A radiant sunset mixed with autumn colors
Judging from your many wonderful comments posted on my blogs, I know that seasonal views of my farm are very popular. As I stated recently, the autumn colors haven't been terribly exciting this year due to mildew and tar spot fungus on the leaves of many trees. But there is still so much beauty to appreciate as the winter months approach. The Sunday before last, I was very happy to be home, to capture a most radiant sunset that appeared quite surreal. It's always a great feeling to be in the right place at the right time with camera in hand. Enjoy!
1 The setting sunlight cast a golden glow on the tree tops.
2 It was truly spectacular!
3 The weeping willows were quickly dropping their leaves right before my eyes.
4 The woods were filled with shades of orange, yellow, amber, and brown. That hairy vine climbing up the tree is a poison ivy vine and should really be severed low to the ground - note to Shaun.
5 Strolling past a rushing brook with the vibrant pink of a burning bush in the background.
6 My horses were also enjoying this splendid sunset.
7 Zoom in - hello beauties!
8 So many shades and colors - and such interesting shapes of trees
9 I'm standing low down at the farm looking up towards the stable. All these recent tree plantings are growing nicely.
10 And that's my house in the distance.
11 These beech trees are spectacular and they will become more stately as they mature.
12 Another glowing tree as the sun sinks lower
13 The view from the stables in the fading light
14 This little tree seems hesitant to give up its green. By the way, it's a Persian parrotia - a relative of witch hazel.
15 As the leaves drop from the crab apple trees, you can see that they are laden with fruit.
Martha,
The pictures are very nice. I am interested in how many acres you have....from the pictures it seems like hundreds.
Posted by: Beth | November 3rd, 2009 at 7:01 am
Hi Martha,
As usual, very nice scenic photos. You are going to have a pretty forest when those new tree plantings mature.
I'm anxious to see your Thanksgiving decor photos soon!
Posted by: Gloria Brown, Winterport, ME | November 3rd, 2009 at 8:01 am
Hi Martha,
So beautiful, nature is so miraculous because it is always changing and can bring a lot of beauty into our lives.
Thank you for sharing!
God bless
Posted by: Rowaida Flayhan | November 3rd, 2009 at 9:00 am
Martha I am so glad you were in the right place at the right time! As usual the pictures are gorgeous and isnt it nice that you are able to take advantage of all the beautiful surroundings that you have worked so hard to obtain!
Stay well and please continue to post all of the results of your photographic talents!
regards,Nina
Posted by: nina zeumer | November 3rd, 2009 at 9:16 am
Does it seem like the leaves dropped quickly this year? We had a few days of colorful trees and then, boom, they all fell. Must be all this rain we're having...love the pretty photos of your farm, Martha!
Posted by: Lynn from For Love or Funny | November 3rd, 2009 at 9:22 am
Hi Martha,
The beautiful views of your farm will always attract my attention! Your home is like paradise in any season but I do especially like autumn. Even your crab apple tree looks pretty as it loses its leaves. Thanks for all the tours you take us on! Trish
Posted by: Trish | November 3rd, 2009 at 9:54 am
Shots of the brook are always one of my favorites. It's a beautiful morning here as well. Thank you for sharing!
Posted by: Kari | November 3rd, 2009 at 10:16 am
I am glad you listen to us
LOVE the glimpes around the farm....truth be told I think we'd all like to be "Martha for a Day"....if I were you I think I'd pinch myself everyday....
Thank you for the photos...
Kathy
Posted by: Kathy :) | November 3rd, 2009 at 11:37 am
Hello Martha,
Which of your homes do you enjoy the most? It must be difficult to keep up with the care of all of them. Your hard work in developing your career/business has certainly benefited you with all your wealth!! I have a very, very modest home but I am proud of it as you are of your stately homes.
Posted by: Sharon Hines | November 3rd, 2009 at 11:37 am
Hi Sharon - It is difficult to say which of my homes is my favorite because they all have such unique and interesting characteristics. Skylands, in Maine, however, offers so much of the great outdoors for hiking and exploration, which is very important to me.
Posted by: Martha Stewart | November 3rd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Magnificent! Don't you just love when you are in the right place/right time! Thanks again for sharing your photos of such a beautiful place.
Posted by: sherey | November 3rd, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Martha,
Are Lily Pond and Skylands both closed for the season?
~Gloria
Posted by: Gloria Brown, Winterport, ME | November 3rd, 2009 at 1:11 pm
HELLO MARTHA ..
I write from PERU
Posted by: Grenda | November 3rd, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Beautiful!
Posted by: how it grows | November 3rd, 2009 at 1:27 pm
Martha your horses are absolutely beautiful. I right now at the age of 27 am just working as a stall cleaner at one of TWO farms in the Seattle, Washington area. It is hard work, but I feel blessed to be among these creatures, I just love horses, and always love to see photos of yours. I particularly enjoyed your series of photos of you and two friends out for a ride the previous snowfall, those photos were great!
I hope to one day own my own horses, as they are such magnificent listeners and friends. Your acreage and home are lovely. Thank you for sharing, the photos of horses and your stable are always appreciated!
Posted by: Tyler | November 3rd, 2009 at 1:41 pm
Martha, I absolutely love the photos. Can't wait to plant more trees in my new shade garden (closing Nov. 20th!!).
How about a book on Horse Keeping? There is so much new technology out there for stable keeping (bedding, feed, hays, supplements, etc.) as well as how to deal with everything from a club footed foal to the retired horse with a lot of, as we call it, "jewelry". Every horse from the backyard pet to the performance horse would benefit from a book of the Martha Stewart calibre. Just a thought. If you need help with resources, just let me know!
Posted by: Jan Bloom | November 3rd, 2009 at 1:43 pm
I am a Private Chef and travel with the family I work for. One of the places we go to is a 300 acre farm outside Nashville, TN. I loved looking at your pictures, as I am taking some just like them here in Nashville, but I grew up in Chappaqua. Great to see a bit of Westchester...Thanx
Posted by: Diane Nickerson | November 3rd, 2009 at 2:00 pm
very very beautifull your farm ....do you know rio de janeiro ??
Posted by: hideraldo luiz | November 3rd, 2009 at 2:01 pm
We are having
degree weather in Ca. & it feels like summer so I am enjoying your autumn tree photos and dreaming of visiting the northeast soon!
Posted by: Lynda Tatrai | November 3rd, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Thank you for sharing these beautiful scenes. Here in Manhattan, Central Park has been especially beautiful this year and held onto its color for a good long time. I took lots of pics also
Posted by: AuntChristine | November 3rd, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Hi Martha,
Pictures are just beautiful. It is interesting to see the pictures taken at different times of the day. How are the calico persian kittens doing? I hope you will be able to bring them on the show soon.
Posted by: joan vogt | November 3rd, 2009 at 2:50 pm
...and I'd bet your crabapples lend cover for Mr. and/or Mrs. Mockingbird, as they LOVE this type of thickety habitat, not to mention the added plus of a trusty supply of dried fruits/berries over the winter months!
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Your young tree plantings are really beginning to take off (and are gorgeous specimens, I might add), and I have to say that a favorite picture in today's gallery is the one where you acknowledge all the different shapes of trees - I picked up on that immediately before even reading your caption. Good schtick, too, in picking up on that nasty and hairy poison ivy vine! Many folks can't identify this nuisance WITH leaves, let alone none - the vines and branches can be just as detrimental as the leaves themselves! I have seen TREES of poison ivy in the woods of a property I once owned. Beware, even in the wintertime!
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Sunsets in the fall capture especially magical moments...thanks for sharing YOURS with us today!
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Grace and peace,
=^..^=
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"He who plants a tree ~ plants a hope."--Lucy Larcom
Posted by: Cindy Bricker | November 3rd, 2009 at 3:02 pm
the hues are marvelous... sorry I missed you when you were in carlsbad... it was only 70 miles from my home in descanso... so close, yet so far away... we'll meet, I'm sure
nancy natter from descanso, california
Posted by: nancy natter | November 3rd, 2009 at 3:21 pm
It's really lovely there anytime of the day!
Posted by: Alyzabeth | November 3rd, 2009 at 3:37 pm
I grew up in Chester New Jersey and your farm reminds me so much of where I used to live! I've been in Florida for around 15 years and truly miss the north east with all the beautiful seasons! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: maria cerwin | November 3rd, 2009 at 3:39 pm
For Gloria -
The gardens at Skylands and Lily Pond are closed up for the season, however, the houses are not. I like to visit them all year round.
Posted by: Martha Stewart | November 3rd, 2009 at 3:48 pm
Really beautiful Martha. I miss the Fall up north.
Posted by: Robin S. | November 3rd, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Martha, your pics are beautiful. The colors are just magnificant. Everything looks so beautiful not a lot of leaves falling yet?
Debbie Painter in Maryland
Posted by: Debbie Painter | November 3rd, 2009 at 4:00 pm
The pictures of your farm are truly amazing. You live in such a beautiful place. I have always wanted to go to Maine, for some reason I think it would be such a beautiful experience. I live in So. California so our weather doesn't change much. Fall is my favorite time of year and that is when I want to visit there. I think you are such an inspiration, you have worked hard and succeeded. It's funny I always tell my mother, I want to live in a Martha Stewart world. LOL... she thinks I am nuts. I was unable to see you in Carlsbad due to my children getting the flu. Maybe next time. Please keep the photos coming.
Posted by: Toinette | November 3rd, 2009 at 4:19 pm
Martha,
Your pictures are great, especially when you take time to add comments.
I would like to know how you decide where and what to plant regarding trees. Are you replacing, upgrading or restructuring the open spaces?
Thanks.
Margie
Posted by: Margie | November 3rd, 2009 at 6:56 pm
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Golden Glow
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Willows weep as their withered leaves quickly drop right before your eyes,
And because the sun's setting light hasn't spread gold on them as it dies.
The woods are a palette of many shades of green, orange, bronze and gold.
A hairy poison ivy vine is clinging voraciously to a tree with tales untold.
A rivulet rushes thru past a burning bush turned pink whose color is intense.
Horses enjoy the splendid sunset their foreground a beautiful rail fence.
So many colors enhance the trees' shapes evergreens stand out for change.
Looking up at the stables recent tree plantings glad to share Canitoe Grange;
The house, framed in blue, in the distance; all paths lead to home today
Beech trees are spectacular their burnished leaves and bark of blue-gray.
As the sun sinks lower, the golden canopy invites you to linger and stay
View the stables nothing out of place, stone wall reminder of a bygone day.
Relative to witch hazel, a little Persian tree is hesitant to give up its green
As leaves drop from the crab apple trees their bounty can be clearly seen.
Easy to tell the photographer was truly enraptured by the display of autumn
And light of foot and heart full of harmony happily wends her way home.
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Go Yankees! Smiling all the way.
Posted by: celia stock | November 3rd, 2009 at 6:58 pm
Dear: Martha
I'm not getting all cerebral on you, But may the falling leaves remind you of the seasons past, and how wonderful you've grown as a business woman in the world! It's nice to have a thoughtful person in this world, and to look to her with happiness. Because in the end Martha there will be many more Falls for you and MSLO! So in this season may you reflect on your success, and when the leaves fall remember how fortunate you've become. Yours truly Kristin. P.S. "GOOD THINGS ALSO RULE THE DAY"
Posted by: kristin svens | November 3rd, 2009 at 7:38 pm
Great photos, Martha. I absolutely love this time of year. We have had beautiful Fall colors this year here in southern Ontario. About 5 or 6 years years ago the tar fungus spread throughout our area. I had a beautiful sugar maple that didn't survive, the fungus crippled it so badly we had to cut it down. Each year since, the tar spots still come back, but not as badly as that first year. Apparently, you're not suppose to mulch the infected leaves, but that's just nearly impossible on our land. I'm hoping as the years go on the fungus will eventually go away, but if we keep having these cool summers that may be a long way off.
Posted by: Julie | November 3rd, 2009 at 7:40 pm
Hi Margie,
Thanks for your comment about my tree planting practices. When I bought this farm, it was badly in need of some loving attention. After clearing for paddocks and hay fields and cleaning out the existing woods, the land was basically my canvas to plant all of my favorite specimens. I choose trees that will naturally adapt to the space where I want to plant them. When planting trees, you don't want any to fail. It's an understanding of where trees like to grow the best.
Posted by: Martha Stewart | November 3rd, 2009 at 8:04 pm
Hi Martha, Thank you so much for taking us along on your beautiful tour of your fabulous farm just before sunset. Your photos are absolutely stunning and the glorious late sunshine made everything look spectacular! Your farm is already beautiful, but when you add fog, sunrise, rain or sunsets everything is breathtaking. Thanks for a beautiful end to what was obviously a beautiful day. Martha, you continue to make my day, everyday. Thanks!!! Jan
Posted by: Jan Erickson | November 4th, 2009 at 12:18 am
The advent of autumn in your part of the world looks a little drier than my corner of the Pacific Northwest:
http://tallcloverfarm.com/?=568
Posted by: tom | tall clover farm | November 4th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
We just got back on the 27th from Northern
Virginia and DC, and the Fall colors were spectacular there!! Some of the most beauriful I have ever seen! Here in the Chicago area, we have had some of the same issues you described, and our Fall color was erratic at best.
Posted by: Pam Fischer | November 4th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Thank you the beauty of these photos!
Posted by: Teresa Touey | November 4th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
Hey Martha,
taking a look over your pics i have had the opportunity to see how beautiful is the autumn, a seasons that here in Brazil we are not able to see in live! Here in my city, Salvador, we almost have a whole year of high temperatures....i dare to say that the only representative season in my city is the summer, hot summer!!!uahuahuah....Thanks by share with us your spectacular, beautiful, privacy in your farm!!!
Cheers from Brazil,
Bruno Marchesini
Posted by: Bruno Marchesini | November 4th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Martha, you have giving us the last glimpse of fall at your farm. You have such a beautiful farm and everything that you have done to it just makes it more beautiful. The fences, the trees, bushes etc. I also love the little babbling brook on you land. I do believe this farm is a little piece of heaven. I'm glad that you take the time to show us some of the world that you live in. Thanks, you are so generous.
Sylvia CMGCLS@cox.net
Posted by: Sylvia | November 4th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
Martha,
What a great way to express with us, your love of the trees with such a noteable collection of your beautiful photographs.
It is so easy to see that with an eye such as yours through the frame, you appreciate the beauty of all that surrounds you.
Thanks for sharing another wonderful art form of yours with all of us.
Becky
Posted by: Becky HK | November 4th, 2009 at 10:25 pm
Hello Martha,
Thank you for the autumn pictures. I live in Florida but I grew up near Bedford (Putnam Valley). I greatly miss autumn in the north east and the pictures you shared made me so happy! Thank you.
Posted by: Star | November 5th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
Every year I scour any picture source I can find to see the beautiful autumnal changes. It makes me miss my family farm in Michigan. It reminds me of the endless and amazing cycle that goes on around us. I don't get to go out as much as I used to, I like to think of years past when my children and I would go out walking every day to collect different natural objects and compare and craft and just enjoy the beauty all around us. What a lovely site. I can almost smell the fresh crisp air on your property. I sure wish I could share some of my Autumn pictures from here in New Mexico. We often get some amazing Autumnal sunsets down here.
Posted by: Brandy | November 12th, 2009 at 10:53 am