Half Full by Maria Scrivan for September 18, 2022

It happens over time.

Older leaves often wear garish colours.

“And you haven’t changed a bit.”

Some things change but remain the same….

He’s about to fall for you though.

The falling leaves

Drift by my window

The autumn leaves

Of red and gold

I see your lips

The summer kisses

The sunburned hands

I used to hold

Since you went away

The days grow long

And soon I’ll hear

Old winter’s song

But I miss you most of all, my darling

When autumn leaves start to fall

Since you went away

The days grow long

And soon I’ll hear

Old winter’s song

But I miss you most of all, my darling

When autumn leaves start to fall

Yes, I miss you most of all, my darling

When autumn leaves start to fall

Having a final fling.

He’s chlorophyllically challenged.

don’t needle me

You are so green!

Looks like cross species dating to me.

I almost grabbed a leaf off my front tree that was half green and half yellow, with the division vertical. I wanted to give it to my granddaughter. I forgot, then went the next day to get it and it was all yellow. They change fast sometimes!

“Times, they are a changing…”

Aw, leaf him alone… it’s not his fault!

Most of our California fauna remains green year around, but around Thanksgiving when it starts getting REAL cold, a particular type of tree ’s leaves become bright golds, russets and purples. So we get SOME leaves turning.