Fall Colors

Virginia Creeper leaf on the grass.

Beautiful yellow leaves and the Trinity river front in the background.

I love this tree in the fall!

Blackberry leaves yellow, green, and reddish hue.

Blackberry leaf in the autumn sunlight.

We have had a very beautiful fall and early winter.  Hardly any rain, except the first week of October.  Since then it has been quite wonderful weather, sunny and even warmer days in northern California.  The trees, and bushes are turning colors and I took some photographs to share with you.

Maple trees are so pretty in the fall.

Vampire Pumpkin, Halloweeen 2009

Yesterday the neighbor helped me carve my pumpkin. She made a drawing on paper and then drew it on the pumpkin. I told her I wanted vampire teeth. She always comes up with creative ideas, she is a natural artist.

After we finished carving the pumpkin I put a pumpkin spice candle in the pumpkin. How appropriate is that? I liked the pumpkin so much it never made it outside. :-) thanks for your help M.!

My Favorite Fall Colors, Blackberry Leaves, Trinity County, California

Blackberry bushes start to turn brilliant colors in the fall.

October and Fall Colors in Trinity County

I took these photographs over the weekend during a short walk. The trees are so beautiful during the fall season, all the different colors. The leaves are falling rapidly and the nights are growing colder.

I cut my walks short though because I was a bit concerned with a bear being around. There is so much bear scat, and I have never hardly seen any before. I went for a walk but was too nervous because at the riverside there was more, and it was not there the day before.