In the face of so much human-made cacophony and ugliness all across the world, I don’t have many words today.
Nature, on the other hand, continues to speak eloquently, especially during this transitional season in the northern hemisphere. You saw the glory of aspen trees of the higher elevations in a post two weeks ago. Today I’m sharing a few impressions of the splendid colors that currently grace Colorado’s Front Range. All photos were taken in Colorado Springs during the last week.
To enlarge a photo, click on it.
I hope you are well and are enjoying Nature’s eloquent expressions, be they autumnal or vernal, depending which half of the globe you inhabit.
tanja britton 
richtig schön! ich war vor ein paar tagen im stadtwald unterwegs, und fand es wunderbar. die luft, die bäume, die farben. hab es gut, und einen schönen tag wünsche ich dir. liebe grüße aus berlin.
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Ich danke dir. Der Herbst kann so schön sein. Ich wünsche dir weiterhin einen goldenen Oktober.
Herzliche Grüße aus Colorado,
Tanja
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danke schön. den wünsche ich dir auch. herzliche grüße zurück aus dem herbstlichen berlin.
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Vielen Dank.
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A beautiful antidote to all that is going on in the world right now.
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Thank you, Laurie. We are fortunate to get to experience so much beauty still.
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Autumn is a wonderful time to be in the great outdoors.
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It definitely is. Thank you, Neil.
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Fireworks of fall. We are all green still, but it won’t be long before color, and raking, starts.
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I hope you will get to enjoy some beautiful fall fireworks, too.
And in case you haven’t heard, mulching is the new raking! 🍁🍂
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I usually have to do both.
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Your picture 7909 looks like it shows three-leaf sumac, Rhus trilobata. Do you know if that’s what it is? The USDA map shows it in Colorado.
https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=RHTRT
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Also, your second picture, which isn’t clickable, appears to be Virginia creeper.
https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=PAQU2
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Yes to both. Rhus trilobata is native to the region, is drought-resistant, and does very well. We planted a number in our garden. The birds love the berries.
The first photo is not clickable as it’s not part of the gallery, which is why I put “to enlarge a photo, click on it” underneath it and above the gallery.
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It’s so hard to find words right now, Tanja. Nature is a perfect salve.
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So true, VJ. Thank you. 🙏🍁
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Welcome
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Beauty is all the more poignant and needed now.
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I agree, Cathy. Thank you. 🍂🍁
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Wenn sich doch nur mehr Leute, vor allem die in den höheren Positionen, auf die Schönheit der Natur besinnen würden…
VG
Christa
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Ich stimme dir zu, liebe Christa, doch das wird wohl leider ein Traum bleiben. 😢
Euch ein gutes Wochenende.
Tanja
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Gorgeous colours, Tanja. Our autumn is still getting into gear, but I’m looking forward to some woodland walks.
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Thank you, Michael. I hope you will get ample opportunity to experience the beauty of autumn.
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Splendid indeed.
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Thank you. I hope you are enjoying your October. 🍁🍂
Best,
Tanja
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Wonderful! but transitory, so enjoy while you can!
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Yes: Tempus fugit, and so does autumn.
Thank you, Mr. P.
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Thanks Tanja, for reminding us to take some time to enjoy the colours of the fall. It’s been hard to be happy about much with the state the world is in.
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Thank you, Julie. I hope you are able to spend some time out-of-doors and find respite in nature.
Enjoy your October.
Tanja
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Such lovely photos! I saw my first tree with some autumn color last week. Granted, it was only brilliant red, yellow, and orange at the top, for about ten or twelve feet, but it certainly provided a hint of what may yet come.
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Thank you, Linda. I didn’t realize fall colors made such a late appearance in Texas. I hope you will have many more colors for your enjoyment. 🍂🍁
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Nature makes a great refuge from the horrors of the human world, even though it has its own (usually human-inflicted) problems. Your lovely photographs bring a bit of joy and peace with them – thank you for sharing them!
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Thank you, Ann, you said that very well.
I’m so grateful that Nature continues to share its countless gifts and timeless beauty with us, even though we often don’t appreciate and cherish it. I don’t know what I would do without being able to escape the human-made horrors, at least temporarily.
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Wir sind viele, die die Natur lieben so wie du.
Wir sind nur nicht so laut.
Wunderschön ist es bei dir 🍂
Liebe Grüße Brigitte
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Vielen Dank, liebe Brigitte. Ich weiß natürlich, daß Du die Natur mindestens genau so liebst wie ich. 😊
Dir und Buddy noch einen schönen Herbst wünsche ich.
Tanja
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Wow! Colorado Springs is a riot – of color!
Thank you for brightening up our day, Tanja. We appreciate it.
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Thank you, Gini and Wally. The colors around town have been wonderful to see, but a cold snap this weekend will likely put an end to them. It will be sad to see them go, but it’s been far too warm, so a cool-down will be welcome.
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Der Herbst ist besonders schön, vor allem mit seinen roten Blättern… Deine Bilder sind wirklich zauberhaft. Liebe Grüße, Balle
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Vielen Dank, liebe Balle, wenn auch etwas verspätet (den Kommentar habe ich leider übersehen). Inzwischen hatten wir schon den ersten Schnee und alle Blätter sind weg, und der Schnee auch wieder.
Ich wünsche Dir einen angenehmen November.
Tanja
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Kein Problem, Die auch eine schöne Vorweihnachtszeit.
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We finally had our “turning” as they say, but we were then hit with multi-day rains and now plummeting temps (in 20s for this upcoming Halloween). As a result all that beautiful color is on the ground now. Dreading getting out there and having to deal with all that ugh. Love the shots.
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It’s always sad when the colors don’t change, or change too quickly, or the leaves get blown off the trees prematurely. I guess we wouldn’t appreciate beautiful fall foliage as much if it were perfect every year.
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