Usually fall in the Pacific Northwest means cool nights, warm afternoons and plenty of fall color flashing against bright blue skies. I hoped our beautiful summer would lead to another perfect season but this year has been anything but typical and now one of the wettest October’s on record has washed away the colors before I could get out and appreciate my favorite trees. Last week this tree’s green canopy covered the corner of the Trader Joe’s parking lot but here we are, just a few days later and it’s almost bare.
Posted as part of Lens and Pen by Sally’s Phoneography and Non-SLR Digital Photo Challenge: Nature.
Is it a silver birch or something similar? I love them too as they are so delicate. You have captured some beautiful light.
I’m not sure what kind of tree it is but agree the silvery bark looks like a birch. Thanks for your nice comment, Annette. 🙂
Sorry you missed out on the colours, but I love the light against the dark branches. It has a mellow creamy look which reminds me of a Japanese painting. 🙂
Thanks, Amanda. 🙂
Hauntingly lovely, Lisa !!
I’m glad you like it, M-R!
Lisa, I really like the stark quality; it foreshadows winter. The tree is a sweeping example of how we are simply observers of Mother Nature’s charming ways. Happy Photo Challenge.
Thanks so much, Sally. Looking up at this tree really was a foreshadowing moment for me, I can’t believe how fast it turned from summer to winter…
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Throwing in a decent wind storm didn’t help any 🙂
It sure didn’t, Tony. More leaves are blowing across my yard right now…
It is going to be a wet bike ride home! But looks like it will be a tail wind
This is a beautiful shot of the tree and leaves, Lisa!
Thanks, Amy it’s always so nice to hear you like a photo here!
beautiful 🙂
Thanks, Joshi. 🙂
love fall….so beautiful.!
Great to hear you enjoy fall, Rose!
Well it’s better than winter 🙂
The color may have washed away too quickly, but this image absolutely captures the season this year. It’s so full of beauty and sadness…
Thanks, Evelyn you’ve described it perfectly.
Lisa, you point out a good reason to take a photo when you have the chance, as it may never look like that again (at least for another year.) I like the angle of your shot.
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Thanks, Janet. I really wish I’d taken a few more shots this fall before everything blew away but I’ll know better next year. I’m glad you like the angle, it was my view through the windshield right after I parked the car. 🙂
Almost bare, but still lovely in its minimalistic vibe. 🙂
Thanks, Nancy. 🙂 Now I’ll think “minimalistic vibe” when I see bare trees. 🙂
I always love these kinds of shots angled up into the tree branches. Very beautiful.
Thanks, Joanne. I like “looking up” shots too. 🙂
Awesome capture, Lisa! I LOVE the feel of this picture and the way you captured the trunk and branches is so touching. Thank you so much for this Gift. Love, Amy
Wow, Amy thanks so much for such a great comment! Your visits are always a treat for me and it’s a great feeling to know you enjoy my photos.
I try my best to get to you as often as I can, Lisa. I know it is not a lot, but the visits that I do get in, I really do enjoy what you have created. Thank you so much for your Gift of what you bring to my Life. (((HUGS))) Amy
There’s a lovely soft light about that. It reminds me of a silk scarf.
It’s nice to hear your impression of this image, I’ve been thinking about printing a few scarves with some of my photos. 🙂
beautiful!! and I bet it looked much different in that green version you mentioned – fall has arrived for sure! ❤ ❤ ❤
It’s definitely here, Yvette!
What a gorgeous tree. I love the photos. Sometimes the seasons just seem to change overnight, don’t they! Your favorite tree will get a nice rest and be full and lush again next spring. 🙂
They sure do seem to change overnight, Debra. It’s certainly a reality check if we haven’t been paying enough attention to our surroundings. 🙂
Good for photographs but Autumn does can so look sad and gloomy sometimes.
I agree, Rommel.
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Sounds like we were able to appreciate the beauty of autumn a littLe longer in central Ontario. However, rainfall was quite heavy for us too. Love the angle of your photo, beautiful shot.
Thanks so much for your nice visits and comments, Teresa. The sun is returning here tomorrow but it’s going to feel like winter… brr!
A remarkable photograph… I found it very poetic and ethereal somehow.
All the best to you, Aquileana 😀
Thanks so much, Aquileana. 🙂 Have a wonderful evening.