Thursday, October 11, 2018

True Colors #ThursdayTreeLove #blogboost

This tree and I have had a relationship for around 10 years now.  I have watched it grow and thrive.  I see the leaves bud in the spring and fall in autumn.  I watch the bare branches blow in winter winds.

Now it's time for the leaves to fall.  It's the cycle of nature in the four season climate I live in.  Many trees in our area go dormant so they can survive our harsh winters.  The leaves aren't needed anymore.  They have done their jobs.  So the tree cuts them off from nourishment.  They turn colors - their true colors, now that the chemicals that make the leaves green aren't needed to produce nutrition from sunshine.

And then they fall.  But first, what a show the trees put on!

The color show has only begun here in upstate New York.  This tree, which I think is a type of locust, will be bare in a few days.  But many other trees are still green, or nearly so.

But the show has only begun. 

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11 comments:

  1. ArchanaOctober 11, 2018 at 7:06 AM

    Wow! You are lucky to enjoy this colour play by Nature every year!! We dont see Fall colours in my area but spring brings forth some spectacular new foliage. Waiting for more Fall foliage from you :-)

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  2. AmritaOctober 11, 2018 at 9:26 AM

    What I love about fall is the comfortable weather and beautuful nature .

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  3. outlawgardenerOctober 11, 2018 at 9:41 AM

    A thrilling time of year when the carnival of autumn is just beginning and there's so much to look forward to1

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  4. songbird's crazy worldOctober 11, 2018 at 9:57 AM

    I love the color on that tree.

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  5. Cerebrations.bizOctober 11, 2018 at 10:59 AM

    I think this is the weekend that I must make my trek to the Shenandoah. For though the colors may not be at their peak, the trees may be bare in 12 days...

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  6. Liz A.October 11, 2018 at 12:39 PM

    It's the time for the fall of the leaf. (Where the name for the season comes from.) Those leaves are a great color.

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  7. Stella ScottOctober 11, 2018 at 2:07 PM

    It's wonderful to follow a tree while time passes. When I move to a new place there are three things that are mandatory.
    1) A balcony
    2) A bathtub
    3) A tree I can see follow through the seasons.

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  8. TrishOctober 11, 2018 at 4:15 PM

    That is a lovely tree! The trees here in PA are beginning to turn also. What a beautiful time of year.

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  9. MarthaOctober 11, 2018 at 8:24 PM

    That's one of the things I miss about my upstate New York hometown, all the beautiful trees and watching the leaves change color.

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  10. ParulOctober 19, 2018 at 9:26 AM

    Fall colors is what I really want to see sometime in life. Sometimes I think I would cry of happiness so see all those colors. It would be so amazing. Thank you for that glimpse of fall colors. SO happy you joined.

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  11. Dr Genevive AngelaOctober 29, 2018 at 2:59 AM

    I watched a tree in the campus that changes in summer; leaves dry up and fall, the tree looks bare and then comes rainy season and this tree starts turning green once again... its interesting watch the spectacular changes in trees:)

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