Are you guilty of driving everywhere to just go leaf-peeping? I admit it, and I’m proud of it! Fortunately, here in Eastern Washington, I don’t have far to go to see Autumn’s splendor.
“Autumn is love poetry, each leaf a lyrical heartbeat.” ~ Angie Weiland-Crosby
The scenes along Lake Spokane and the Centennial Trail never fail to impress!
“Autumn. Time to dim the sunlight, cue the moody fog, & watch nature’s most charming story unfold.” ~ Angie Weiland-Crosby
We’re also experiencing the autumn splendor of the Western Larch trees, deciduous cousins to the evergreen trees. Their “leaves” are really feathery pine needles. Their needles change color to a brilliant gold and fall.
Suncrest Drive features a beautiful western larch tree near town.
Just a few miles northeast are idyllic autumn scenes.
“If a year was tucked inside of a clock, then autumn would be the magic hour.” –Victoria Erickson
Last week, we experienced a significant amount of rain and wind overnight. The little aspens shown above are now over 20 feet tall. Through the curtained window was this shadow of their leaves that had blown against the windows and stuck!
Sharing for Becky’s November Shadows, Dawn’s Festival of Leaves, Johnbo’s CellPic Sunday, and Lens-Artists: Looking back at Landscapes.
Sunday Stills Photo Challenge Reminders
The Sunday Stills weekly-themed photo challenge is easy to join. You have all week to share and link your post. Please use your own original images, whether new or from your archives.
- Remember to title your blog post a little differently from mine.
- Please create a new post for the theme or link to a recent one.
- Entries for this theme can be posted all week.
- Tag your post “Sunday Stills.”
- Don’t forget to create a pingback to this post so that other participants can read your post.
- I also recommend adding your post’s URL to the comments.
If you can’t join me for leaf-peeping, you can meet me for bloom-scrolling if it’s spring where you are!
If you are participating in the photo challenge, I look forward to seeing how you interpret this week’s theme! Creativity is encouraged, so please share your own photographs (old or new), poems, original short stories, and music inspired by the theme. Join me next week as we explore the season’s rich brown and gray colors. Have a wonderful week!
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