A really good year for fall colors, they seemed to last for a long time too. The skies were mostly clear, bringing out the vivid reds and oranges in the leaves. The cosmos that I planted in the spring had thick, bright green foliage for what seemed forever and then when September rolled around, it started to bloom. The plant is still blooming now and we’re having some very cold nights. I did take a lot of pictures of the hydrangea Little Lamb because it kept getting more and more saturated in pink hues. There was one evening, as the sun was setting, the sky lit up the same color as the hydrangea flowers. It was pink, pink and more pink.
The few evenings ago, Michael said you have to see this, so I got the camera and he suggested a panoramic shot.
After he pasted it together, we get the full effect.
I think my mother took this photograph (above) several years ago when she and my father came to visit.
This the only one I’ve doctored with saturation, to bring out that rainbow. It turned the sky into neon lavender.
The Spirit of Charlie lives on, looking over things.