Autumn is Well and Truly Upon Us! by loey5150

Autumn is Well and Truly Upon Us!

Yesterday we had our coldest morning in 4 years for May.
It was 8 deg C here.
By our standards that is cold for Australia :D
This Liquid Amber tree next door is fast losing its leaves.
I love their colour at this time of the year.
Our yard is covered in them.

PS (Apologies for originally calling it a Fiddlewood - the neighbours also have one of those too).
8 degrees C doesn't seem terribly cold if you live here!! I too love the autumn colours and you've captures a lovely light on those. Does "fiddlewood" suggest that the tree is used for violins? Here we're enjoying the bright fresh greens of spring!
May 15th, 2010  
I love the backlit leaves and the the way they cast their shadows on each other.
May 15th, 2010  
I reckon that's mild for your part of the world.
For this time of the yearhere it is :D
The coldest it gets where we live is usually about 3deg, and that's in the middle of winter.
Other areas out west get down to the minuses.
Answering your question, the fiddlewood isn't used for violins.
It's a tall thin tree with many branches at about 45deg and grows quite high.
Quite common here.
May 15th, 2010  
I love reading about your autumn as we in North America experience spring. It really makes me feel connected. Your picture really brings your world to life.
May 15th, 2010  
Wow! It's so neat that it's autumn in Australia and spring in North Carolina! xD
I love the colors in this photo, too. !
May 15th, 2010  
wow - 8 degrees C is nothing for us here in Wisconsin. It's so neat to be able to share your autumn while I'm experiencing spring. This is such an awesome website and project to be a part of.

P.S. Spring is a wonderful reprieve from our long winter but autumn is my favorite season. Keep posting beautiful pictures!
May 15th, 2010  
Beautiful colors. I can't wait till we go to Branson, MO in our fall season because the "fall colors" along the way are awesome!
May 15th, 2010  
very nice detail and I love the color of the leaves!! Beautiful!!
May 15th, 2010  
Gorgeous colors!! Love the change of seasons - nature always has some amazing colors in store for us!
May 15th, 2010  
Wonderful!
May 15th, 2010  
Wow I love this! Also so strange to see fall colors when spring is just starting here.. I love that part about this site!!
May 15th, 2010  
this is sooo beautiful!
May 15th, 2010  
Nice shot
May 15th, 2010  
gorgeous!!
May 16th, 2010  
Mum, I thought it was called a Liquid Amber... I must be wrong. :)
May 16th, 2010  
What fun to see a flip flop of seasons when we're about to have summer here! Denise V is reveling in her spring rain and you have fall leaves. Isn't this a great, wonderful world?!
May 16th, 2010  
Thank you everyone for your wonderful comments. :)
May 16th, 2010  
Very nice colours Lois.
May 16th, 2010  
Liquid Ambers are my favourite autumn tree. I planted one 5 years ago and this year cause we have had more rain over summer, it has turned the most beautiful colour
May 16th, 2010  
Wonderful color and lighting!
May 16th, 2010  
Have enjoyed all of your comments! You really did look carefully at each one!
May 16th, 2010  
brilliant colours!
May 16th, 2010  
simply gorgeous!!! I love the colors and the lighting....ahhh one of my favs today!
May 16th, 2010  
beautiful
May 16th, 2010  
I remember the leves falling in London back in 2001 and took a similar photo then. Lovely light. Well done.
May 22nd, 2010  
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