A Fallen Beauty.........

The leaves are starting to fall and this one has tried to blend in with the sidewalk.  After I took the shot I noticed the textures on the leaf itself made it look transparent as if one could see through it.

Pin Oak in the Fall

It is a gentle turn of color as the pin oak leaves start to redden their outer edges, 

Autumn Sky.........

The silver maple has started to turn color getting ready for its fall showing.  It will take it a long time to turn completely yellow.  It will be the last tree to drop it's leaves in early November. Our sky color gets to be a deeper blue in the fall as the earth tilts away from the sun.  We had a cold night last night and it will be colder tonight.

Petunia Patterns

The fall has helped these flowers to perk up and put out fresh color.  The darker pink ones didn't bloom most of the summer. They will be glad to have our light sprinkles this morning. Colder weather is on our way and I will have to bring this in for a few days to keep them going.

Wild Rose.........

The wild rose doesn't bloom for a very long time period but it does keep putting out different colors all three seasons.  The summer green is great but by fall I get these great yellow leaves with red specks.  Then the stems eventually turn red for the winter.
One small item as a center of interest isn't always the best for a good composition and yet in this case it so unusual that there is just one rose hip.  It makes it into a photo of interest because of it being so isolated.

Across the Street.......

We will have the colors of fall this year.  We have not had this kind of color for a couple of years. It will be a welcomed change.  This is my neighbor's maple that has changed color in the past few days.

Staying Alive.......

The oxalis that I planted outside early this summer seemed to have disappeared. It had died down and looked like I had lost the planting.  With a few small rains weeks ago I see that it did survive the weather.  Leaves and blooms shot up and it looks healthy. I need to get it planted back into it's pot and bring it in for it's winter vacation.