My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Photo Challenge #112 and dVerse Poets Pub Haibun Monday
Raindrops from a recent shower release a pungent whiff of mulch from the litter of autumn in various states of decay. In dry patches, below a dense lattice of branches, rusty skeletons crunch underfoot and beetles scuttle, while my boots slip on fresher, leathery, rain-soaked leaves.
Above, naked branches scrape the sky, sharp in the mellow sunlight, drawing attention to the changing season. There’s a rattle and rush of wings, and then a crack as a loose branch ricochets to the ground. A woodpecker drums a hollow proclamation, accompanied by the reedy squawks of rooks hunching nearby. Autumn echoes in the woods.
Walking in the woods,
nature always finds a way:
echoes of autumn.
© Kim M. Russell, 2016
Image: – Oleg Oprisco
writing in north norfolk 
I love the imagery of autumn, and though we are now in the best part of spring the smell of decay always linger there somewhere underneath.. a lovely write.
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I enjoy walking during the autumn season ~ I love the play of the senses, the echoes of autumn in your haibun ~
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Thank you, Grace 😊
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love this autumn look of your haibun…beautiful…
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Thank you, Sumana 😊
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I so enjoyed this walk with you…..especially this line “beetles scuttle, while my boots slip on fresher, leathery, rain-soaked leaves.”
Beautiful writing — wonderful haibun,
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Thank you, Lillian.
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Wonder of the woman in the image is Autumn – finding a way? Lovely haibun.
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Thank you 😊
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This is what echoes, for me:
“naked branches scrape the sky, sharp in the mellow sunlight”
Such gorgeous use of language here, Kim.
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Thank you, De 🙂
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Excellent use of sensory detail–I could hear and smell everything walking along beside you.
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Very autumnal and really recreates the feel of the crunch underfoot.
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Loved the feel of autumn in your story. I could feel the crisp air and hear the rustling of the leaves. Beautifully written.
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Thank you 😊
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leathery rain-soaked leaves…..rattle and rush of leaves
Autumn walks are my favourite
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Your descriptions are vivid and delightful!
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Thank you Carol 😉
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You’re welcome!
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What a picturesque haibun…I could hear the woodpecker, and trees…oh my how autumn offers such vivid colours and sounds.
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So pleased it had that effect, Oliana😊
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🙂
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I’m in autumn right now, and enjoyed your autumn imagery – though here the trees are evergreen.
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😊
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