It had been a few weeks since we discovered The Georgi and with Fall coming, I wanted to have another look at the magnificent hydrangea trees which change with the seasons.
So we went for another afternoon excursion. Two in the same month!
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The trees form an arc across the lawn.
Eleven in number, we wondered was it significant?
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The hydrangeas have taken on a pinkish hue.
But still abuzz with bee activity.
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Since last we were here and quite recently, by appearances, the beautiful Chinese chestnut had split in half, the larger portion having fallen.
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A couple of people were fishing in the diminished river.
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A well placed Adirondack chair offered an alternate view through the trees.
Very nice, but without a cushion exceedingly hard on old bones.
However we did not plan to loiter.
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Back at the car I couldn’t fail to notice a bright splash of colour where shafts of light fell on the leaves of an aptly named Burning bush.
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From The Georgi we took a quick trek around the local countryside.
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Nothing too ambitious.
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At Eagleville, we took another look at the shrunken Batten Kill River.
These days it would be possible to wade across.
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Where the leaves have turned, it seems to me that they have a metallic appearance.
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Polished copper?
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Sunlit gold shone through already naked trees.
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A nearby swamp – completely dry.
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And yet we still get glimpses of a landscape that seems lush.
Everything is topsy-turvy.
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Your leaves are turning quite early there it seems, despite the dry weather. (Or perhaps because of it?) The hydrangea bushes are lovely, even at the end of the season.
Best wishes, Pete.
Lovely! Thank you!
I was just reading that the drought in the Northeast is going to make this a challenging foliage season. From your trip that seems to be the case.
Thank you, Carolyn, for the beautiful Ode to Autumn. I love your description of the leaves, trees, and still colorful hydrangeas. I can only think that the scent of the forest air matched your expectations.
Joanna
The water levels are worryingly low everywhere!
Wow, those hydrangea trees are beautiful, and I see quite a lot of autumn colours – so it was not a wasted outing (it never is anyway). We had a really good winter, and the dams are overflowing (in fact, we had heavy rain last night – apparently just what the farmers need at the moment). We therefore don’t have to fear our long summer months and I’m grateful for that.
Those pretty hydrangeas remind me of my grandmother, as she had some in the garden. Lovely photos of a great day out.