Loving Autumn

If you have any doubt that autumn colors come to Florida, take a look at the river birch tree in our backyard. Because of the very cold weather we have had earlier than normal this year, the colors are spectacular. I took these photographs Saturday morning around 7am while watching the birds investigate the garden. The wind was blowing and the leaves were raining gold.


I have learned to love the autumn and winter. It gives me time to rest and not be driven by garden tasks. As much as I love to work outside, the weeding of summer begins to feel like a chore after a while. And so I glory in the time of year when everything is dormant, the plants turn golden and all is quiet beneath the surface of the soil. The burrowing animals are in for the winter, having made their dens large and accommodating, and the migrating birds are dining from the feeders. It is a lovely time.