Rainy Morning Moment

While driving to work this morning in the rain, the clouds broke over the mountain.  Sunlight streamed through, I was in a pool of light.  Just ahead of me a rainbow, of bright color arched into a grove of golden cottonwoods.  This morning I did see gold at the end of the rainbow.

Weekend Walk & Watercolor

 Mollie and I visited Pineview Reservoir on Saturday afternoon.  We were looking for Fall color, and were surprised with how low the water was in the reservoir.  Usually the foreground of this second picture is covered in water.

  Later after returning home I tried to paint a small watercolor of the scene.

SouthFork Color 2017

Mollie and I took a Saturday afternoon drive to the cabin at Southfork.  The maple leaves were bright and colorful.  The Box Elder leaves have changed, fallen and dried.  The dried leaves make a most satisfying crunch under foot.

Fall Colors - Watercolor

I wonder if my watercolor set can capture the colors of Fall.  What do you think?

Fall Color 2016

Fall color

Wenesday evening, Thursday morning the temperatures cooled after a long summer of heat.  Later on Thursday, I noticed that the leaves on the trees further up the mountain have changed.  Some of the color may be due to the lack of rain,  but many of the higher altitude Maples have Fall color.

Evening Drive

This evening, Mollie and I took a drive around Pineview Dam, in Ogden Valley just a few miles east of Ogden Canyon.  We viewed trees splashed in autumn colors, yellow, orange, red, hills burnished in golden grass, as well as stacks of golden hay.  We witnessed a heron fly up from the South Fork river, a hawk flying scouting for dinner over a field, and a horned owl landing on a wooden power pole.  And then the colors of sunset.  I hope you evening was just as lovely ....

We also stopped at the market for tomorrow's milk for breakfast.

More pictures

Just a few more pictures of the fall leaves before the snow flies.

Update of Canyon Color

The canyon changes daily.  The color in fall is lovely but fades.  I found a few sumac brushes that the moose had not snacked on, and a few acorns still on the scrub oak that the squirrels have not harvested. 

The weather has changed, a cold front brought crisp morning temperatures. I walked Mollie this morning while wearing a jacket. The canyon is so dry, this weather change might help. The trees on the mountain side have started to show a tint of orange.