Fall Flowers and Leaves

Portulaca - Portulaca sp.

I had wanted to go walking earlier in the afternoon, but got caught up with work and didn't manage to get going till after 5:30.

Here's my route for the day. All the pictures were taken on the first third of my walk. After that it started getting too dark.

Zinnias

As I was walking east on 22nd, I saw a garden with a lot of flowers on the other side of the street, so I quickly crossed over.

The man who lived in the house where I left from came home and got out of his car just at that time. He laughed and said "Aren't my flowers good enough? Don't you want to take a picture of my nice woodpile here?" I said "Maybe on my way back."

All the rose and zinnia pictures are from the same garden.

I really like the roses with the colored edges, but it's hard to take pictures of roses that aren't "boring and generic".

Rosebud from a new perspective.

Rosebud from the usual perspective.

Another Zinnia.

I really liked the contrast between the bright pink flower and the fuzzy lambs ears in the background.

Here's a close up of the flower.

Maple Leaf

I saw this leaf on the pretty exposed aggregate concrete and thought - Wow, this would be so much prettier if it were raining.

However, I really should enjoy these sunny afternoons while we still have them.

Maple Leaves - Red on Green

I took a short detour onto Violet Court because there were so many pretty maple trees there.

I just love the contrast between the different maple species.

Maple leaf on evergreen bush.

I like to take pictures of leaves right where they fall. I don't "pose" them.

Maple Leaves - Green on Red

Maple Roots

Pretty Maple on Hyland Way

Another Maple Leaf - SW 17th.

Purple Daisy - SW 13oth.