We read about people who travel long distances just in order to watch the turning of the leaves. I used to travel quite a bit, though not for that purpose. These days I can’t travel, but I find that I only have to take a few steps from my front door to see the leaves turning colors.
The woods to the east of my house are washed in sunlight
- The play of light and shadow creates an air of mystery.
The underbrush has turned golden, but the big trees are still green.
As the leaves start to fall, a patch of sky appears.
Outside the woods, the trees are even taller.
Standing very close to my house, this tree towers against the sky.
Take a closer look, and you see that the collective canopy is composed of individual leaves.
Close up, each leaf tells its own story.
Even my pasture is turning colors.
The towering cedar tree at the other side of the pasture is upstaged by the small trees and shrubs turning red.
The rays of the sun caress the pasture and its growing young trees.
The sun smiles on our pasture grown wild. The flaming maple in the front yard has gone red.
A single oak leaf shows red against the grass.
Some leaves have interesting and even unexpected shapes.
Heart shaped redbud leaves.
Together they are a multitude, but alone each is a thing of beauty unto itself.
A single heart-shaped leaf retains its perfect form despite losing its color.
Because I have to take care of Bow, I cannot travel.
But this is not a problem for me. All I have to do is step out of the house for a moment or two.
my front yard
When there is beauty all around us who needs to travel?
Copyright 2012 Aya Katz
Copyright 2012 Aya Katz
Love the pictures!!! I truly love this time of year! Great pictures and commentary. I love them!
Aya dearest, the heart-shaped leaves are from the redbud trees. 😉
Thanks, Kathy, for reading, looking, and commenting. I learned something new today!
I changed the caption to read “redbud”!
I love the changing colors of all the leaves. Simply beautiful!
Thanks, Sweetbearies!