On Tuesday we realised that trees were starting to display their fall colours. You can see an early starter in this pic I took last Friday
(that's our street, looking towards the foothills, ie west).
I am now itching to get into the mountains and go see some aspens in their pretty autumn raiment, but alas DH is in Philadelphia, and even worse, he has the camera so I can't even get any pictures of the trees around here, let alone in the mountains!
The last of the summer flowers are blooming mad(ly) before the first frost hits. That could be any time now. Some years the first snow has fallen by this time of year. The Trail Ridge road, which goes across the top of Rocky Mountain National Pass was closed the other day due to snow.
So it is time to kick back and enjoy the nice weather while it lasts. Enjoy the pretty flowers. Flick as much fleece as possible. Absorb the sun's rays whilst the temps still allow me to wear shorts.
The sun is only hitting about a third of our courtyard now - two months ago the whole thing baked in the hot sun all day long. By midwinter I guess it won't see a jot of sun at all and there won't be much sun on the lower level of our house. Sunset is now getting "early" - 6:30pm and the sun is disappearing behind the foothills.
It has another two hours to pull back! Eeeek! Nights are going to be looooooong and cold. At least the average daily temperature is above freezing during winter, though the nights are below freezing. Time to get making some warm woollies for winter!
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