Under the Fall sun,
Beneath trees cloaked in colour,
Subtle lights defined
The fall colours this year have to perhaps be the finest on the West Coast in recent memory. The long warm fall, essentially absent of the usual chain of Pacific storms has allowed the leaves to 'ripen' in the trees for longer than usual.
As I've walked these past 10 days, and flown a bit too, I've been dazzled by the colours evident every where. I know this can't and won't last much beyond this weekend as the weather is about to change. What a show it's been!!
They say there is rain on the way beginning late tomorrow. All this splendour will change, and I like many others will be raking and muttering about just how many darn leaves there are on the ground this year. But for now they are just so very spectacular!!
March 6th. Hi Geoff: Catching up on your Fall Walkabout which I had looked at earlier but missed the beautiful shot of the brightly colored Maple at 2920 Tudor!! I think we must have planted that tree in the mid "80s" after the Ocean Spray and the roots of the old Pole Maple started to extend under the main water pipes coming in from Tudor and cracked the pipes!! just two days before we were heading down to California for a holiday .......
ReplyDeleteI think you have captured one of the best "color shows" I have ever seen since we moved to Victoria in 1973. The lovely warm, dry weather and minimum windy days have been perfect for the wonderful accumulation of colored leaves - on the trees and also on the ground. Just perfect. I'm sure that the Victoria Chamber of Commerce would like to get their hands on your pictures and use them to promote the beauty of the city.............
Cheers for now. Dad