Autumn at its Peak

Hello!

Another week gone by...feels like a month, but I'm getting used to that! This is an Autumn Colors post.

I have been driving around with my camera in the car, stopping where I can to take a photo or two. I can't adequately describe how amazing it is to drive around with all these huge, majestic trees, each one at a different stage of changing colors.
You have green, of the evergreen Pines and the oaks and maples that have NOT changed color yet. Then turn a corner and WOW--here is a tree seemingly on fire, bright orange or red with the sun shining on it.

Educational Moments for me...

First: trees have their own individual timing of changing colors. They don't all change within the same day or week.

Second: some trees change from the top, down! This makes sense when you consider it. Think of a tree that is 10 or 12 stories tall: 120 feet into the air. The night air at the top is actually colder than the air at the bottom. The leaves higher up will change sooner.

So, as I drive around, I see multi-colored trees, top to bottom, AND stretches of green trees interspersed with quick spurts of vibrance, in yellows, oranges, and reds. It's just beautiful.

OK, and here's an interesting one: Frank took this photo of a tree by Brandeis University on the way home. The VINE is wrapped around the branches of this tree, and the VINE has turned red. The tree itself, however, has not yet changed leaf colors. So the tree leaves are green, and you can also see red leaves, which belong to the vine on the branches. (You can see it better if you click on it to enlarge.)
Have a great week! Love, Kari