Autumn Eye Candy

How can I be anything but happy to open my front door to this?

Or lucky to share it with a furry friend?

One week a year I am blessed with this lovely golden yellow canopy.

Tucker knows this is my favorite little tree and he waits patiently while I take too many photos.

The colors and hues change daily.

My favorite trick is to catch the sun through the leaves.

I pull up a chair and sit right in the midst of it for a good look.

This year's drought brought a new twist, half dead leaves.

I find them mesmerizing. They make me want to play with paints.

So much variation on one plant.

I experiment with the light - morning, evening. Both have their allure.

 Raspberry or lemon shebert?

I'm like a junkie for the scenery. I'm sure some brain chemicals are involved.

Everywhere I look I'm amazed by the colors I see.

I do this each year, take hundreds of photos of the fall leaves, each year is different and lovely in its own way. 

Each year I'm a little bit more grateful to be able to notice the world around me.

The leaves are falling so quickly, the wind is gusting with a cold front behind it.

Fleeting, too soon gone. Hence the pictures.

And this music in my head:

I have Virginia Creeper and dogwood and blackberry and so many other leaves waiting for their portraits to be edited and shared. 

Until then.