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October Vistas

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We have come through a stretch of rainy, very windy, coolish weather that at the higher elevations of the mountains, produced snow. Already! With better weather afterward, there were some good autumn scenes to be captured, though.

A warm sunset glow, despite the fact that we’re heading toward winter …

… was highlighted by mellow golden leaves …

… and fading orange light through red foliage.

Tis the season for colour.

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White Ash

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I love the transformation of the white ash trees. During the summer they are usually a very pretty pea green, but once autumn takes hold, their leaves begin to turn red.

White ash tree at the beginning of its annual metamorphosis. They are one of the first trees to change.
It’s the beginning of October and many of the ash leaves have a reddish-purple tinge.
Once the leaves turn an orangey-red, they continue their transition to yellow. As expected, some leaves are both red and yellow at the same time.
Other leaves, especially those toward the tree’s trunk, skip the red phase and immediately turn yellow.
Red on the outside; yellow on the inside. I’ve noticed that some trees do this much more than others.
Pretty yellow against a blue sky.

Given how lovely these trees are throughout the year, I find their name quite plain. It apparently comes from the light green – or ash-like – appearance of the leaves’ underside.

Happy Saturday.

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Colours

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Although we still have lots of greenery, it wasn’t until early October that the autumn colours began to appear, highlighted by this very pleasant weather we’re experiencing.

The azalea bushes are gracefully metamorphosing into a lovely deep red.
The white ash trees are beautiful during the summer but in autumn the leaves transform from green to red to yellow. They are a very lovely sight.
Although this photo was taken only a couple of days ago, it looks very summery. It was a bit windy but a few metres from the lake the wind was almost nonexistent; many people were sitting on grass or benches, reading, napping and resting. It was lovely to see.

Happy Thursday.

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Autumn Memories

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I think autumn is my favourite season – although when summer comes along, I love it, too – because of how comfortably warm, wind-still and beautiful it can be with all the colours. Given how rainy and overcast it has been here, it’s nice to look back as a reminder of what we have coming up.

Skaha Lake sparkles in October.
Golden ginkgo biloba leaves.
Autumn apple yumminess.
Sunny September sunflowers.
Late October rose.

Happy Monday.