We were driving today through some countryside with the most spectacular autumn colours on the trees. There were perhaps not many of the vivid reds that predominate in New England, but lovely British colours ranging from a lemon yellow through to a beautiful reddish bronze.
It must be a result of the very hot summer building up the sugars in the leaves. The colours have been very good but today they seemed intense and exceptional - just before rain and blustery winds may bring most of the leaves down from the trees.
I hope everyone has managed to see autumn's glory this year.
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Yes, driving around the countryside you notice all the great Autumn colours, really lovely this year.
This is a cotinus ‘Grace’ in our garden at the moment.
This photo was taken in the Trossachs.
I've been watching the BBC series 'This Farming Life' and gasp at some of the scenery (Scotland)
Nature takes our breath away at every turn if we stop gawping at our mobiles and see the beauty around us.
I took the sunset one a few months ago and no, it hasn't been re-touched. The colours are dazzling.
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