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(161 comments)

aikitherese says:

Ahhhhhh....wonderful!!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

G r e n says:

quit it - you make the rest of us look so bad...
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Vanlal. says:

Lovely composition.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

thtstudios says:

brilliant composition.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

shadowbox says:

Damn...you have a knack for switching gears and styles effortlessly.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

tankgirl says:

Beautiful colours...awesome idea!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Rotcoddam says:

I love this. Just love it. Five Stars!!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

eqqman says:

Oh my, fun and cute!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Lorrie McClanahan says:

thanks! shadowbox, 'driving rain' was taken in early July if that helps. but yes, I'm a bit spastic.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Auntie K says:

Such a pleasing image! Makes me smile!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Hilary (curioush) says:

wonderful.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

joka2000 says:

Wonderful picture.
Composition is also great.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

c book says:

creative!!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Rosina says:

Great idea and a lovely composition!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

N7BJG says:

Lovely!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Sabinche says:

how creative you are! very nice, lorrie!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

thtstudios says:

are you saying you do not approve of my new avatar?
www.flickr.com/photos/thtstudios/41089765/?#c omment11168816
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Robert Silverwood says:

Such a neat, clever, simple design.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

fd says:

Great idea.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

zeekomkommer says:

So sweet :-)
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

life@24fps [deleted] says:

Cool simplicity....
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

AnnabelB says:

I love this Lorrie
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Light Play says:

Cool. I prefer to call it: 4+1.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

pierofix says:

Great! O_O
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Kariobinja says:

wonderful!!!so nice idea!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

martytdx says:

love the colors in this composition. Great job.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Liisa [deleted] says:

great collection and composition!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

nailbender says:

Another stroke of genius!
Love seeing these fall colors.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

kikmoyoo says:

Lovely.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

neloqua says:

Very beautiful composition!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Douglas Roesch says:

This is great fun, whimsical, humorous. Glad Autumn is coming now.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

mariacininha says:

Lovely!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

POSTMODERNA X [deleted] says:

THIS IS JUST GREAT GIRL...
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

rade.ON! says:

lovely!!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

vanvos says:

very very nice
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

leafy says:

... yes, i like it too ...
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

mimbrava says:

Simple, elegant, wonderful.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Solitaire1 [deleted] says:

so simple, so pretty
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Duchess [deleted] says:

This is absolutely INCREDIBLE, m'dear. One of your best yet! Soooo beautifully simple but RICH in imagery. Bravo!!!!!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Kelly Angard - kreativekell says:

simplistic beauty at it's finest! And thanks for your kind words about my art...
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

angelferd says:

yeah! the composition is very nice, and the colors, super cool!
=D
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Hugo Chinaglia says:

yes, Great!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

maizers says:

oh my... this is beautiful!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

artofgold says:

Wow, this is so beautiful!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

!efatima says:

Congratulations! This awesome work is featured in Catchy Colors Blog.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

!efatima says:

Please do add to Fifty Favs
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Squeezyboy says:

My favourite photo of the week !
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Capital I says:

Crisp. Very nice lines and so sharp. Nice way to present this subject.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

alterednate says:

This is fantastic - well conceived and executed!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Bertdorazio [deleted] says:

I love the idea and picture
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

lawroberts says:

a wonderful exploration of color and form
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Trapingus Parish says:

Beautifully done. Congratulations.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Creativity+ Timothy K Hamilton says:

Creative, attractive, nice design. faved
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

ღWild Lilyღ says:

Very nice :)
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Miss Lane says:

This is adorable and wonderful!
It makes me feel OK that summer is pretty much over :)
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Esther17 says:

Simple and beautiful, and so darn creative.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

_pollux says:

my mother would call this "transition in life" ... oh dont we all fade away ... great foto
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Sachmanns.dk says:

U R so creative, Lorrie.

Great!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Crea.tive says:

Lorrie Lorrie!! ahhhh!!!!... i dunno how to describe this .. tell me . why .. why melting pot?
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Crea.tive says:

Lorrie Lorrie!! ahhhh!!!!... i dunno how to describe this .. tell me . why .. why melting pot?
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Gali Roze says:

great idea.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Contrails says:

Clean, simple & colourful.
Well done!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Labaroo says:

great idea!!! the set of colours is wonderful. It's like a greatings from autumn!!!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

fkslasher26 says:

Hey! stop making all of us regular people look bad :)
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

spidrwegian_no_more [deleted] says:

this is just so sweet. Made me smile as soon as I saw it!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Wow, thanks all!
Crea.tive, I can see how you'd ask about the title. America is known as a 'melting pot' nation because of the way races and cultures tend to become blended with time. That can be a good or bad thing depending on your point of view, but I'm not making any kind of social statement with this image. The title just seemed to fit visually. It's an odd bit of English...the pot is for melting; it doesn't itself melt. Hope that helps.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

paladinsf says:

double wow
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Crea.tive says:

"the pot is for melting; it doesn't itself melt."
This i like! Very American. (won't go in detail here)
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

B I R D says:

When I was younger
and lived in a place
that had fall color
and fall meant
what happened to leaves
after a sweltering summer
I used to love going down
to the forests walking miles
and watching what was happening
to the leaves on the ground
how each crunch of my boot
began the amalgamation process
crushing leaf to leaf
the rain would pick up
and turn the whole mess
into rivulets of blood
but somehow most of
the leaves would turn into boats
and float down stream
brightly oblivious to the fact
that they were dying
not at all
but instead going out like sunset
I love that the plural of leaf
Is leaves
BIRD

Poem Copyright
© 2005 Frederick D. Perry, All Rights Reserved
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Janet Leadbeater says:

perfect
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

peterwr says:

Thanks for your comment on my photo, Lorrie. I'd say the same of this one - a simple beauty - but much more so, since you made your pic and I only found mine! All the best to you.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Just Peter says:

how could i miss this one, amazing!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Zzzzt!Zzzzt! says:

fab idea and capture... both lyric and poetic.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

mary04 says:

Excellent composition !!!!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

gdsanders says:

Outstanding!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

thinkingthing says:

Fantastic work Lorrie!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

gwhughey says:

I have to join this happy throng saying "Yay, Lorrie!"
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

t. bell says:

Ditto for me. Lovely!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

rob511 says:

Simple, subtle, provocative -- a winnah!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

swardraws says:

very cool
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

max_thinks_sees says:

just so...
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Hiroki Blue says:

so cute!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

helveticaneue says:

brilliant in every sense.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Lorri [deleted] says:

Lovely tones and lines, wonderful contrasts...beautiful.

Thanks for stopping by.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Joserri says:

Quedan preciosas las hojas con ese fondo blando. Muy bien.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Linda B (Wine Diva) says:

I love this!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Michael Y. Wang says:

Like that old saying "life is short and art is long", you created immortal out of the transient one.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Chef Chick says:

A lovely reminder that fall is in the air. :-)
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Venerable Kalense says:

clever and beautiful, and such a clear message in a simple photo.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Guess whoo [deleted] says:

United color .... ;)
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

pickerel says:

★★★★★
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Martin Kimeldorf's Pixel Playground says:

very child like...very engaging.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

tschopper (Tom Schopper Photography) says:

Clever and lovely. :-)
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

mick y says:

Terrific composition - congratulations!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Whiskeygonebad says:

Of course we all wish we had done that but we didn't did we?
That's what flickr is for: to light an artistic match under our collective arses/asses. Funny: I always thought is was cheating to arrainge the leaves. Duh & Doh!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

emubee2006 says:

This is so neat!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Mute* says:

Wonderful idea, so pretty.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

rachels_squiggles says:

brilliant.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

^RedBull^ says:

brilliant picture.very nicely shot!!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Capannelle says:

Great idea and elegant composition
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

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