Saturday was a moody day, with banks of threatening clouds moving in to obscure the sun before scudding benignly away. Near the end of the day, the sun won out, and lit the early evening sky, setting the treetops ablaze.
I thought the dry summer we experienced might have had a negative impact on the fall leaf display, but that hasn’t been the case. The trees have been beautiful.
Summer has truly been going out in a blaze of glory, one last gift from Gaia before the snow flies and we settle into the monochromatic landscape of winter.
Here is a gallery of photographs taken Saturday evening. It features the trees around the house alight with the fires of autumn.
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Again, what a lovely gift from you to us! Southern California has two seasons, green and brown. Green lasts about 10 minutes! LOL Your autumn color is breathtaking. You are so kind to share. Actually, our liquid ambers (sweet gum) trees are gorgeous much later in Nov. I have one that I planted 35 years ago and it is the delight of the neighborhood. Our scrub willows and cottonwoods are changing in the riverbed…a lovely lemony yellow. In our local mountains, about 40 min. away, our Quercus kelloggii have turned a fine autumn gold. We have some color, just have to wait and look harder. 🙂
Thank you, Gayle. The fall colours are one of the glories of four seasons, but sounds like you have some interesting trees too,… and the benefit of warmer winter weather!
Wonderful photos. I always dread the big gusts of wind that put an end to all the color so very abruptly. We must enjoy them while we can.
G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S !!!! I was all worried when I saw the subject line, but instead I find amazing photos of beautiful trees in exquisite lighting. Ah, fall in Ontario!
Sunlit trees against a stormy sky – my favorite when it comes to photography! Have yet to get it myself – always see perfect ones when camera is not at hand. You sure got some beauties here!
Anya, since I took those photos, we have had some windy, rainy days and sadly, many trees are already bare.
Nataile, thank you. It’s a beautiful time of the year, isn’t it?
Thanks, Ellen, the stormy sky is a great foil, so true.