Oh no! I feel like I am going to miss it. Wait miss what? I'm not exactly sure. But Fall makes me feel like I am missing out on something as the leaves drop and blow away leaving the trees stark...
...and
amazing in their winter garb.
But until then I will enjoy their colors and the leaves dropped onto the forest floor. With winds gusting up to [40 mph] according to the weather sites, leaves came down in a hurry around here. My gutters filled up with locust leaves and pine needles.
I won't clean them until the rest of the leaves are down for the year. The yard is done. I mowed two weeks ago and it has frosted and been so dry that the yard won't grow much.
Below ~ Our first hard frost October 8th:
Since then the leaves went into hyper drive change mode. That is the one thing I wish they would not do.
Wouldn't it be nice to see the leaves change slowly and give us more time to enjoy them?
So during Fall, I chase the leaves. Last year I chased the leaves at a few county parks, this year, most of my color/light chasing has been done right here around home.
Hubby knows this is my Fall routine and that I get on a roll and can't be stopped when Fall is here.
Maybe it is the shorter days that make me feel like I can't miss a thing. By midwinter I seem to adjust well.
Even the leaves on the ground are amazing. Below are macros of Maple leaves.
Yesterday, we had rain. A long awaited rain. Just enough to settle the dust for a few minutes.
Then a cold front swept through in the late afternoon and dropped temperatures drastically along with some 40 mile an hour gusts of wind.
Everyone got in on a bit of goofiness.