Fall in the Gutter by alophoto

Fall in the Gutter

I went back to the gutter today. To wallow, to play, to shoot. Sometimes, I feel as if I have been kicked to the curb.

The sun has been slowing peeking through the clouds today and winked at me a bit while I took Clara for a very cold, windy walk around the lake. On the way back home, I was admiring all of the leaves in the road, collected in the gutter and blowing around under passing cars. I particularly liked how this gutter reflected the blue sky finally and the fall leaves from the tree above.

I am consistently getting up at 4 in the morning and tossing and turning for much of the rest of the night lately. As a result, I have a constant dull headache and feel kinda grumpy. Today, I am mad at the world.

Hope for good sleep tonight and more regularly. And glad that the sun is shining again at least for awhile. Perhaps it will help my moodiness and keep me out of the gutters.

Here was winter in the same gutter last year: http://365project.org/amandal/365/2012-12-19
Hope you find a home soon. It would keep me awake too. Some great colours you found in the gutter there though! Liking the cheeky reflection
October 7th, 2013  
aw, me bedraggled and you in the gutter. not good. and I also do your 4 in the morning thing. freaky huh? anyway, like the colours in this, and the reflection, and hope you feel less grumpy tomorrow x
October 7th, 2013  
very nice photo
October 7th, 2013  
Beautiful reflection & colours
October 7th, 2013  
Beautiful shot and pov and hope that you get a hint of blue sky in your life tomorrow and every day after.
October 7th, 2013  
Feel better,Amanda!in the meantime tag this for eotb18!
October 7th, 2013  
The reflection shape looks like an up side down bunny.
October 7th, 2013  
Great reflections,a very nice shot!!
October 7th, 2013  
Pretty reflections and autumn colours. I sympathise on the 4am thing too - been doing exactly the same here.
October 7th, 2013  
Great reflection Amanda
October 7th, 2013  
Love this shot and fantastic title!! I know that sleep pattern but at least your art isn't suffering. Here's to a good night sleep and thanks for sharing!!
October 7th, 2013  
A beautiful light here...
October 7th, 2013  
very nice!
October 7th, 2013  
Kev
Lovely shot, Amanda, with some great colours. Here's hoping for a good night's sleep for you...
October 7th, 2013  
Great shot, yep... We all feel like that from time to time
October 7th, 2013  
Love that reflection
October 7th, 2013  
Fantastic colours and images here, love the blue sky and the colours of the leaves whidh are slightly out of focus and muted. awdul when you wake in the night and can't get back to sleep again, hope your night is peaceful tonight. Fav for this.
October 7th, 2013  
Caz
Love the reflection. Sorry you feel so awful, you have a lot on your mind at the moment, it must make it hard to sleep, poor thing :( Hope tonight is better for you x
October 7th, 2013  
Hugs to you! It will all work out! Great shot. Love the refections! So well spotted.
October 7th, 2013  
Great autumn shot :)hope you'll sleep better and dream some fairies tonight.
October 7th, 2013  
Nice reflection!
October 7th, 2013  
Meg
the sun will come out tomorrow...Annie.
Love the reflection.
October 7th, 2013  
Hope you get some sleep....lack of sleep does make make things more gray.
Lovely shot
October 7th, 2013  
Lovely shot, that reflection is lovely!
October 7th, 2013  
great pov!
October 8th, 2013  
Mac
Fall within fall, cool!
October 8th, 2013  
Wow, very cool shot.
October 8th, 2013  
as much as I enjoy your images ... I really love your words ... the absolute lack of pretense is so refreshing ... hope things brighten up for you ... :-)
October 8th, 2013  
Sorry to hear you've hit this rough patch. I wish you some better times soon. In the meantime, I do like this blurred image with clear soft colors.
October 8th, 2013  
I've never seen anybody's mind be so "in the gutter" with such a beautiful result ;-). Great eye to catch this but I hope your headache and all associated with it lessens soon.
October 8th, 2013  
Very cool inside-out shot. Sorry about the lack of sleep, friend. Another great shot.
October 8th, 2013  
nice
October 8th, 2013  
Love this and reminds me of my children playing in the gutters after a rain. Creative shot!
October 8th, 2013  
My wife has the 4 in the morning thing going on at the moment as well! Love the photo, autumn is there with a passion. Snow will be there soon!
October 8th, 2013  
When you are in the gutter, if you can still see the stars, all will be well. Great shot, take care.
October 8th, 2013  
beautiful autumn image,! 4 am....thats sucks, good luck with getting your sleep back, Amanda!
October 8th, 2013  
Great abstract look and full of fall colors!! Hey..I am with you. Charlie has been wanting to go out about 3 AM...once I am up...I am up! Try to get back get back to sleep, but no luck! This happens at least once or twice a week. And it doesn't even get light until after 7 AM!!
October 8th, 2013  
Hope you have a nice rest. This is a beautiful shot! love the reflection and autumn colors!
October 8th, 2013  
beautiful reflection puddle shot! Hope you stay out of the gutter even though it produces beautiful results:) get some rest
October 8th, 2013  
@seanoneill Love your words, Sean. Thank you!!
October 8th, 2013  
a perfect fall shot
October 9th, 2013  
@friend2303 Thanks so much, Vijay. I appreciate the heck of of your sweet words. Thanks for enjoying mine.

@denidouble Thanks so much for your sweet words, encouragement and fav, Deni!!

@ernmar I so see that, too, Ernie. How funny!!

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Thanks all for your comments on my grumpy puddle shot. Feeling a bit better now. It's been sunny for days and today I took some time to dance and play and exercise. Fun felt good!
October 10th, 2013  
This gorgeous image is in the final 5 of EOTB. :)
October 10th, 2013  
@mzzhope Thanks so much, Hope. What an honor. Appreciate you giving me the heads up to tag it as well!
October 10th, 2013  
Hey, I'm just catching up on your photos with my coffee before I settle into grading, grading, grading. Hang in there. Use fillers if you have to. Don't give up. I'm having similar sleep issues. It kills me. I have no energy and I'm frustrated much of the time. Oh, and I'm loving your shots. Really.
October 11th, 2013  
@darylo Hugs...thanks sweet lady. I'm doing a bit better, praise the Lord.:)))
October 11th, 2013  
very cool to compare shots in seasons. nice! and so hope your sleep straightens out! i have to get 8 hours and MAKE myself go to bed to get it, and take my happy Vitamin D sunshine pills!
October 12th, 2013  
@moreyoulessme Thanks, lady. I should start taking D as it gets grayer this winter. I am a person that needs 8 hours, too. Last night I got 3 or 4. Ugh!
October 12th, 2013  
Great idea and capture. Love the colors in this too
October 14th, 2013  
@losthorizon I wished that the reflection had been clearer. A car had just gone by and I think the water was rippling a bit. Oh well. It was a cool thought anyway:). Thanks, friend!
October 14th, 2013  
that sharp focus in the gutter is beautiful
October 16th, 2013  
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