For Wordless Wednesday, let your images tell the story.
“Early October is often known as larch madness in Washington.” ~ Cherlyn, Alpine Wanderlust
“Yellow is capable of charming God.” – Vincent Van Gogh
Sharing for Dawn’s Festival of Leaves.
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We have them here too, and I always, every year, say I’m going to figure out how to photograph them. But I never seem to get it right. These images are beautiful!
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That’s great, Dawn. They like a medium elevation and alpine climate. Early November is our peak time. Thank you!
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We don’t have any Larch trees around here, so this pictorial is quite a treat. How beautiful! 😍
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Thank you, Debbie! Now most of them are bare and seem to have disappeared into the forest. By the way, is that your account on Duolingo? Very cool!
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Yes, I resurrected my Duolingo account. It was dormant for a couple of years
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Good that you’re back at it! Now I wonder if any other bloggers in know are doing it also. Guten abends!
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How spectacular, Terri. Thank you for introducing me to larch trees! 💛
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Thank you, Eugi. They look like any other pine tree in the forest except during the fall. I wonder if you have any in your area, maybe at a higher elevation in the north?
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Terri, I did some research and the Golden Larch tree can be found in the north Georgia mountains. They are also sold by Trees Atlanta. If we travel north next fall, I will make it point to look for them. We’re about an hour away the mountains.
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How exciting! Put it in your calendar!
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Yes!
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They look like candles! So festive. We don’t have larches west of the Cascades. But what wonderful fall trees. I’ll have to head northeast one of these autumns. Great photos, Terri.
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Oh, I love that description of the larches, Diana! You are always welcome to visit here!
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🙂 My mom used to put real candles in our Christmas tree (as they did in Holland). Your photo reminded me of that.
She eventually did decide that it wasn’t a very safe practice. Lol. Better to just enjoy the larches.
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But that is a really cool tradition!
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I had to check if we have larch trees in the UK, Terri. We do, but they had to be introduced to the UK, so they are not native. It must be one of the most spectacular autumnal colour trees there is. It is simply stunning, especially when surrounded by evergreens.
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The larches are stunning. When I first saw them in a picture, I thought it was sunlight illuminating some trees in the forest. There is a species of European larch that has a drooping appearance and a lot of brown seed cones. Perhaps those are what grows in the UK. I’ve seen ones here that likely were planted. They grow fast and live for 100s of years.
It was such a surprise to discover yellow pine trees existed at all. 😆
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So interesting…and gorgeous!!! Thank you for teaching me something new today!
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Thank you for stopping by and reading. 😁
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Beyond stunning, Terri
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Thank you, Toni, I wish you could see them in real life. Awe inspiring!
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Gorgeous color in that tree. It’s not one I’m familiar with.
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Thanks, Graham! When you lived in WA, maybe you drove into the north Cascades near Washington pass lookout? On Hwy 20… forests of western larches there. Golden yellow in the fall. I’d never heard of them until my BIL took pics of them in Montana a few years ago. I’ve been obsessed ever since! 💛🎄
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I may have seen them, but trips to the east side were usually in the summer or winter, not fall.
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Autumn is so beautiful in the PNW as shown in your photos, Terri! I’m glad we moved here.
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Thank you, Miriam! I hope the bomb cyclone didn’t affect Portland too badly. We barely got snow from it here. I love all the seasons in the PNW!
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There’s nothing unusual here, just regular rain. I was glad the rain stopped today because my granddaughter was sick over the weekend but went to school today. I hope the sunny day helped her to get better before going on recess in the rain.
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I like this quote you used Terri: “Early October is often known as larch madness in Washington.” It says it all for all the beautiful shots you had of the larches.
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Thank you, Linda. I found that on a website describing larches in the northern Cascades. When we visited there in October, they were already in their yellow glory.
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They are as beautiful as your gingko leaves in their golden splendor that you featured recently.
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Thank you, Linda. Yellow seems all speak to me. 💛
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Yes, golden colors for Autumn – perfect!
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Something to look forward to every Fall, Terri. They’re lovely!
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They really are, Jo, thank you 🙂
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Simply glorious! Excellent use of the slider too.
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Thanks so much, Janet! It was fun to use a filter on the second image of the view in the slider comparison.
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Our backyard larch is a beautiful yellow right now. Thanks for these lovely examples, especially the landscape shots with dots of yellow.
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How cool, Rebecca! Not everyone gets to see these trees. Thank you.
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Thanks, Terri. In Wisconsin they are native to the area. I feel very grateful we have such a grand tree.
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I’m glad you clarified what Larches are because at first I thought you were making up a word.
XOXO
Jodie
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🤣 funny, Jodie! They’re also known as Tamarack. Larch comes from the Latin laryx. Amazing trees to see in the fall 💛🍂
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Absolutely stunning!
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Beautiful yellow pictures, Terri. I know that Vincent van Gogh loved yellow.
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Thank you, Robbie. To see conifer trees in yellow is amazing to me! 💛
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Yes, the jacaranda trees go yellow in the autumn and that is quite impressive too.
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Oh i bet that’s beautiful, especially after all their purple blossoms in summer. Double beauty 💜💛
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YEs, we are lucky that these trees are beautiful most of the year.
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Beautiful and unusual trees. If I saw a pine tree turn yellow in my area, I’d assume it was diseased or dying. Nature is amazing.
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Thanks Janis! They’re a northern latitude tree and love the dry mountain air.
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They are amazing 😍
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Such beautiful colours Terri 😀😀😀💜💜
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Thank you, Willow. The trees are stunning, tall, and live for 100s of years 💛
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Such beautiful trees, Terri! I love the bright color. ❤️😊
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Thank you, John! They look like an ordinary pine tree until fall, when they turn bright yellow then lose their needles.
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You’re welcome, Terri, I’ve never seen a tree like that back home in Michigan.
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OMG…those larch with the evergreen are enough to make me want to jump on a plane and fly west!
Beautiful!
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Thank you, Dawn! They are a sight to see. I believe there is an Eastern Tamarack, that grows in Eastern Canada. I ordered my three small seedlings from a nursery in Wisconsin. They tend to grow in the northern latitudes.
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Gorgeous!
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Thank you, Darlene. Aren’t they unusual?
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They are deciduous conifers so add some colour amongst the evergreens.
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I would have never known until I saw them myself. 💛
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We have a couple of young larches. I am absolutely amazed at how quickly they have grown. And so pretty in the fall as you aptly captured.
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Thank you, Bernie! Idaho and Montana have forests of them. A few miles northeast of us, there are several small groves, likely planted, is my guess. We planted 3 and some neighborhoods have a few. They’re just fun to see and unexpected.
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My beauty for the day
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Thank you, Jacqui! To see a pine tree bathed in yellow is truly remarkable!
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