View South Across the Tanque Verde Wash from Tanuri Ridge — Image by kenne
Desert Colors
The warmest year on record
finally experienced a hard freeze
on a clear December night
when the cold mountain air
pushed aside months of hot desert air —
cold enough to bring out the autumn colors
of the cottonwoods and sycamores
near the Tanque Verde wash
on this last day of 2017.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
— kenne
Image by kenne
Autumn
— Archibald MacLeish
Images by kenne (Click on any image for larger view and slideshow.)
— kenne
(Overnight temps near freezing are beginning to bring on the mountains fall colors — much more to come.)
Aspens On Mount Lemmon — Images by kenne
A week ago the Monday Morning Milers the Aspen Train on Mount Lemmon. It was a perfect time for seeing the autumn colors in the mountain woods.
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(Click on any of the thumbnails for a large view of the gallery.)
Aspen Trail On Mount Lemmon — Images by kenne
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Hiking In The Autumn Colors of Mount Lemmon — Images by kenne
Many of the bloggers I follow have posted beautiful images of autumn colors. They live in areas known for their autumn colors, one of nature’s best shows.
Living in the Sonoran Desert can limit one’s opportunity to capture images of the fall colors. However, many of the summer and fall trials we hike are in the Santa Catalina Mountains, which now have plenty of autumn colors.
Yesterday the Monday Morning Milers hiking group took to Sunset Trail on Mount Lemmon to experience autumn in its full regalia.
Autumn is about color
Red, yellow, green and blue
Does it matter?
My favorite color
May not be yours –
Does it matter?
Autumn leaves
May contain yours –
Does it matter?
A favorite season
May not be yours —
Does it matter?
When three are gone,
Green stays around –
Does it matter?
Does it matter?
Does it matter?
Does it matter?
— kenne
