Vestige of summer, and brightest of autumn’s early colors,
a yellowing ash tree in the sun yet unleaves its burning tongues
to winds that whisper a nearing winter and fallen moments gone.
October 20, 2011
“Nature’s bonfire burns on”
Posted by Scott under Plants | Tags: "Spring and Fall", "That Nature is a Heraclitean Fire", ash tree, autumn, carpe diem, fall, foliage, gerard manley hopkins, nature, trees |[6] Comments
October 31, 2011 at 2:10 pm
Great photos. Green and yellow predominating, and then suddenly a riot of colors- then it’s all over suddenly. That’s the pattern here in Ohio 🙂
October 31, 2011 at 3:16 pm
Suddenly, yes, and, I’d say, too soon.. The local tree-rimmed reservoir seems just past riotous peak here, but there’s still lots of green along Little Crum Creek: maples, hawthorns, mulberries, others … the ash tree pictured here went bare a couple days ago.
October 20, 2011 at 5:43 pm
Interesting, the leaves here, that changed first, all turned yellow. They are beautiful and bright yellow, but our red and orange leaves are lagging behind… These were lovely photos! 🙂
October 20, 2011 at 10:08 pm
Sounds like the pattern here. In addition to yellow, brown and green are coming down in the rain. But other colors are catching up, especially these past few days. I like to seem them hang on awhile.
October 20, 2011 at 1:21 pm
Simple and yet such beautiful writing Scott. In my hour ride each way everyday to work along the lonely Rt 301 corridor, I am enjoying the start of the ‘popping’ of autumn colors along the way. The cool air on the damp leaves from yesterday’s rains made them glow all the more this morning. Thanks for sharing!
October 20, 2011 at 10:02 pm
And thank you. Spring and fall can inspire such vigilance, don’t you think? Hour to hour, it seems, so much can visibly change. And it can all be so easily missed. But it sounds like you have a great opportunity on your daily trips. Hope the trees “pop” brilliantly for your drive.