! Vote vote!
And just to see how closely the googlebot pays attention...
Mortgages! Cell phones! Car parts! Wonder bread! Prescription drugs!
(This is a test. This is only a test.)
42. Kathy said:
Note to 'OC' - just because Dooce has a stepfather does not necessarily mean her monther is divorced. (Not saying she is or isn't - just that it does not necessarily follow.)
43. elizabeth said:
Love the pictures!
I was in the camera store today drooling on the D70...then decided I couldn't run fast enough to make a clean break with it.
Oh well...
44. So not first said:
OOOOOooooh!
Could I possibly be *first*?
Sorry.
Just call me Sarcastic Jones. But maybe some people will see just how stupid it all is, and stop.
Most people who know how stupid it is never start, though, so my efforts are likely wasted.
Anyway, I really really like that photo. Fall foliage rocks my socks odd to the point to where I never wear socks anymore!
45. Shiz said:
Pretty hair.
46. BB said:
Since your blog is a blog, and not a textbook of grammar -- and since you haven't recently posted any requests for editorial assistance -- I hope you'll leave EVERYDAY as it is. Just on principle. Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing yourself.
47. Sam said:
my god, you people have some bullshit to spit.
its just a photo of a leaf!
and dooce is just a normal woman!
does she really deserve hero-worship of this calibre?
48. midwifegoddessannie said:
Carny Asada.. just shut the hell up will you?? Fer F*CKS SAKE. Why do you need to impose your perfectionism on Heather??? Don't you think she has enough crap to deal with? Does she really need YOUR expectations of grammar thrust upon her repeatedly? Get a farken life will ya?
49. oc said:
Kathy, you might want to follow this link and read it.
http://www.dooce.com/archives/daily/01_21_2002.html
50. midwifegoddessannie said:
Does Heather deserve hero worship of this calibre? Sam.. give us the web address of your blog and we shall allow you to entertain us with your wit, stories from your life (good and bad) and examples of your art. THEN we shall decide who is deserving of our attention and adoration.
51. midwifegoddessannie said:
anybody else wanna piss me off?
52. Carny Asada said:
midwifegoddessannie: Well, I guess I now know how it feels to have vitriol spewed at me for no apparent reason. Thanks so much -- I had heard about that feature of the Internets, but had never experienced it before.
53. Christine said:
"Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has no heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains."
- Winston Churchill
Just thought I'd share that bit of wisdom. ;)
54. midwifegoddessannie said:
Carny.. I guess you just learned how, when you go public on the internet.. you are at the mercy of publc opinion. How ironic!
55. Super Turtle Girl said:
Sad little lonely leaf about to die...
56. Michael said:
Why be mean to each other Carny and Midwife? Why cant we have a hugfest instead?
We could smile a lot more if we were hugging.
That leaf is really depressing, but at the same time it's not. It knows it's on its way out, and its saying goodbye in the best way possible. =)
57. tiffany said:
How about four lines? As in:
I take photos
every fucking
day with a
Nikon D70
or
I take photos
every day with
a motherfucking
Nikon D70
I'm joking. Leave it like it is. Or change it to:
I take photos
everyday with
a Nikon D70
unlike Tiffany
who uses a
piece of shit
Powershot.
:-P
58. thebuttermint said:
The thing. With the car handle.
So. Fucking. True.
Rock on.
59. Amber said:
That is a picture of a beautiful leaf. I must say that dooce has a touch when it comes to taking pictures. Everytime I see something beautiful like that and take a picture, it does not come out looking as good as it should. Dooce does have talent that other people don't have.
And maybe we should leave carny alone. I think that he was just jokingly trying to be helpful. I don't think he actually expects her to change the sign. He wasn't being insulting.
As for me, it doesn't matter. The way dooce has it now, sometimes I see it correctly and other times I see it like this:
I take photos
everyday with a
Nikon D70
so whatever. My computer sucks. (PCs...*shudder*)
And how I crave that Nikon D70.
Dooce, when you become rich and famous, could you buy all your loyal readers that camera? ;) Just kidding.
That leaf reminds me of me. And it is so beautiful. sigh.
Love in Christ,
Amber <><
60. Fran said:
I knew it was a subliminal political picture. I hate it when I'm right.
61. heathabee said:
Sam,
yes.
that is all.
62. aibee said:
It's poignant, like the paper bag scene in American Beauty.
63. Dawn said:
This is a MORE POWER TO LETA message - me thinks she must actually be pretty cool about her life right now. What is she doing when you work on all the pics and the posts, Dooce? Is she quietly twisting the whiskers of the Chuckmeister? I think she is not given enough credit for giving us her Mama as much as she does. Please tell me you are using your Nanny time to do things for YOU and not the rest of the planet who seem to hang on your every word and "click".
Thrilled that you are all so well. Have a happy and snuggly winter.
Gosh, but your fans take things seriously - one gets the urge to say CHILL OUT FANS, much like when you close the lid to your laptop!
Love Leta in the white hat and love your new hair, looks super cool.
64. Aimee said:
hmmm...do you think google is trying to tell you something?
Todays ads: "Blonde Wigs"
weird. ;)
Great pic - and forget what google says, I likey the hair. :)
65. domino said:
Hmm. A month before you Americans go to the polls - obviously EVERYTHING is subliminally political. Quick! Someone go out and find a blue leaf and post it!
And dooce? We have the same genetic disorder...
(hi aibee! :waves: )
66. DeAnn said:
That might be my favorite picture you've posted. It is so simple yet there's so much meaning you can get from it.
I'm not being a cheesy dork. I mean it.
67. Sickened said:
Sheeze!!! I can't believe the amount of gawd awful suck butt comments about how a leaf looks so freaking beautiful. I don't think it's Sam that needs to get a life. I think it's all the kiss butts here that praise everything to the highest degree. I think Heather has some nice work, but not every shot posted has to be followed up with hords of such wonderfully delicious comments. Get real people. I wonder what goes through all your minds when you walk through the stores and they have high definition videos of nature shots running on the big screen t.v's. Do you sit there and make wonderful comments all day long as the pictures run across the screen?
68. Dawn said:
Just read the car handle posting - too funny - thought that was exclusive to my teenagers - does make one want to reach across the roof of the car and remove all hands from anywhere near to the car.
69. Brooke said:
I can't believe the amount of obscene comments posted here just because Heather posted a picture of a leaf and people like it. Gasp, it must be illegal these days to think pictures someone took is beautiful, even if it's something simple.
Keep taking pictures, Heather, and like John, why not stuck a message under this form that says "Comments that suck will be deleted"? Because, well, I see a lot of comments that suck.
70. Kellie said:
I think the car handle thing is a female thing. Kevin James does a thing on that in his comedy show, and it's so true. "How about now?" "What about now" "Now?" I drive my husband batty with that. What can you do?
71. Brooke said:
*pictures someone took are..
It's 8 AM, leave me alone.
72. Sickened said:
Brooke.....You should be able to take the good with the bad. It's not the fact that people are making nice comments about the photos. It's the fact that they are going overboard to glorify an average shot. She takes some nice photos but some of the comments are ridiculous. I mean come on for you to say something should be deleted because of the content. Have you read the information on this site??????
73. I know for a fact said:
Comments do get deleted if they disagree with the general consensus. I wonder how many more we don't see. Sure no one wants to be told they suck, but isn't it a little hipocritical?
74. Brooke said:
Who says they are going overboard?
75. Kano said:
My hat goes off to sickened and "I know for a fact" but since it is Her site I guess she has the ability to determine what can stay and what can go.....But you are correct in it being very hipocritical....especially when on this site she complained about censorship. I guess there could be worse things in the day then to see a bunch of groupies posting oooohs and ahhhhs about pictures of whatever. Until then ta ta!