Views of the Neighborhood – The Falling Leaves

~ John W. Howell

Very seldom do we get colors of fall here in this part of Texas. Given the drought situation, we did not expect much. Then suddenly, we got a little rain, and the trees said in unison, “Let’s go for it.” So today, we are going to see what they look like. We are being catered by Olamaie of Austin. Pay no attention to the prices. It’s covered. Our entertainment is Neil Young.

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Picture of an old time school bus

So let’s get rolling.

The first view is a Bradford pear just beginning to turn.

Red berries.

A great ingredient for one of my favorite liquors. Juniper berries

A bush version of the red berries.

A Bradford pear in full glory.

A deciduous oak in the foreground and a Bradford pear in the back.

Another deciduous oak.

Bradford pears.

An old Bradford pear.

A crape myrtle

More red berries

A golden color deciduous oak.

Another red deciduous oak

A glorious Japanese Maple.

I hope you enjoyed seeing our fall color. Relax and have some food and enjoy the music. I hope you have a great week.

95 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – The Falling Leaves”

  1. One of the things we enjoyed most about our time in France was the mixed woodland across the shallow valley from us; it was rather special in its autumn colours. The old oak tree at the bottom of our garden always looked good too, as do those in your neighbourhood, John.

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  2. We had the same experience here. After the days of Thanksgiving holiday rain, the trees suddenly burst into color. Many already were losing leaves, but what was left put on a glorious show; it looks as though it may endure for a few more days.

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  9. John,

    Great pictures. I thought Texas was just old sagebrush.
    And thanks for your generosity. I’ll have a buttermilk biscuit.
    Stay well.

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  11. The views of your neighborhood are lovely, John. We had little color change this year, and the leaves fell a month ago. The freezing nights hit earlier than usual, which probably caused the rapid movement to winter. Enjoy the colors and the late fall. 🍂🍁🍂

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  13. Wow! You’ve got good color. We usually don’t have much, but for some reason, the fall here was spectacular. It’s a shame the colors don’t last longer, but we have another ‘bloom’ around Thanksgiving, when the more subtle colors come out. If money is no object, you know I’ll go for the Wagyu beef! And the beef tartar. Guess I could easily be Texan!

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  14. These are lovely, John! I didn’t realize crepe myrtle changed colors (learn something new every day). And thanks for covering the feast — those prices seem a bit high to me!

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  15. How exciting, John. I love all the orange and red. (I only see yellow here, but they’re still nice.) We got a little rain in southern NM yesterday and last night. The pecan tree had dropped its leaves without them turning. My big mulberry tree looks like it might do the same. Thanks for the tour. Hugs.

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  18. Beautiful colors, John 🙂 We got the same burst of fall after the rain and snow. I thought the drought may give us a more muted fall but it still came.

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  23. Great color, John. It’s good to see leaves on the trees. Ours are long gone. I hope you can enjoy another week. I’ll go with smoked cabbage and grilled pork chop, with a biscuit and some whipped potatoes on the side.

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  25. How beauteous!
    Thank you for these inspiring shots, John!

    Here… the trees are naked lace.

    What are Butter beans? I thought I knew of every bean in existence.
    Sounds delish, and I Yummo sour dough!

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