Today's Flowers: Berries in the Quiet of Roxbury on Veterans' Day

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Hiking with my daughter in the Brian Tierney Preserve in Roxbury on Veterans' Day, we noticed how noisy the walk seemed at the higher altitudes where the path was covered with newly fallen, crisp oak leaves and how quiet it was along the water, where the leaves had been walked into small pieces and silence. Along the quiet part of the trail, we came across these berries where a hedge had once demarcated the end of someone's farm.

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  1. It sounds like you had a delightful hike.

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  2. The berries look like red beads hanging on the plant.

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  3. IT SOUNDS LIKE A DREAM....
    VERY NICE SHOT
    http://graceolsson.com/blog/2010/11/between-beauty-and-harshness-of-life-drugs-and-royal-scandal-in-sweden/

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  4. You are doing such nice things Sandy.
    Those berries glow more brilliantly than the crown jewels. Always a pleasure to find something so beautiful.

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  5. Peaceful life you live...thank you for sharing.

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  6. The surprising shock of intense red at this time of year is like a gift.

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  7. I like the curved vine on the right--it seems to be saying this one is special!

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  8. What a lovely composition! And the berries' standing quietly as guardians of the boundary is very inspiring to me too.
    Thanks for sharing the beauty, Sandy.

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  9. Poetry in a picture
    JJ

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  10. Beautiful. Sounds like you had a great walk. Beautiful photograph.

    I just had to check. The Brian Tierney Preserve has a geocache that hasn't been found since April.

    http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=fe5c363d-3c56-4bae-946b-b768c561e9c6 is the link.

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  11. interesting how the fruit remains after the growing time is over...

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  12. Anonymous9:52 AM

    Sounds like a great place for a hike. And the berries are beautiful!

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  13. I like your word picture of the contrast between the quiet and noisy sections of the path. I also like this picture of the bright red berries.

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  14. it's delightful to see red berries in the wild. and you captured them so beautifully.

    mine's here
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  15. The berries are so pretty this time of year when the red shows up. Ah! Peace and quiet. Sounds great! It'd wonderful that your daughter still enjoys hiking with you. :)

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  16. Your photo of berries is breathtaking! Loved your post. I hope a bear will find those berries for lunch?

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  17. Such vibrant colors. Glad you captured them to share with us. Lovely Sandy.

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  18. Gorgeous colors and what a terrific capture -- as always! Thanks as always for sharing the beauty, Sandy! Hope you have a lovely day and a great week ahead filled with beauty!

    Sylvia

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  19. I think berries are fall's berries. I enjoyed your description of your walk.

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  20. The exciting things we discover when we bond with nature!

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  21. Beautiful composition of the fall red berries! We have an evergreen shrub that grows wild here called Toyon. It has bright red berries that start appearing in November and December, just in time for Christmas.

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  22. A great idea for a paintimg When do u have time 4 all this, it takes 3 hours to dress!

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  23. Parece com semente de Pau-Brasil!

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  24. A delightful picture!

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  25. Beautiful and poignant image.;) These are wild rose hips fruits I believe, we have them a lot here as well.;)
    xoxo

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  26. Beautiful. What a wonderful discovery.

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  27. beautiful and sweet moments with daughter Sandy,

    and this capture is a testament to where you've had enjoy a day.. ;-)

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  28. Hi, Sandy
    Yes, nice shot! Do you know what type of plant that is, with the red berries. I recently posted a photo taken a week ago of what I think may be the same plant. My best guess was The Autumn Olive, or Elaeagnus umbellata.

    Gina

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