Fall colours yet, anyone?

[AussiePam]

There's certainly something about autumn. I think it's probably my favourite season. But each season sort of gives flavour to each other season. Maybe it's a ying and yang thing. If you have a hot summer, you appreciate the winter frost.

Autumn for me is softer light, longer shadows, falling leaves and the smell of woodsmoke.

I flew into New York city once in the late Fall afternoon, and we must have done a loop and come down low over the Catskill Mountains. Unbelievable !!!

[Clodhopper]

I love the suddenly cooler evenings and mornings, dew on the grass and the mist low over the fields.

The first leaves are just starting to fall and my Amaranka is beginning to turn red, as are the crab apples.

[AussiePam]

Ah, misty England - and in the country green moss on the East Anglia fences and tree trunks, and leaves starting to fall. And breezes starting to rise. And the smell of woodsmoke in the old pubs at twilight.

I'm not sure what amaranka is, Clodhopper - but love crab apple.

[Clodhopper]

Amaranka - sort of small tree which does white blossom in spring, red berries in summer and startlingly bright red leaves in autumn.

I've always heard it called an "Amaranka" but a quick internet search didn't find it, so maybe it's really called something different.

[mikeinie]

yes, it is grey... waite a minute, that's our summer, winter and spring colour as well!

[Odie]

Originally Posted by mikeinie

yes, it is grey... waite a minute, that's our summer, winter and spring colour as well!

do your trees not change colours in the fall Mike?

[mikeinie]

Originally Posted by Odie

do your trees not change colours in the fall Mike?

not really, most trees are green year round, the ones that do change colour a bit but it is short lived and not anything like they do in Canada.

[AussiePam]

The west of Ireland is almost obscenely green, so green it strips layers off your optic nerve and soaks like everlasting rain onto the standing stones of your moss encrusted psyche. Wonderful !!!!!

Here's Mary O'Hara and some amazing Irish green - Úna Bhán

YouTube - Úna Bhán

[Nomad]

There are subtle signs that it wont be long now.

[pinkchick]

I love this time of year ... I can't wait for the leaves to start falling