More tree pictures, some from the old camera, some from the new. It was a good year for color.Mellow yellow. The end result.Out of focus orange.Somewhat better the next day but the wind blew a lot of the leaves down.An Autumn Blaze – 14 years of height.A closer view.An Autumn Fantasy.Hanging on….Going…going…Gone!A river birch.Same view – daylight savings time.The day after Halloween – red and green already?Puzzle – Fall Quilts – snuggle down for winter.
Day before yesterday, we took ours down to clean and refill with fresh bird seed. My! aren’t they in a feeding frenzy, as though preparing for a snow fall. I do hope those heavy clouds rain down something besides gloom.
You captured autumn beautifully. Speaking of leaves: I was outside today, raking up leaves for an hour and a half. There’s still a million leaves on the ground that I haven’t gathered up yet.
Yes, but isn’t it a good feeling to get it done, then you can come inside and have hot chocolate! One year when I still had 12 ash trees in the back yard we bagged up 50 leaf bags, half of them from the neighbours two gigantic trees. It’s bad enough to have to do your own.
Thanks Annie! That’s what you’ll have on your street in about ten years. It was a good height then, but probably at maximum now. It will be like a tunnel of color.
Lots of colorful leaves you have captured here Joni, both with the old and new cameras. I like the blaze of color – I think it makes the trees look like they are on fire. I see larger houses with lots of trees and a gazillion yard waste bags out front. Is that your 14-years-growth tree?
No, it’s my mom’s tree. She planted it in 2008 and I remember her saying she wouldn’t be around to see it, but it was a good height even at ten years. I included it for Annie a blogger I follow as they cut all the trees down on her street and replaced them with Autumn Blazes, and I wanted her to see what they looked like full grown. The Autumn Fantasy is my neighbours. They are similar. I planted one about 6 years ago but the nursery got it mixed up and it has only ever shown yellow leaves. The first couple of years they told me it doesn’t show color then, (not true) then they told me I had to find the bill, which I did and went back after the pandemic, then they told me I had waited too long to complain, as they couldn’t dig it up? so I’m done with buying from that nursery! They’ve mixed up rose colors before too. – not very reliable.
I think I might have mentioned my neighbor’s tree before? If not, a young couple moved in about 20-22 years ago. First house – she was much older than him and he told me she wanted a baby and they met in a bar and she bought the house … on and on and TMI, but they were always outside holding hands and looking at their yard. They found a maple seed that sprouted in the front yard, dug a trench around this pitiful two-inch seed and put a bottle over it when it got cold for the Winter, a fence around it. I told my mom they were stupid in their actions and I wish I’d pulled the seed out – it is very tall and it grows over my City property and has roots so the grass doesn’t grow on the City property. Neighbor never rakes – I get two sessions of raking leaves, lots of bags, lots of hassles for something I rolled my eyes at … I wish my mom could see it as she rolled her eyes as well.
That’s crazy. It doesn’t take a maple tree that long to achieve good height. Are the same couple still living there? You mentioned having to rake the neighbours leaves but not the story behind it.
Sorry, yes I should have finished the story. No, they had this house, which is quite small – no driveway, no basement, sits on a slab and was a piece of property the guy on the corner bought and had a house built and was the landlord. He has long gone – so has the couple. They moved to the other side of the City and Rita moved in – she is the one with all the Christmas ornaments – tiny house with huge ornaments, including inflatables which I don’t like either. They are all over the place. She told me about three years ago the tree was dead and she was going to have it cut down and asked me if I knew any tree cutters. Gave her who we used for our two oak trees and locust tree which got carpenter ants. I said “this tree is not dead though – are you just sick of it and all the leaves?” She said “no it is dead.” So the treecutter was there when I was returning from a walk the next day. He remembered doing our trees and he thanked me for the recommendation. He said “the tree’s not dead” and I said “I told her that.” He left the info in her mailbox and next time she saw me she said “I’m not paying that much to have a dead tree cut down – let the City do it.” I said “it’s not dead – if it was dead it would look like the one across the street – bark gone, leaves gone.” The tree still is there. I’m annoyed at myself I never pulled it out when it was a seedling. Those two were a piece of work.
I’m sorry I didn’t finish the first time Joni. I got off the track somehow, but they were odd ducks, the two of them. I had a chance and I wish I’d taken it. It was only a couple of inches tall. Well, the leaves that have fallen since last yard session have scattered everywhere – backyard is packed full. I only have until the 26th of November to get them picked up, or the bags sit on the patio all Winter and I don’t want to do that. The weekends go by much too fast and next weekend’s four-day weekend will be over in the blink of an eye sadly.
I felt the same way, but I went out and surprisingly it wasn’t that bad. Sometimes being on the inside feels colder then it really is on the outside. I definitely had to use the WARM ski type gloves, scarf and warm hat!
That’s true. Woke up to a couple of inches of snow and it seemed really cold out, but when I layered up and went out for a walk, it wasn’t too bad. But I’m glad I don’t live in Buffalo!
Beautiful photos. Autumn is just the best I tell you. I opened our first puzzle of the season this week. It’s kind of a big deal with us, although it’s only 300 pieces. Gotta start slow!
We do a lot of the 300 ones, and some 500 but never the 1000 – that’s just too frustrating to sort out and the pieces too small. There are so many nice puzzles to buy this time of year with the stores stocking up for Xmas.
The river birch reminds me of the aspen trees we left behind in Colorado. You should frame your favorites of the yellow, orange, red, and green leaves for a photo set to put up on the wall. I could look at those colors all day long.
Beautiful autumn pictures Joni! Looking at your bagged leaves makes me feel very fortunate to live in the country with open fields around us, our leaves just blow away.
Thanks Diane! Not my leaves, but someone in the neighbourhood. I don’t have that many trees! Yea, we never raked when I lived on the farm – never even thought about it.
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Colorful journey to a long winter’s nap! Thank, Joni, for your stunning picture show.
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Thanks Jo! Kind of dreary looking out now.
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Of course. It’s November. And winter hit too early for the likes of me.
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A bad time of year to buy a new camera….I need to get the bird feeders out!
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Day before yesterday, we took ours down to clean and refill with fresh bird seed. My! aren’t they in a feeding frenzy, as though preparing for a snow fall. I do hope those heavy clouds rain down something besides gloom.
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Absolutely glorious colours. I am delighted to see them!
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Thanks Anne. Nice but not as nice as spring!
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You captured autumn beautifully. Speaking of leaves: I was outside today, raking up leaves for an hour and a half. There’s still a million leaves on the ground that I haven’t gathered up yet.
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Yes, but isn’t it a good feeling to get it done, then you can come inside and have hot chocolate! One year when I still had 12 ash trees in the back yard we bagged up 50 leaf bags, half of them from the neighbours two gigantic trees. It’s bad enough to have to do your own.
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Another super Joni-eyed view for us. Love that autumn blaze!
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Thanks Annie! That’s what you’ll have on your street in about ten years. It was a good height then, but probably at maximum now. It will be like a tunnel of color.
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Wonderful! I liked the going, going, gone series. Especially the blanket of leaves around the tree.
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Thanks Eilene!
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Lots of colorful leaves you have captured here Joni, both with the old and new cameras. I like the blaze of color – I think it makes the trees look like they are on fire. I see larger houses with lots of trees and a gazillion yard waste bags out front. Is that your 14-years-growth tree?
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No, it’s my mom’s tree. She planted it in 2008 and I remember her saying she wouldn’t be around to see it, but it was a good height even at ten years. I included it for Annie a blogger I follow as they cut all the trees down on her street and replaced them with Autumn Blazes, and I wanted her to see what they looked like full grown. The Autumn Fantasy is my neighbours. They are similar. I planted one about 6 years ago but the nursery got it mixed up and it has only ever shown yellow leaves. The first couple of years they told me it doesn’t show color then, (not true) then they told me I had to find the bill, which I did and went back after the pandemic, then they told me I had waited too long to complain, as they couldn’t dig it up? so I’m done with buying from that nursery! They’ve mixed up rose colors before too. – not very reliable.
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I think I might have mentioned my neighbor’s tree before? If not, a young couple moved in about 20-22 years ago. First house – she was much older than him and he told me she wanted a baby and they met in a bar and she bought the house … on and on and TMI, but they were always outside holding hands and looking at their yard. They found a maple seed that sprouted in the front yard, dug a trench around this pitiful two-inch seed and put a bottle over it when it got cold for the Winter, a fence around it. I told my mom they were stupid in their actions and I wish I’d pulled the seed out – it is very tall and it grows over my City property and has roots so the grass doesn’t grow on the City property. Neighbor never rakes – I get two sessions of raking leaves, lots of bags, lots of hassles for something I rolled my eyes at … I wish my mom could see it as she rolled her eyes as well.
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That’s crazy. It doesn’t take a maple tree that long to achieve good height. Are the same couple still living there? You mentioned having to rake the neighbours leaves but not the story behind it.
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Sorry, yes I should have finished the story. No, they had this house, which is quite small – no driveway, no basement, sits on a slab and was a piece of property the guy on the corner bought and had a house built and was the landlord. He has long gone – so has the couple. They moved to the other side of the City and Rita moved in – she is the one with all the Christmas ornaments – tiny house with huge ornaments, including inflatables which I don’t like either. They are all over the place. She told me about three years ago the tree was dead and she was going to have it cut down and asked me if I knew any tree cutters. Gave her who we used for our two oak trees and locust tree which got carpenter ants. I said “this tree is not dead though – are you just sick of it and all the leaves?” She said “no it is dead.” So the treecutter was there when I was returning from a walk the next day. He remembered doing our trees and he thanked me for the recommendation. He said “the tree’s not dead” and I said “I told her that.” He left the info in her mailbox and next time she saw me she said “I’m not paying that much to have a dead tree cut down – let the City do it.” I said “it’s not dead – if it was dead it would look like the one across the street – bark gone, leaves gone.” The tree still is there. I’m annoyed at myself I never pulled it out when it was a seedling. Those two were a piece of work.
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Thanks for the end of the story! Well Linda you made it through another week – don’t the weeks go fast? I hope you enjoy your weekend.
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I’m sorry I didn’t finish the first time Joni. I got off the track somehow, but they were odd ducks, the two of them. I had a chance and I wish I’d taken it. It was only a couple of inches tall. Well, the leaves that have fallen since last yard session have scattered everywhere – backyard is packed full. I only have until the 26th of November to get them picked up, or the bags sit on the patio all Winter and I don’t want to do that. The weekends go by much too fast and next weekend’s four-day weekend will be over in the blink of an eye sadly.
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This time of year is amazing with all the beautiful colored trees. Although we had our first snow, it’s melted, but cold here.
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We’re cold too 27 today – and windy – I couldn’t force myself to walk.
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I felt the same way, but I went out and surprisingly it wasn’t that bad. Sometimes being on the inside feels colder then it really is on the outside. I definitely had to use the WARM ski type gloves, scarf and warm hat!
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That’s true. Woke up to a couple of inches of snow and it seemed really cold out, but when I layered up and went out for a walk, it wasn’t too bad. But I’m glad I don’t live in Buffalo!
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Absolutely, my girlfriend sent me a photo… OH MY GOSH!! Lots of shoveling.
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Beautiful photos. Autumn is just the best I tell you. I opened our first puzzle of the season this week. It’s kind of a big deal with us, although it’s only 300 pieces. Gotta start slow!
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We do a lot of the 300 ones, and some 500 but never the 1000 – that’s just too frustrating to sort out and the pieces too small. There are so many nice puzzles to buy this time of year with the stores stocking up for Xmas.
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The river birch reminds me of the aspen trees we left behind in Colorado. You should frame your favorites of the yellow, orange, red, and green leaves for a photo set to put up on the wall. I could look at those colors all day long.
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Thanks Dave!
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Beautiful autumn pictures Joni! Looking at your bagged leaves makes me feel very fortunate to live in the country with open fields around us, our leaves just blow away.
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Thanks Diane! Not my leaves, but someone in the neighbourhood. I don’t have that many trees! Yea, we never raked when I lived on the farm – never even thought about it.
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I miss the fall colors already! I have a big maple tree that turns a brilliant yellow every year, but I never think to take a picture of it.
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I find it’s hard to capture the true glory of fall trees anyway….no matter how good the camera.
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