Changing Seasons

In Northern Arizona, the fall colors are a bit limited compared to places in the Eastern U.S. where there a lot of different tree species and different moisture conditions. Our predominant color tree is the Aspen, which most often turns yellow. The few reds that we get are from non-native species like Maple that have been planted.

Some autumns the Aspens are brilliantly yellow, other times they just sort of fade to brown. This year was more of the fade type of color experience. I shot this on Monday, the day before a storm was expected to bring wind and moisture which would pretty much end the color season.

This morning we awoke to a dusting of snow. Not much at our house, but the San Francisco Peaks looked like they had been flocked for Christmas.

The prairie dogs are definitely done for this year. No one screeched a warning about me being so close to this burrow.

The afternoon sun really brought the majesty of the mountain.