The tree at the north side of the house is really looking nice. Last weekend I mowed leaves (for the most part instead of grass), and I'll have to do so again this weekend.
The variegated weigala has started changing. I can't believe I noticed it as I was passing by to check the mail. I took an isolated picture in case you can't find it in the original.
Yesterday (an off Friday), I traveled to the western part of the state to visit with friends that were up from NH, visiting their property. Shortly before I got to Keene, NH, I saw an incredibly beautiful yellow grove of trees. The yellow was accentuated by the sun being behind them, making them almost glow. Unfortunately, traveling at 70 mph with a whole line of traffic behind me, and approaching a curve, I could not safely get slowed and stopped to get that picture. I was able to stop a distance on the other side of the curve, walk back a couple hundred feet, and take pics from the other side of the trees. The sun is behind me, instead of behind the trees, so the pictures don't get the glow effect, but still beautiful.
The first two pics are on the opposite side of the road from me and the last pic is on the same side of the road.
Thanks for the zoom-in on the weigala. You're correct that I didn't "get it" on the first photo.
All of the trees are lovely, and the photos are good even if we must imagine the glow. I particularly like the contrast of the trees in the last photo.
We are still in "extreme drought" so it will be interesting to see the effects on fall color around here. Which reminds me that I've yet to schedule Jo-Jac's to come take out the beautiful gingko in front and to have the irrigation system serviced by Tendercare.
Posted by: Cop Car | October 01, 2022 at 08:31 AM
I failed to mention the gorgeous contrast within your one tree!
Posted by: Cop Car | October 01, 2022 at 08:33 AM
I took Elegant Friend to lunch, Wednesday, and showed her this posting on my iPhone. Like me, she really exclaimed over the play among the colors in the last photo. She liked them all, of course, and asked me what the yellowish trees were. I had to admit that I couldn't tell. She asked that I tell you "Hi".
BTW: I think that her younger son is slowing down (and, perhaps, having trouble keeping enough help). He is now partnered with TruGreen who will be providing all of the routine spraying and aeration for his customers. He will retain the landscaping jobs.
Posted by: Cop Car | October 08, 2022 at 07:11 AM
Glad you got to see EL! Tell her "Hi" right back.
I really don't know what the yellow trees are. I was way too far away to see the leaves to help in identification. They "could" be maples (the red tree most likely is maple). But they most likely are something else - maybe ginkgo or honey locust (this is my bet - but only a guess).
Hey, can't blame the youngest for slowing down. He, like the rest of us, isn't getting any younger.
We just got out of Severe drought a couple of weeks ago. Should be interesting to see if we go back in because we haven't had any rain since.
Posted by: bogie | October 09, 2022 at 05:48 AM
Around here, the yellow trees wouldn't "look right" or be the "right" color for gingko, but lighting makes a huge difference. I would buy your locust - which didn't occur to me the other day, of course.
Your dad called his nephew in the CHI area, this morning, to thank him for the airplane photos that HH received a couple or three weeks ago. Your dad teased him about his getting old. He is only 1 or 2 years younger than was your dad when your dad retired. EL's son, as you well know, is a year or so older than are you.
Good luck on your drought (and ours!)
Posted by: Cop Car | October 09, 2022 at 01:39 PM
Ah - I was thinking about those pics a couple of days ago, wondering if he had ever gotten them to HH. CHI Cousin had messaged me in the beginning of August that he was going to send HH some pics from an airshow he attended (he posted them on FB and I had commented on them)
Posted by: bogie | October 10, 2022 at 06:11 AM
From the background in the photos, I think they were taken at Nellis AFB - and I looked it up. As I recall, Nellis had an airshow in July.
The airplanes were: 2 each old B-52s (F's or older), C-17, F-15, and F-16.
Posted by: Cop Car | October 11, 2022 at 10:20 AM