Author Topic: Fall color (Read 3541 times)

Wrennie · « **on:** Oct 05, 2007, 04:00:22 PM »

Anyone have any nice pics of fall colors in your area?

patches · « **Reply #1 on:** Oct 05, 2007, 06:49:25 PM »

Beautiful, Wrennie!

Geesh, with our temperature at a high of 93 today we're still seeing nothing but green on October 5th.

Right now, we're looking at temperatures in the 90's and high 80's until Tuesday. I'm afraid what's going to happen is that it's going to stay hot for a while yet, and then turn cold very quickly which will make all the leaves just fall off the trees and we won't be seeing any Fall colors this year.

We always like to take a trip up the River Road, which runs along the Mississippi, in the Fall to enjoy all the awesome colors, but it's possible that may not be happening this year.

Wrennie · « **Reply #2 on:** Oct 07, 2007, 11:55:12 AM »

Heres a couple more. The pines are even putting on a show.

Triss · « **Reply #3 on:** Oct 07, 2007, 12:43:26 PM »

Beautiful! Not a lot of color here yet, but with these cool temps, it should be starting pretty soon.

christy · « **Reply #4 on:** Oct 11, 2007, 12:17:39 AM »

pretty pics wrennie, love the last one
i have one tree that got to showy n showed off bout all its leaves! lol

patches · « **Reply #5 on:** Oct 11, 2007, 01:24:26 AM »

Oh, Wrennie, the second picture with that gorgeous blue sky is awesome.

We don't really have much Fall color here yet, but since the temperatures dropped quite a bit today, we may be seeing some pretty soon.

Jim · « **Reply #6 on:** Oct 11, 2007, 09:16:53 AM »

We haven't got much color here yet, but this morning the temperature is cooler and the forecast is for more of the same so maybe we will see a change soon. Normally the 3rd week in October is the best time for a drive up to the mountains and by then the hills are ablaze with color.

Tonya · « **Reply #7 on:** Oct 11, 2007, 09:26:00 AM »

No color to speak of on the trees, but I did get these pics yesterday morning....

Wrennie · « **Reply #8 on:** Oct 11, 2007, 09:29:43 AM »

Those are really pretty sky pictures Tonya!

Christy, showed off all its leaves! tee-hee!

Penny · « **Reply #9 on:** Oct 11, 2007, 09:55:09 AM »

Beautiful pics Wren and Tonya......the sunrise was gorgeous, i hope you had a cup of coffee out there while it was coming up!!

Patty S · « **Reply #10 on:** Oct 16, 2007, 02:59:01 AM »

I drive down this boulevard & see these stunning colors almost every day. I've been wanting to take a pic before the leaves were gone, but had to wait until I was on the passenger side of the car, cuz there's no safe place to pull over!

Nature sure can put on a beautiful show!

patches · « **Reply #11 on:** Oct 16, 2007, 03:51:23 AM »

Oh, Tonya, I love the second photo!

Beautiful, Patty, but what are the reddish bushes in your picture?

Penny · « **Reply #12 on:** Oct 16, 2007, 10:39:39 AM »

That was definetly worth the wait Patty, what a gorgeous spot!!

Patty S · « **Reply #13 on:** Oct 16, 2007, 12:24:36 PM »

This is just a guess, but I'm thinking they're probably Euonymus (Burning Bush). I have a couple of them in my yard, but they turn a deep red when the weather cools... not that brilliant pink.

(They're deciduous, like these are.) I suppose I could pull up in the parking lot there at the YMCA today & take a closer look, when I'm out & about today.

patches · « **Reply #14 on:** Oct 16, 2007, 02:17:47 PM »

I'll be anxious to hear what you find out.

We have the Euonymus (Burning Bushes) here, but they get firey red about this time of the year.

Patty S · « **Reply #15 on:** Oct 16, 2007, 07:58:23 PM »

Mine gets fiery red too, Patti, just before it starts losing all the leaves. I was surprised when I pulled up close & saw that these are, indeed, Euonymus bushes!

Apparently, this particular variety of Euonymus loses its leaves quite a bit earlier than mine does, & doesn't wait around to turn red.

Mine (below) is just starting to turn, & each leaf seems to pick which color it wants to be right now.

Some are still green, a few are that hot pink color like the ones at the "Y", & others are already turning red.

(They'll all turn a deep scarlet before they drop, though.) The shape of the leaves, & the berries tell me they're basically the same bush.

patches · « **Reply #16 on:** Oct 16, 2007, 11:43:43 PM »

Geesh, Patty, I love the color, but I don't think I've ever seen any of them around here get the hot pink color.

Now, I'm wondering if it could have something to do with the different climates we live in.

christy · « **Reply #17 on:** Oct 17, 2007, 01:48:55 AM »

those are so pretty! i love how the fall changes colors just wish the cold weather didnt come with it

Wrennie · « **Reply #18 on:** Oct 22, 2007, 11:42:24 AM »

10-21 at the bridge in town

10-22
on the way in this morning, made a couple of stops

patches · « **Reply #19 on:** Oct 23, 2007, 01:01:50 AM »

Those are really beautiful, Wrennie!

We don't have many fall colors here yet, but maybe that will change with the cooler weather we're getting now.

Patty S · « **Reply #20 on:** Jan 20, 2008, 08:13:44 PM »

Well, it's not exactly "Fall" anymore, & all the other bushes in town are looking pretty bleak right now... but few days ago I noticed this row of what I assume to be in the Burning Bush (Euonymus) family, sitting at the edge of a parking lot. I thought it was nice to see such a pretty splash of color for a change, so I had to take a pic!

Upon closer glance, I saw that the leaves are mottled with ivory specks. (I don't know if that's natural, or if it has some kind of disease, but I thought it was pretty.)

patches · « **Reply #21 on:** Jan 20, 2008, 09:16:25 PM »

Geesh, those are beautiful, Patty!

I haven't seen color like that around here for months.

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