Category: #FallFoliage

Autumn leaves

THE GLORIOUS JAPANESE MAPLE TREE

Perhaps 20 years ago, we visited my cousin Roberta and Ray -- and their two kids. We came home with a Japanese Maple tree in a rubber bucket. It has grown. Probably about 35 feet tall, but no buds. Probably because it lacks a mate. No female with whom to make spinny little babies. These … Continue reading THE GLORIOUS JAPANESE MAPLE TREE

MAPLE LEAVES

FOTD – Maple Leaves It's a mix of standard maple leaves and Japanese maple leaves. A little something for everyone.

JAPANESE MAPLE

FOTD – Japanese Maple Leaves It's the first tree to produce leaves and the last tree to drop them. It is green all summer and turns brilliant scarlet in November -- when all the other trees have finished their autumn glow. This year, it hasn't lit up yet. It is still waiting for another frost. The … Continue reading JAPANESE MAPLE

THE LAST PEAK DAY OF AUTUMN

The Last Peak Day of Autumn If it doesn't rain all day tomorrow, we might have a week of past-peak colors in the leaves, but peak is finished. It lasted two weeks this year and maybe another couple of slow, not full color weeks as we edge into November. These pictures were taken from the … Continue reading THE LAST PEAK DAY OF AUTUMN

FESTIVAL OF AUTUMN LEAVES

Festival of Leaves ~ Autumn colors, local roads I believe we have hit the peak of color for this season because today, everything looked just a little bit faded. That is our sugar maple tree. We had to cut it back this year because it had too many dead limbs and they were falling on … Continue reading FESTIVAL OF AUTUMN LEAVES

JUST ONE AUTUMN LEAF

FOTD – Autumn Leaf I decided to take this title literally since I have a fair number of individual leaves, piles of leaves, leafy trees, leafy forests, lawns covered with leaves. Autumn's our thing, I guess.

THE COLORS OF AUTUMN

Nature Photo Challenge: Autumn colours We usually get color only after everyone else's leaves have fallen to the ground. I'm not sure what changed. Maybe it's because we took down half a dozen trees (they were already dead) so they wouldn't fall on the house? We let some light in, and maybe that changed more … Continue reading THE COLORS OF AUTUMN

FALL’S FINAL GOLDEN WEEK

Festival of Leaves ~ Golden Week Autumn has lasted a satisfyingly long time this year. We've had plenty of time to get out there and take pictures. The trees are fading now, but slowly. Unless a big storm shows up, we might have bright trees through most of November. My autumn portrait by Garry. I think … Continue reading FALL’S FINAL GOLDEN WEEK

GLOWING CLOSEUPS

I keep thinking that with each rainy period, the leaves will drop. They are dropping, but not quickly. Some are actually just at peak right now. It is very late for peak. The world outside is a jewel. I hope you aren't tired of autumn quite yet. There are still a few more posts to … Continue reading GLOWING CLOSEUPS

COLOR ON OUR STREET

FOTD – Brightest colors at home Although colors are fading in some places, they are brilliant and bright on our street. We noticed how amazing the colors were on the way to the grocery. We'd thought about going to one of our river parks, but the colors were so outstanding on the roads we were … Continue reading COLOR ON OUR STREET