The rains came last night, and predictably, many of the beautifully-colored leaves now rest on the ground. The downed leaves will only retain their brilliant hues for a very short time before fading to a lesser, more muted shade before reaching their near final stage - brown, dry, and crunchy.
Looking out beyond our pastures to the Blue Ridge Mountains, it seems as if the distant foliage turned near peak, peak overnight. Boy, that was quick!
I know this event happens annually, but I do wish it would arrive as late, and as slowly, as possible. I am guessing that we stand at average this season. I accept the fate of this season. Nevertheless,...
the grey sky and rains are really a bittersweet moment - the leaves still retained on the trees show boldly against the darkened sky (sweet), yet the many leaves released from their branches, their home since spring, are history (bitter).
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| the half tree - half changing to burgundy.... |
The floating colors look like jewels falling from the sky - a ruby, a topaz, a garnet, ....
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| and the opposite half changing to lemon-yellow |
I am embracing these moments as long as I can, carefully placing them in my mind's safe deposit box for removal at a later date. These snapshots in time will have to last me one full year.
For now, I will relish each falling leaf as if it is the last!
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| walnut trees - usually the first trees to lose all their leaves |
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