And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years. Genesis 1:14 ESV
Shout for joy to God, all the earth; sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise! Psalm 66:1 ESV
The official first day of fall this year was September 22nd. The beauty of God’s amazing creation displays His glory in the fall season. Here in the northern hemisphere, the days are growing shorter, the weather cools, the leaves change color, animals prepare for the fall and coming winter and people like to cozy up and stay warm and enjoy the beautiful fall season.
Fall begins as shades of red color the green leaves,
Cool nights invite us all to choose warm long sleeves.
Black walnuts and yellow leaves adorn this majestic tree,
As fading leaves and red berries dress up the dogwood tree.
The setting sun lights the glorious colors on a high ridge,
While silhouette trees in front form a beautiful leafy bridge.
Tilt your head back and look up toward the clear blue sky,
The colors sing praise, and the breeze passes with a sigh.
Sourwood Trees have deep red, burgundy leaves, and tassels of seeds,
That scatter with the winds like milkweed as the fall season proceeds.
As the trees lose leaves, the sky opens up and sunlight filters through,
Lighting on leaves and the tumbling water that’s now bright sky blue.
I thank God for each of you! And I thank you for joining me as we celebrate the glorious beauty of the fall season in God’s amazing creation.
Blessings and joy, peace and beauty!
Peggy Writes 
These photos are gorgeous, Peggy, especially paired with your wonderful poetry. To me, autumn is a sorrowful season (hey, it’s me, remember–everything is sorrowful to me! 😎), when things slow down and begin to fade away. My area doesn’t have the hardwoods found in your area, so we mainly get the yellows of aspens and the oranges of cottonwoods to go along with the dull reds and browns of scrub oak. I do enjoy the cooler temperatures, however, especially as I’ve grown older. I’m glad you had your camera ready so you could share these images with us. Beautiful stuff, my friend. 😊🍁
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(Technically, aspens, cottonwoods and gambel oaks are hardwoods, but I’m referring to the more colorful hardwoods like maples that really light up during the fall, which we just don’t see much here in southwest Colorado. I spent the fall of ’95 in Salem, OR and man, fire maples were everywhere and the colors were unreal.)
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Thank you, Mike! High praise from a professional photographer. I appreciate your kind encouragement, my friend. Fall is kind of sad as the leaves fall and trees are bare.
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