{"id":1193,"date":"2012-10-23T21:38:11","date_gmt":"2012-10-24T01:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/?p=1193"},"modified":"2012-10-23T21:38:11","modified_gmt":"2012-10-24T01:38:11","slug":"autumn-otono","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.claudiasentahbaz.com\/index.php\/2012\/10\/23\/autumn-otono\/","title":{"rendered":"The beautiful colors of Fall!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the past 3 weeks I have tried to come back home through Old Salem Road to check if the leaves were already changing. I think it has been a little bit slower this year or maybe it is that I was so impatient to see the beautiful colors.<br \/>\nAt last, the deep colors I was looking for were there last week! I&#8217;m in love with this season. Every year (since I moved to North Carolina) it seems like it&#8217;s the first time I see the colors of Fall. I also get to run around and listen to the crunching sound of dry leaves under my feet \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121017-_MG_9006-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-one-orange-leaf.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1201\" title=\"One orange leaf\" src=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121017-_MG_9006-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-one-orange-leaf.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121017-_MG_9009-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-strollway.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1202\" title=\"Old Salem Rd strollway\" src=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121017-_MG_9009-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-strollway.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI took these photos but I went back another day because the leaves looked better later on.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121017-_MG_9021-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-bus-stop.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1203\" title=\"Old Salem Rd bus stop\" src=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121017-_MG_9021-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-bus-stop.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"605\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121017-_MG_9028-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-Orange-golden-leaves-sunlight.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1204\" title=\"Old Salem Rd Orange golden leaves sunlight\" src=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121017-_MG_9028-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-Orange-golden-leaves-sunlight.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121017-_MG_9029-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-red-leaf-yellow-bokeh.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1205\" title=\"Old Salem Rd red leaf yellow bokeh\" src=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121017-_MG_9029-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-red-leaf-yellow-bokeh.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121017-_MG_9031-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-orange-golden-leaves-bokeh.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1206\" title=\"Old Salem Rd orange golden leaves bokeh\" src=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121017-_MG_9031-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-orange-golden-leaves-bokeh.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121017-_MG_9033-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-orange-red-golden-leaves.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1207\" title=\"Old Salem Rd orange red golden leaves\" src=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121017-_MG_9033-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-orange-red-golden-leaves.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121017-_MG_9038-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-orange-golden-leaves-wood-background.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1208\" title=\"Old Salem Rd orange golden leaves wood background\" src=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121017-_MG_9038-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-orange-golden-leaves-wood-background.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121017-_MG_9041-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-orange-golden-leaves-wood-background-yellow-bokeh.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1209\" title=\"Old Salem Rd orange golden leaves wood background yellow bokeh\" src=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121017-_MG_9041-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-orange-golden-leaves-wood-background-yellow-bokeh.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121017-_MG_9047-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-orange-golden-leaves-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1211\" title=\"Old Salem Rd orange golden leaves 1\" src=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121017-_MG_9047-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-orange-golden-leaves-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121017-_MG_9059-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-orange-leaves-green-bokeh.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1212\" title=\"orange leaves green bokeh\" src=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121017-_MG_9059-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-orange-leaves-green-bokeh.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121017-_MG_9060-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-red-leaves-golden-bokeh.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1213\" title=\"red leaves golden bokeh\" src=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121017-_MG_9060-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-red-leaves-golden-bokeh.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThese are the photos I took the second time I went.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9063-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-strollway-woman-bicycle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1214\" title=\"Old Salem Rd strollway woman bicycle\" src=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9063-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-strollway-woman-bicycle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9069-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-strollway-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1215\" title=\"Old Salem Rd strollway 1\" src=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9069-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-strollway-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThere was a light breeze blowing away the leaves. The beautiful leaves were falling down on me and\u00a0I felt so blessed to be able to stand underneath those trees and enjoy their beauty (something I haven&#8217;t done before). I wished my family and friends in the South had the opportunity to enjoy Fall like we do in the US.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9079-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-bus-stop-bridge-leaves-ground-and-falling-more-light.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1216\" title=\"Old Salem Rd bus stop bridge leaves ground and falling more light\" src=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9079-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-bus-stop-bridge-leaves-ground-and-falling-more-light.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9091-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-bus-stop-bridge-leaves-ground-more-light.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1217\" title=\"Old Salem Rd bus stop bridge leaves ground more light\" src=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9091-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-bus-stop-bridge-leaves-ground-more-light.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9113-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-bus-stop-bridge-leaves-ground-and-falling-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1218\" title=\"Old Salem Rd bus stop bridge leaves ground and falling 1\" src=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9113-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-bus-stop-bridge-leaves-ground-and-falling-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9116-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-bus-stop-bridge-leaves-ground.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1219\" title=\"Old Salem Rd bus stop bridge leaves ground\" src=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9116-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-bus-stop-bridge-leaves-ground.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9120-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-bus-stop-bridge-leaves-ground-and-falling.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1220\" title=\"Old Salem Rd bus stop bridge leaves ground and falling\" src=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9120-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-bus-stop-bridge-leaves-ground-and-falling.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9134-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-leaves-on-ground.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1221\" title=\"Old Salem Rd leaves on ground\" src=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9134-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-leaves-on-ground.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9135-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-leaves-on-ground-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1222\" title=\"Old Salem Rd leaves on ground 1\" src=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9135-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-leaves-on-ground-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9147-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-red-leaves-golden-bokeh.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1223\" title=\"Old Salem Rd red leaves golden bokeh\" src=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9147-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-red-leaves-golden-bokeh.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9149-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-green-leaf-changing-color.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1224\" title=\"Old Salem Rd green leaf changing color\" src=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9149-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-green-leaf-changing-color.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9166-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-green-leaves-golden-bokeh.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1225\" title=\"Old Salem Rd green leaves golden bokeh\" src=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9166-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-green-leaves-golden-bokeh.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9168-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-gold-leaves-branches-orange-bokeh.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1226\" title=\"Old Salem Rd gold leaves branches orange bokeh\" src=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9168-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-gold-leaves-branches-orange-bokeh.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9172-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-gold-leaf-branches-orange-bokeh.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1227\" title=\"Old Salem Rd gold leaf branches orange bokeh\" src=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9172-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-gold-leaf-branches-orange-bokeh.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9182-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-underneath-the-tree.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1228\" title=\"Old Salem Rd underneath the tree\" src=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9182-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-underneath-the-tree.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9194-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-bridge-and-tree-changing-colors.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1230\" title=\"bridge and tree changing colors\" src=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9194-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-bridge-and-tree-changing-colors.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9199-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-red-orange-trees-from-across-street.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1231\" title=\"Old Salem Rd red orange trees from across street\" src=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9199-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-red-orange-trees-from-across-street.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9202-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-man-bicycle-bridge-trees.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1232\" title=\"Old Salem Rd man bicycle bridge trees\" src=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9202-V1-Old-Salem-Rd-man-bicycle-bridge-trees.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9222-V1-Old-Salem-Rd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1233\" title=\"Old Salem Rd\" src=\"http:\/\/claudiasentahbaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121019-_MG_9222-V1-Old-Salem-Rd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the past 3 weeks I have tried to come back home through Old Salem Road to check if the leaves were already changing. I think it has been a little bit slower this year or maybe it is that I was so impatient to see the beautiful colors. At last, the deep colors I &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[37,142,144,172,189,197,216,231,269,270,322,345,353,417,435,511],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/wp.claudiasentahbaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1193"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/wp.claudiasentahbaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/wp.claudiasentahbaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wp.claudiasentahbaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wp.claudiasentahbaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1193"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/wp.claudiasentahbaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8032,"href":"http:\/\/wp.claudiasentahbaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1193\/revisions\/8032"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wp.claudiasentahbaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/wp.claudiasentahbaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wp.claudiasentahbaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wp.claudiasentahbaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}