In the Fall Zone

Richmond VA (Metro), Nature, Cats, and More. All photos are my own. SFW engagement only.

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Colors of the Swamp

Tuckahoe Creek Park

Henrico County, Virginia (USA)

Based on a photo from May 12, 2024.

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A Colony of Young Paw Paw Trees

Robious Landing Park

Chesterfield County, Virginia (USA)

Based on a photo from May 25, 2025.

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Irises by the Pond

Mid-Lothian Mines Park

Chesterfield County, Virginia (USA)

Photo from May 10, 2025.

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A Stream in Late Spring

Henrico County, Virginia (USA)

Photo from May 9, 2026.

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The Back Loop

Joseph Bryan Park

Richmond, Virginia (USA)

Based on a photo from May 15, 2026.

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Face Time

Photo of Charlotte 🐈 🐾

Richmond, Virginia (USA)

Since I don't know her actual birthday, I use her adoption day (June 8, 2018) as Charlotte's anniversary. She was estimated to be 3 years old at that point. She's technically a "senior" kitty nowadays, although she doesn't really act like it at times. Eight years with this cat, who thinks she's my manager. 😆

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Pinwheels

Chesterfield County, Virginia (USA)

Based on a photo from May 25, 2025.

Virginia Creeper is a North American woody vine with five pinwheel-arranged leaflets. Here in the U.S., it's found in the eastern and central states — not only in moist, wooded areas, but also in suburban environments where it has to be pulled off of buildings, fences, walls, utility poles, and even street lamps. In Autumn, its leaflets turn beautiful shades of red, and by Winter I find myself missing its semi-jungle vibe.

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Stepping Up

Forest Hill Park

Richmond, Virginia (USA)

Based on a photo from May 15, 2026.

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Please Be Seated

Forest Hill Park

Richmond, Virginia (USA)

Based on a photo from May 15, 2026.

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Vines in Late Spring

Richmond, Virginia (USA)

Based on a photo from May 31, 2026.

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Old Warrior

Forest Hill Park

Richmond, Virginia (USA)

Based on a photo from May 15, 2026.

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The Warming Hut

Forest Hill Park

Richmond, Virginia (USA)

Based on a photo from May 15, 2026.

This is one of the old warming huts that were originally built beside the quarry pond for winter ice skaters. (I believe there was another hut on the opposite side of the pond since there is a remnant concrete slab there of about the same size.) On the roof, you can see a chimney.

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A View of Late Spring

Innsbrook Office Park

Henrico County, Virginia (USA)

Based on a photo from May 10, 2026.

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May Rain, Arakawa, Kawase Hasui, 1932

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The art of Japanese woodblock prints continued into the 20th century. Arakawa is one of the wards in northeastern Tōkyō, bordered to the north by the Sumida River. Hasui presents a river bank scene under a post-Spring rain shower, using tonal colors of aqua blue and warm greens to convey the natural landscape. A darkened sky hangs over the human figures we see in the image.

Standing on the river bank is a woman in a kimono holding a bright blue umbrella. She's looking toward the man in the large covered boat (a ferry?) who is positioned at the window by a pot of flowers. He doesn't seem to have much to do, but perhaps it's a moment of calm, allowing him to relax a bit while the rain is falling.

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What Lies Beneath

Forest Hill Park

Richmond, Virginia (USA)

Based on a photo from May 23, 2025.

This is an old quarry wall showing the granite rock layer that exists right below the ground surface.

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From End to End

Forest Hill Park

Richmond, Virginia (USA)

Based on a photo from May 15, 2026.

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Pond & Gazebo

Forest Hill Park

Richmond, Virginia (USA)

Based on a photo from May 15, 2026.