Autumn Leaves

We have a drought going on in Oklahoma, which made it a question of whether we would have fall colors. Sometimes, in droughts, the leaves just dry up and fall off. Or we have wind that blows the leaves from the trees just as they have turned. This year, summer seemed to not want to leave. The temperatures were warm and the leaves stayed green. Then the calendar turned to November and the leaves had just had it. Overnight, the colors came out. When I went walking yesterday morning, the sun was shining through the leaves on a cloudless, still day and the colors were just incredible. Here are some phone shots I took. Look for the mistletoe in one of the trees. My husband used to shoot it down for me when he was out bird hunting and loved bringing it home from his treks in the fields on those crisp fall mornings.

Tulsa…Oklahoma…