October 26, 2004

• Autumn Colors from Cincinnati

  
  

  A bit of Autumn from Cincinnati, Ohio The temperatures here are decent.  We have been getting some rain and in some cases a lot but Sunday was another really beautiful day.  I have re-opened my windows for fresh air all day and night.  Boy I hate a closed up house.  I can’t breathe. No photos on Saturday as we had constant rain but Sunday, we had a good time taking photos most of which will be in later entries. Here are some photos with a bit of our Fall color in Cincinnati, just a taste of what we got for the year.  Our fall color has not been spectacular but much better than last year, 2003.    October 16th, this Maple is in good color.  I can remember in my earliest grades in school being required to pick up and bring the prettiest leaves we could find as we walked to school.   I would have preferred to avoid the house and take the photo in the back on the school ground.  Some photos of picturesque homes are wonderful but photos of homes in my neighborhood make me feel like a realtor.  We didn’t have time for picky at the moment.  No matter, the tree deserved its photo taken.      October 24, most Autumn colors, the reds and orange’s are gone now. We decided to spend the day hunting for color and it began at the end of our street.  Looking north, this photo is taken just behind us but from the other side of the street.  The Kroger store planted these trees alongside their lot and they turn a really fine gold.  I spotted the guy on the cycle and planned the shot.  I wasn’t sure I would get him in a decent focus but, gotcha.      Another shot looking South from inside the Kroger store lot.  The golden trees were wonders of color and the shadow made them even more interesting.  The little yellow car coming out of the drive helped me make a decision on the shot I wanted to try to catch.  See that blue sky with billowy white clouds?  It was like that all day.      October 25, This is my street today, the trees are brown and dry, no color left.  The tree in the foreground is an Oak.  The trim job is terrible, making it shaped more like a Maple.  That tree is one my children used to play under when small and it was the scene of a small fight the kids had with the acorns that led to dents in the siding of the house.  I was told I would have to pay for the repairs on the siding.  As I had witnessed the whole thing I said I would be glad to pay for my share of the destruction as soon as all of the parents were called.  The girls had begun throwing acorns at my son when they tired of playing with him.  He retaliated in same.  I never heard anymore on that one.  Anyway, the Oaks have not colored as you might expect them to but only gone from green to brown with none of the normal magnificent color.  Looking East, clear to the end of my little street across the road you see hills in the background and they slope down to the Little Miami river.  I’d say it is about a mile from my house.  My end of the street is in a dip and we stay cooler all year long.  Spring is a few days later than the homes in the sunshine and the snow stays longer and colder on my little dead end.     October 25, directly in front of my house you see lying the signs of Winter. Regards to everyone and have a great week,

   

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