On the last day of November, roses were still blooming at the Toledo Botanical Garden. I can't ever remember that happening. November 30, 2009 (Autumn Joy gallery) Read my blog about Peace roses here: http://lettersandlight.wordpress.com/2011/06/17/let-there-be-peace-roses/

Observing the kaleidoscope of color changes that autumn brings to the upper midwest fills me with great joy each year.

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Too glorious a day to be inside.

People and critters of all shapes, sizes, and ages were out enjoying one of the last mild, sunny days of the season.

Late October, 2009

I can never fully capture the magical sight of back-lighted leaves in autumn...but I keep trying.

Late October, 2009

Bending shadows...

Mary Jane Thurston SP, Grand Rapids, Ohio.

Late October, 2009

Fallen sycamore leaves among still growing vegetation, on a rainy Saturday in early November.

On the last day of November, roses were still blooming at the Toledo Botanical Garden. I can't ever remember that happening.

November 30, 2009
(Autumn Joy gallery)
Read my blog about Peace roses here: http://lettersandlight.wordpress.com/2011/06/17/let-there-be-peace-roses/

Crab apple trees loaded with fruit can be as beautiful in the fall and winter as they are in the spring, when they're in bloom.

November 30, 2009

Fading out.

The last day of November, still autumn by the calendar, but foliage colors are all more muted, though no less lovely.
Heuchera (possibly the variety 'Silver Scrolls')
(Autumn Joy gallery)

Looks are deceiving.

They look so luscious, but it they're that good, why haven't the birds eaten them all already?

On the last day of November, roses were still blooming at the Toledo Botanical Garden. I can't ever remember that happening.

November 30, 2009
(Autumn Joy gallery)
Read my blog about Peace roses here: http://lettersandlight.wordpress.com/2011/06/17/let-there-be-peace-roses/