Posted by Sandi
Coming from Florida where it’s virtually one season year-round, I’m very attuned to (and appreciative of) the change of seasons here on Orcas. Spring and summer are wonderful, but Fall is my favorite.
In late September the pace slows and year-round residents reconnect after a busy summer. Days remain mild and light rains resurrect the mosses and replenish our aquifer. But I have to admit, it’s the eye candy that delights me most!
Here are a few of my favorite scenes (click on pictures to enlarge.) If you have any pics you’d like to share, I’d love to see them!
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- Berries on our native honeysuckle vine. Customers include finches, robins, flickers and juncos.
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- Mahonia (Oregon grape) sporadically changes its leaf color in fall but is a hardy evergreen – and deer proof!
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- Curiously growing at the base of Turtleback Mountain, this Autumn Crocus is a remnant of an old homestead.
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- Exquisite fall color along a private drive
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- Snowberries and rosehips decorate our roadsides.
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- Vine maples morphing into the color of Kingfish Inn in Westsound.
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- View from our office door at T Williams Realty. Teri loves to dress up our entry for the seasons.
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- Fleisher’s Farm in Crow Valley with Mt. Woolard glowing in the background.
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- Another picturesque farm in Crow Valley. One lucky day I snapped this photo on my way home when the light was simply magical.
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- A giant Sugar Maple towers above a three-story farmhouse in Deer Harbor. Imagine the view from inside!
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- Close-up of the same sugar stunning maple. Eye candy deluxe!
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- Kaleidescope of color on a Sumac tree.
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- A splashy Virginia Creeper overtaking chimney and roof.
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- Simple vignette capturing fall on Orcas.
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Eye candy, indeed. Thanks for sharing, Sandi!
Orcas is a special place!
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