Autumn is Here

I realize that the official start of autumn was not quite a month ago.  But here in New Mexico, we've had a two month run of very nice weather.  Warm but not hot days.  Cool but not cold nights.  That all ended this week.  There's definitely now a chill in the air.

A couple of streets over one of the houses has a row of Lombardy poplars in their backyard.  In late September, those poplars participated in an encounter with a hot air balloon.  (Note:  the balloon hung up for only about a minute and then pulled free.  It pendulum-ed once or twice but then went on for a safe landing.  The tree suffered a minor bit of damage in the form of a small amount of branch coming loose.)

However, the trees are definitely turning.  Unlike some parts of the USA, most of the native trees here turn yellow.  So, instead of the smorgasboard of colors you'd see in the Northeast, here it's like looking at a wide stretch of bright gold.  Not quite the variety, but very pretty nevertheless.

Here are the neighbors trees in all their autumnal glory.

Papillon