A Rainbow of Autumn

I’d been trying to come up with a unique way to present my favorite fall photos for Scott Thomas’s assignment this month, when I thought of rainbows.  I was treated to a couple rainbows recently, and managed to get a few pictures, so I decided to present some of my favorite autumn shots in a rainbow of colors.

Red macoun apple

Is this pink mum close enough to fit in the red category?

Orange beach

Classic combination of cat and orange pumpkin

Summer fades away like the sunflower, giving way to..

yellow leaves

green pond

green pine needles in afternoon sun

shiny blue pond

I saw this peregrine falcon soaring in the bright blue sky while I was raking leaves last weekend.

I made purple grape jelly for the first time ever this fall

and saw a lovely purple sky.

While I was composing this blog post, I had the lyrics to one of my favorite songs in my head, “Boys of Summer” by Don Henley:

Nobody on the road, nobody on the beach,

You can feel it in the air, the summer’s out of reach,

Empty lake, empty streets, the sun goes down alone…

Thanks again, Scott, for another fun assignment.  I will be looking forward to the assignments of 2011!