The kids have named two of the trees in the backyard, one is Wally and the other is Veronica. They held on to their leaves much longer than I expected them to, it even took a while for them to change color. But almost overnight Veronica was orange and Wally was red. And they were both beautiful!
I wish I had thought to take a picture of Veronica at the height of her autumnal glory, but I didn't expect her to go bald as quickly as she did. She now only has a few dozen leaves left clinging to her branches, as if she's ready and waiting for snow. Wally is still a resplendent and glorious red.
We had a windy, rainy day last week and I realized that Veronica's leaves were flying off in full force. I grabbed my phone and stuck my hand out into the rain to snap a picture before she was totally bare. And then I turned my phone and took a picture in Wally's general direction, hoping that I got something since I didn't want to actually go outside in the storm. Wally is now a much brighter red, but this gives you a general idea.
I love having a backyard.
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