Monday, December 28, 2009

Better late than never

For months I've been enjoying beautiful fall foliage on blogs from other areas. Around here, deciduous trees are few and far between. But lately I've been noticing this one small stand of cottonwood trees on my way to the market. These cottonwoods, tucked behind an office building, could easily go unnoticed most of the year. However, because I'm blogging, these trees have my attention.


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Once they get going, they sure change quickly!

Next time I go by this tree, I expect it to be nearly bare.
Then before long, new leaves will begin to grow. We have short winters here in this corner of the desert, lasting from late December through January.

For more posts with the color yellow, check out Mellow Yellow Monday.
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21 comments:

  1. eileeninmdDecember 28, 2009 at 7:47 AM

    Love the yellow trees, those leaves are really hanging in there.

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  2. Icy BCDecember 28, 2009 at 8:27 AM

    Beautiful yellow tree, Diane!

    Have a wonderful and great New Year.

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  3. rainfield61December 28, 2009 at 8:29 AM

    The pieces of gold were hanging up there.

    You counted one, you counted two, three, four and ....

    And it is spring.

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  4. LoreeDecember 28, 2009 at 8:40 AM

    Love how quickly the trees are changing colour.

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  5. LindyDecember 28, 2009 at 8:51 AM

    Those are so pretty. Change of leaves means it's cooling down enough there to go hiking again! =)

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  6. SunnyDecember 28, 2009 at 9:10 AM

    Lovely colors.
    Our trees are white at the moment!
    Happy New Year.
    Sunny :)

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  7. Kim, USADecember 28, 2009 at 9:35 AM

    So good to see fall foliage..here in MI we are covered with white and the trees are all brown ^_^ Winter is officially here! ^_^

    MYM~BMTricycle/Trisikad

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  8. Annie JeffriesDecember 28, 2009 at 10:37 AM

    Beautiful series, Diane.

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  9. Stephanie VDecember 28, 2009 at 10:47 AM

    Nice that someone still has yellow in their natural world. Good to see!

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  10. Betsy Banks AdamsDecember 28, 2009 at 10:58 AM

    Beautiful Fall colors in December in Arizona, Diane... I remember when I lived in Texas (Houston area), we never had any Fall much until November and December either.

    Gorgeous tree... Glad you caught it's colors before they are gone.
    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  11. cieldequimperDecember 28, 2009 at 11:12 AM

    Beautiful, so beautiful!
    Takes us back a couple of months!

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  12. XoXoDecember 28, 2009 at 11:59 AM

    Lovely colors, like them...so vibrant. Wishing you a good 2010!

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  13. Self SagacityDecember 28, 2009 at 1:52 PM

    you're right. far and few in between. pretty pictures

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  14. Chubskulit RoseDecember 28, 2009 at 2:05 PM

    lovely fall colors!

    Have a glimpse of a Japanese Yukata outfit at my page. Happy New Year!

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  15. Tom BaileyDecember 28, 2009 at 3:05 PM

    I like the third and the last one the best. These are great photos - thanks for sharing them.

    Tom Bailey

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  16. AyieDecember 28, 2009 at 3:10 PM

    I like how you documented the trees, I can tell it's bare by this time now.

    Most trees in our neighborhood have gone from colorful to bald. Only some have handful of leaves.

    Belated CHristmas wishes to you and your family!!

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  17. UnknownDecember 28, 2009 at 4:36 PM

    Very nice. I can relate to "...because I'm blogging, these trees have my attention". I think I'm more observant!

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  18. nutsDecember 28, 2009 at 5:26 PM

    i'll wait for the next photo here.. lovely shots of a tree!

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  19. SquirrelQueenDecember 28, 2009 at 9:41 PM

    Gorgeous colors Diane. I like how you revisited the tree each week to record the changes in the leaves.

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  20. betchaiDecember 29, 2009 at 4:19 PM

    beautiful Diane, like in Tucson, we still do have some fall foliage here and some wildflowers are already starting to pop out here and there :)

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  21. ThérèseDecember 30, 2009 at 7:14 AM

    A very nice colors' declination!
    Same here! :)

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