I always think of Halloween as the official start to winter. I was hoping to get some nice fall shots this year, but then we had a lot of rain followed by a lot of wind.
It’s one long slide towards Winter Monochrome from here.
There are still a few leaves clinging to the branches of the burning bush.
But the fallen leaves are just as pretty.
Some of the roses are still hanging in there.
Others aren’t faring as well.
The Japanese maple was beautiful before the weather hit. Now it has exactly one leaf left hanging.
When I moved around to take a picture of the cinnamon maple, I found this beauty tucked behind one of the piles of split firewood.
You know you live in a mild climate when your roses look like this, on the day before Halloween!
Beautiful pictures!!!! Thanks for sharing.
Those roses are absolutely gorgeous! Now I have a new background picture for my laptop… thanks!
I actually really like the dying rose. But those roses by the wood pile – my goodness! And as for burning bushes, I love them with all my heart.
I’ve never seen a burning bush before – beautiful color!
Everything is pretty much brown and crunchy up here – just waiting for the white stuff to cover it up. *sigh*
Do the chickens get Halloween costumes?
Speaking of chickens, saw this on ikeahacker and thought of you
http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2009/10/one-for-coop.html