The end of fall?
Seasons Change
It’s gotten cold here, snow has fallen, and in just the last week the leaves have blown off of all the nearby maple trees, so I’m feeling like winter is approaching fast. I was delighted to find a bunch of trees still covered in golden foliage on a walk last weekend though. These colours are bringing me a lot of joy right now, so I want to share some of that with you. This is a leaf appreciation post. Thanks, nature!
Bright yellow maple leaves against a dark green and black background.
Ombre orange-to-red maple leaves on an unruly tree.
A branch of a yellow-leafed maple tree in a blurred-out forest.
Closeup of dark red maple leaves with bright yellow ones scattered here and there.
A riot of warm yellow leaves filling the frame.
Feathery orange-y yellow leaves on dark branches.
Closeup of a dark grey and white tree trunk dotted all over with holes from woodpeckers.
Warm yellow leaves on a huge all-over yellow tree.
A gently sloping hill is covered in an ombre of fallen leaves. At the bottom of the frame the leaves are mostly rusty orange, and the higher up the hill you look, the more gold the leaves become. Sitting off to the side in the frame is a gnarly tree trunk.
Winter
The day after I started writing this post, it snowed and I got the most magical picture of a male Anna’s hummingbird sitting on one of our balcony cherry trees. It’s sort of a change of subject, but the colours are too pretty not to share. Plus, from now on, Anna’s hummingbirds will always make me think of my Checklist of Birds socks and the Hummingbirds-only colourway!
The Bird
A male Anna’s hummingbird clinging to the top of a bare branch on a snowy day. He’s got a shock of neon pink feathers at the side of his face and a tiny fluffy feather caught in his beak.
The Yarn
The toe of a sock is on the needles. A cake of yarn is in the top left corner, and a completed sock is folded in the bottom left corner. The yarn is beige, Magenta, dark green, and lime green. Photo by Catherine Gamroth.
The Pattern
Here’s a link to the Checklist of Birds pattern and the yarn, and here’s the pattern FAQ in case you’ve got questions! The photo below shows the socks in the Checklist colourway and the photo above is the same pattern in the Anna’s Hummingbird colourway.
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