Tuesday, October 22, 2019

AUTUMN COLOR

It is Autumn.

Or some would say Fall.

Both words for this season of the year come from England centuries ago, before the second coming of colonists to North America.

I'm counting the so-called Native Americans as the continent's first colonists.

The term "Fall" is generally believed to come from the concept of the leaves falling from the trees.

But even before Autumn and Fall there was a name for this time of the year.

Can you guess it?

It was called "Harvest", for obvious reasons.

All of this amounts to me showing you some photos I took last week high up on Mingus Mountain, just a handful of miles from my home.





How did I reach this wild and rugged land?

I thought you'd never ask.

Via the winding road you can see in the distance.


It's a lovely drive in any season of the year.

Well, maybe not winter when there can be snow on the road.

10 comments:

Tom Cochrun said...

nice scenes. thanks for the autumish, harvest time, fall tour of colors.

Should Fish More said...

Aspen's are lovely in the mountains in the fall.

Anonymous said...

Nice photos.

Steve

gz said...

lovely countryside.
Automne....is French...

William Kendall said...

Beautiful views!

Snow on the road? What's wrong with that?

Val said...

That's a spectacular view.

Cheerful Monk said...

Beautiful country and time of year. Thanks. :)

Anonymous said...

Love seeing the views there. That's quite a long and winding road.

Steve Reed said...

Nice photos, particularly with the color in No. 3!

Sharon said...

I noticed those little tinges of orange and yellow on the horizon when we were driving back from Flagstaff last Sunday. Autumn, fall, & harvest are making the scene.