I was out with my service dog on our morning walk, enjoying the sunshine, and I looked up from her antics and saw that a few days had really changed things. Color was starting to tip the leaves, but not by much. Except for one tree who had a scarf of color all set out early, eager to hit the fall fashion runway. Who was I to deny? I took a picture.
It just can’t help itself. Look at how it carefully chooses it’s yellows and oranges in a serpentine streak through the tree, holding the green to keep a strong contrast. The other trees look a bit askance at it, being so bright so early, but it’s happy to show it’s colors.
For now, a week later, the tree has decided that orange is it’s happy color, and it’s only using yellow as an accent. We’re beginning to see a few hints of red, but I don’t think it will be a major player this year for this daring tree. Orange and yellow are the colors of choice, but don’t be surprised to see much more daring, and more widespread, uses of those shades!
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