Fall Colours

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One of the things that we really don't experience in Australia, is Autumn colours (or as they call it here in the US- "fall"). There are of course some trees which are deciduous- many I think that are introduced species, but most of our trees are Eucalypts and therefore, are evergreen trees. I had heard so much about the firey colours of "fall" in the US and Canada, and last year, when I started to see the odd leaf change in Florida, I mentioned to Clinton that it might be a good idea for us to drive up into the Carolina's to check out the trees along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Unfortunately, I didn't realise that the few leaves I was seeing change in Florida were the odd confused ones. The trees change gradually across the American continent. From what little I know, they change first in the North, due to the ground getting cold there earlier. By the time I was seeing leaves changing in Florida, they had all fallen up North, and so last year I was way too late! We never saw the same display in Florida, due (I think) to it not getting cold enough for a prolonged period of time and also because many of the species of trees there are pines or palms.

Anyway, I was determined not to miss it this year! We were extremely busy moving house during the peak of the fall colours, so I wasn't able to take my time with my photography of the event. Hopefully the few shots I've grabbed are a bit of a glimpse of the beauty we witnessed.

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Photos

Calm
I'd like to go back to this spot in a couple of weeks and see how different it looks once the trees are bare.