Autumn has been brilliant this year. What better way to enjoy the beauty than by heading outdoors to marvel at Mother Nature's artwork. And that's what I did with fellow photo buffs Jim and Fred.

Harvested crops have left the farmlands somewhat barren, yet there is beauty in the myriad lines among the stubble. Morning and evening light is passive and peaceful, as the gently glowing sun slowly rises in the East and eventually sets with a reddish hue in the west.

Light conjures so many wonderful images and few eyes stop to take in the scene. It doesn't really matter what time of year it is, there is always something to see.

This little spiderweb was discovered in an abandoned house, almost a hundred years old, soaking up the sunlight in the attic rafters. Who knows when the spider spun the intricate web, but it appears that it could have been there for years. A tiny shaft of light squeezes through a narrow gap in the weathered and de-shingled roof, illuminating a fine opaque design.