“Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.” – Lauren Destefano
Autumn comes early in Maine. You can tell it has arrived when a sweater or light jacket is needed in the mornings, leaves begin to turn into lovely yellows, reds and oranges, colorful chrysanthemums are visible everywhere and small groups of Canadian Geese stop over in local ponds for a day or two as they head south.
“How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.” – John Burrows.
A look at the beautiful ‘rainbow’ of colors proving that autumn has definitely arrived! This image was made from the picture below showing ferns growing around two trees (next to the last picture shown). The ferns were blended together during post processing.
Remember the popular song a few years ago called Fall Is in the Air by Nicholas John….
“Fall is in the air
You can feel it everywhere
It’s in the autumn leaves…..”
“Fall is here once more
Pumpkins right outside your door
By November
I hope you remember
Everything you’re grateful for”
“Fall where have you been?
It’s great to see you again
With your opportunities to make sweet memories
With my family and my friends….”
“And all at once, summer collapsed into fall.” – Oscar Wilde
During the summer months ferns are seen everywhere in wooded areas. As autumn approaches they take on gorgeous shades of many bright colors.
“Listen! The wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves, we have had our summer evenings, now for October eves.” – Humbert Wolfe
As autumn approaches, once stately looking cattails ripen and explode into millions of seeds, lovely purple and white flowers are more prevalent, skies become brighter and crystal clear while highlighting deciduous trees as they begin to lose their leaves.
“Anyone who thinks fallen leaves are dead has never watched them dancing on a windy day.” – Shira Tamir
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