Canada (and elsewhere) is renowned for colourful Autumnal colours, and you'd be forgiven for thinking that the above comes from such a country.
In fact it's an ordinary Oak tree with yellowing leaves, caught by the early morning sunlight.
These Pine trees are much the same. Normally their trunks are a dark purple-ish brown, but under the influence of sunrise they become bright red.
This reddening effect is common at this time of year, and never fails to amaze me.
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It is beautiful indeed. here most of the pine trees are falling down after some years because their roots are not strong and deep enough.
ReplyDeleteThat happens here too Yael. In strong winds it's best not to walk in the woods.
DeleteWonderful colours
ReplyDeleteThey sure are.
DeleteThe light at this time of year can be amazing. There's just not enough hours of it!
ReplyDeleteThese colours last for about 10 mins.
DeleteWill have to go to the green nearby at the break of day to catch.
DeleteLovely photos - and autumnal tints. How elegant your pine trees are - they would make a nice subject for a painting. The pine trees here are dense and obscure any view, even if they do provide welcome shade in summer. Across the valley from us are a range of hills that catch the rising sun, and on occasions look just like Ayers Rock !
ReplyDeleteThese Pines have recently been cleared of surrounding Chestnut trees, so they stand out more. Usually they would be in the midst of woodland.
DeleteAmazing what a little sun can do. Oak trees seem to be the last ones to drop their leaves.
ReplyDeleteThey're very late here this year. And I still have one Apple tree that's covered.
DeleteI've never been able to capture that amazing redness with the camera, always disappointed when the image doesn't match what I see. Missing those views.
ReplyDeleteThe above was two days ago, but it was the same again this morning.
DeleteIt is raining here.
DeleteNice here Rachel.
DeleteThose pines are glorious. (Thanks for lifting my mood)
ReplyDeleteGill
They're even better in real life.
DeleteStunning.
ReplyDeleteArilx
Yup, that's the right word.
DeleteInstant Van Gogh. Don't you feel like you're in on some beautiful secret when you see a sunrise or sunset like that? Nice pics.
ReplyDeleteIt shocks me; it's just so amazing, almost surreal.
DeleteIt is such a beautiful time of year isn't it Cro ..... the light is so different. Pretty much all of the leaves have gone here..... Autumn is a thing of the past and Winter has set in although, it is quite mild. I went to Cambridge yesterday and walked around without a coat on !!
ReplyDeleteLovely photographs Cro and a beautiful place to live. XXXX
It's beautiful sunshine here today.... coolish but no coats or gloves. I envy you going to Cambridge, having been at school nearby I have great memories of the town.
DeleteI was with my daughter and said to her how lucky we are to just ' pop in ' to Cambridge..... people come from all over the world to visit Cambridge and we are just half an hour away and can go often { like Rachel }. My brother-in-law did his Phd there so we know it quite well. XXXX
DeleteMy oldest goes quite often too (even though he was at Uni in Oxford)
DeleteI like the red trunks on the Pines. Crazy!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous aren't they.
DeleteThis is a good reason to get up early.
ReplyDeleteI blame the dog.
Deletelovely colours
ReplyDeleteThey'd make a good lino cut.
DeleteHow grateful I would be for a bit of that sunlight Cro - we have several inches of snow here and it has been snowing all day. It is now freezing hard.
ReplyDeleteWe've been having cool nights/mornings, but with lovely sunshine during the days.
DeleteThe world truly is a beautiful place isn't it?.
ReplyDeleteIt sure is Libby.
DeleteOne thing that artists and photographers come to appreciate very much is light and the changes through the day and the seasons. Your photos were very striking .
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