I spotted this lovely tree this week. It seems that the trees which turn to yellow tones are changing first this year although I have seen a few scattered branches of red leaves.
I was surprised to see this large group of lovely pink flowers a week ago. They all looked so fresh and lively at a time of year when most flowers are fading. I have no idea what they are. They were blowing around a lot in the wind so are a bit out of focus.
The Goldenrod is flowering which is a sure sign that the seasons are changing. This large patch was growing by a small creek and looked so lush that I had to stop for a pic.
I stumbled upon a front garden that hadn't been raked and the leaves were still crisp and golden so of course a shot had to be taken. We have had snow and rain since then.
I still have lots of pics of the glorious colours from fall so despite the cold and snow that we have now I thought I would show this one. This beautiful tree was by one of the basketball courts at Christie Pits Park. I loved the colours. The trees are all bare now.
A common sight here in autumn is bags of leaves piled up outside of homes for the city to pick up. The city collects them every second week and composts them over the winter before distributing the compost during enviro events in the spring. The more large trees near your yard, the more bags you need like this place.
Sometimes the leaves on the ground under the trees can be as beautiful as when they are on the trees. These ones were under two maple trees.
I took this shot a couple of weeks ago before the really cold weather hit us. Even when the blooming season is over flowers can lift the spirits.
I took this shot the day before our recent snowstorm and haven't been by to see if any of the gorgeous leaves are still on the tree. I took no pics of the snow - tried to pretend it wasn't there. It is all melted now.
There are still some trees that are green but most have changed colour now. We have had a lot of windy days so the colour displays don't last very long. You can see some bags of leaves at the base of the pole waiting to be picked up by the city.
Leaves on the ground can be as lovely to see as when they are still on the trees. Too bad they will all be blown and raked away soon.
I was walking along the street to take a shot of this tree which I had spotted earlier when the fellow in front of me stopped to take a few shots too. He also took several selfies. The tree was pretty spectacular.
This was one of the early trees to turn red in the neighbourhood and the wind blew most of the leaves off before I got a shot. The colour of red was spectacular!
I finally saw a bit of colour in a tree last week when looking at this apple tree in someone's back garden. The colour change has been slow this year but I have seen a bit more since this shot. This one looks like it might be a vine growing on the tree that has turned red rather than the tree itself.
Most of the leaves around town are being cleaned up so we won't see scenes like this for much longer. It is so dreary when they are all gone.
The subject for yesterday's artist was this golden Gingko tree glowing in the late afternoon sunshine. Within a day it had shed all of its leaves.
There is something wonderful about sitting in a park on a nice fall day reading and having a coffee.
Out for a walk on a windy day and the Maple trees were dropping all their leaves. All of these leaves were from one large tree. It was great fun to walk through them.
We have been having warmer temperatures than normal for this time of year and the result is that there are still flowers around. I spotted this rose bush covered in blossoms just this week!
The bright reds tend to get a lot of attention in autumn but the golden yellows are beautiful too.
