When green chlorophyll pigments leave the leaves of plants as fall approaches, other hidden pigments become visible to help turn this maturing plant to the color of flame. Carotenoids produced the yellow and orange pigments seen in autumn leaves and were always present in the leaves but hidden behind the chlorophyll. Red, purple, and theirContinue reading “Burning Bush”
Tag Archives: Fall Colors
Autumn Light
Twice a year, at the equinoxes, fingers of light prod across the dining room table for a final, gentle caress from the setting sun. The fall colors, awash with the subdued rays, blend together to create this scene as they always do for just a few days every year. #equinox #sunset #sunbeams #fallcolors
Florida’s Fall Colors
Autumn is coming to Florida as seen by the ripening of the beauty berry bush, much to the delight of the casual observer as well as the birds who are said to find the berries delicious. However, I seldom see the bushes stripped of these berries like what happens to the local blueberries, so maybeContinue reading “Florida’s Fall Colors”
Eskildoodle Photos and Feelings 