From the Leaves

From the Leaves © Lynn Wiles 2021

First I found a dandelion trying to bloom and then this wildflower or flowering grass blooming. It seems too cold, but perhaps the fallen leaves provide enough warmth to encourage blooming.

The Colors of Autumn

The Colors of Autumn © Lynn Wiles 2021

I walk by this yard every morning, but it’s not until this time of year that I stop to take notice.

Before the Storms

Before the Storms © Lynn Wiles 2021

I’m glad I did get one photo of peak foliage before two days of crazy storms. Now most of the leaves are on the ground. Seems to happen every year.

Sweetgum leaf in watercolor

Sweetgum in watercolor © Lynn Wiles 2021

Three out of three people wanted to see various media, so here is my latest entry in my perpetual journal. A very unusual coloration on an autumn sweetgum leaf.

Where the leaves went

Where the leaves went © Lynn Wiles 2020
A beautiful maple, now bare, surrounded by carpet of leaves.

Brown and Bare

Brown and Bare © Lynn Wiles 2020
Some leaves remain, although most are gone now.

The River Path

The River Path © Lynn Wiles 2020
Bright sumac, evergreen, lessening of leaves on the path along the river.

My Trees

My Trees Exhalation © Lynn Wiles 2020
When I moved here twenty years ago there were no trees in the garden. On a lovely warm autumn afternoon, I was hanging out on my patio admiring the trees I had planted as saplings.

Escape to Autumn

Escape to Autumn © Lynn Wiles 2020

I took yesterday off to do some errands and then see autumn and be by water. Mission accomplished. We are not quite at peak season yet, but getting there.

Fall Fork

Fall Fork © Lynn Wiles 2020
While busily photographing flowers in the garden, autumn began. We are not at peak foliage season yet. I hope the rain in the upcoming days doesn’t make that less beautiful than usual, because we need rain so badly.