The Theme is Brown

When I read that the November theme for City Daily Photo is "Brown," I frowned. "I don't shoot much that's brown," I thought. But when I started scrolling through my October folder, I saw more brown than I expected. And today I shot some frames at the river that showed brown tones.

When you think about it, brown is not just one color. It can be red brown, or yellow brown, green brown or gray brown. It can be dark or light.

The color of the water depends upon the light. Often it reflects the color of the sky. When I see a river that looks brown, I think of a poem that I had to memorize in elementary school.

"Dark brown is the river. 

 Golden is the sand. 

 It flows along for ever, 

 With trees on either hand. 

Green leaves a-floating, 

 Castles of the foam, 

 Boats of mine a-boating— 

 Where will all come home?"

That was by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Today happens to be Friday, and there is a variety of blog hops tempting me to join. Willy Nilly Friday gives me an excuse to jump to different subjects, so I'll leave the river and show some Fences. Then I'll share a few other pictures with brown in them.

The sunburst and the horses were in Clarke County. Oh, I can use one of these for Skywatch Friday!

The log building is in the village of Hamburg in Page County. It was a church built shortly before 1800 and is known as Mauck's Meeting House.

The brown coat in the final image looked worn and old-fashioned. My theory is that the gentleman is a re-enactor and this is reinforced by his hat. We were on a Civil War tour, and living history is not a rare hobby around here. We are steeped in history in Virginia. I grew up on land once owned by George Washington. It seems like you can't drive more than 50 miles without crossing a Civil War battlefield.

I like it. Virginia in autumn is glorious! And in the spring, it's beyond delightful.