Showing posts with label fall foliage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fall foliage. Show all posts
Friday, October 17, 2008
More Fall Colors
Fall gardening and other business have kept me busy this month--hence, the lack of posts. Meanwhile, Fall continues it relentless march, weaving a quilt of colors and ruffling up piles of leaves along the way. Overnight temperatures recently dipped into the upper 30's and several frost advisories already have been issued. The foliage in this part of the world is outstanding, and our wooded backyard is no exception:
The red drupes of this Mohawk viburnum begin morphing to blue-black...
while this spring-blooming Dart's Duke viburnum seems confused!
Labels: squirrels, peanuts, tricks, roof diving
autumn colors,
backyard habitat,
fall colors,
fall foliage,
michigan foliage,
midwest foliage,
wildlife conservation
Monday, September 22, 2008
A Precocious Season
Officially, today is the first day of autumn. Unofficially, harbingers of fall--especially foliage--have been conspicuously visible since mid-August. I can't remember seeing so much color so early in the year (brought on perhaps by weeks of unseasonably cooler nights).
Not that I'm complaining. I love all the seasons--even the harsh, protracted Michigan winters--but fall always has held a special place in my heart.
Below are a few samples of the burgeoning fall colors in our yard:

A viburnum flaunting lustrous purplish-red jewel tones.

A sugar maple already adorned in full autumn splendor.

Another viburnum with leaves gloriously hued in rich wine shades.

This sumac tree has been displaying flaming orange to crimson colors since late August.

The berries of this winterberry shrub (also known as Michigan holly) turned bright red only this past weekend.
Not that I'm complaining. I love all the seasons--even the harsh, protracted Michigan winters--but fall always has held a special place in my heart.
Below are a few samples of the burgeoning fall colors in our yard:
A viburnum flaunting lustrous purplish-red jewel tones.
A sugar maple already adorned in full autumn splendor.
Another viburnum with leaves gloriously hued in rich wine shades.
This sumac tree has been displaying flaming orange to crimson colors since late August.
The berries of this winterberry shrub (also known as Michigan holly) turned bright red only this past weekend.
Labels: squirrels, peanuts, tricks, roof diving
autumn,
backyard nature,
fall foliage,
seasons,
shrubs,
southwest michigan,
sumac,
viburnums,
winterberry
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