This year, we had so much rain during the peak weeks of fall foliage that I was lucky to get any photos at all. Here are my best pictures taken over the last month or so.
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Yellow and orange leaves show brightly
against the dark tree branches and the blue sky.
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An orange and crimson leaf, with yellow lines,
is contrasted to the black and white asphalt.
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A white streak of cloud rises over a silhouetted skyline of trees and a roof.
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Several clumps of small brown mushrooms dot a lawn.
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A bush begins to get red leaves amongst the green.
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A tree covered with red, yellow and orange trees
is highlighted against a brilliant blue sky.
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The sun shines through some fall red leaves.
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Una loves leaf piles, especially ones that are taller than her,
as evidenced from her broad smile.
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A bird bath is filled with both plastic lotus flowers and real red leaves.
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A close-up of some yellow and orange leaves.
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Una happily sits on a bed of fallen orange and yellow leaves.
Moral:
Have a camera ready for that brief window of fall foliage season.