Red and gold

[neverspent]

I was afraid we wouldn't have much fall color this year beyond what we provided for ourselves in our flower baskets; the forecasters warned us so, if we didn't get any rain. So many of the oaks and others had already turned brown in July and August. But we did get some rain -- some, enough -- and two weeks ago I started to notice brilliance when the sun was coming at a certain evening angle. At first it's mainly the deep red of sumac and the ochre-gold of hickories.