Falling ... in love again
The seasons were observed more on the calendar than in nature where I grew up; in summer it was green with some rain, in winter all the grass went yellow and it was chilly. Most of the trees were evergreen, so few were bare in winter, which also meant that there were few who got tender new leaves in spring. Sure, there were a a few blossoms around in spring, and there were a few bright leaves in autumn, but nothing too remarkable. And I had never seen snow where I lived.
And then I came to the US and fell in love with the seasons. For the first few years I was mostly in the midwest with the large swings; very hot and humid in the summers, foot upon foot of snow in the winter, stark bare trees that suddenly get a green fuzz at the first hint of spring to explode in a pastel dream of blossoms everywhere, and autumns where entire streets look aflame in hues of red and rust, orange and gold, yellow and blush.
We lived in the Bay area for a year, and found the weather too even, with very little to mark the passing of the seasons.
Now we are living in the Pacific Northwest, where the change of seasons is a little milder than the midwest; the heat is not as high in the summer, the cold is not as severe in winter, and we get a little snow once in a way, but we still have the brightly blossoming spring and the riotous colors of fall. In other words, the perfect combination!
And even though Washington is called the Evergreen state, there are plenty of deciduous trees
around to provide for spectacular autumns.
Comments (10)
Beautiful pic.. don't you just love the Pacific Northwest...
Posted by Sig | October 29, 2007 8:42 AM
I love those trees! What a wonderful colour.
Posted by Saju | October 29, 2007 8:43 AM
That's a beautiful pic!
Posted by bindiya | October 29, 2007 8:52 AM
It's impossible to not fall in love with 'Fall' (every year) - beautiful pic.
Posted by Laavanya | October 29, 2007 9:27 AM
have been living in the midwest for 6 yrs..and still cannot get over the lovely colors fall brings..love fall and spring..
Posted by Rajitha | October 29, 2007 11:10 AM
Beautiful picture...the hues are simply brilliant...well fall really is.
Posted by sunita | October 29, 2007 11:45 AM
I too love the fall colors! I am trying to capture some colors in my neighborhood!
Posted by sharmi | October 29, 2007 12:30 PM
Wow...that looks wonderful!
Posted by srivalli | October 29, 2007 9:37 PM
Am just back from my yearly fall trip this weekend. I am still in awe looking at the colours. They never cease to amaze us, don't they?
Posted by Suganya | October 29, 2007 10:41 PM
I suppose one of the things that make us appreciate the fall colors all the more is how fleeting they are. Just one extra day turn a flaming tree into a drab brown one; or one windy night means we wake up to naked branches and pools of leaves on the ground.
Posted by Sivani
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