Fall Colors in the Winter

I was running some errands on Friday when I passed this yard with all the trees turning a golden color so I knew I needed to turn around and get a photo.  The trees turn colors much later here in the desert southwest so at a time when most of you are looking at bare trees, we are just starting to see some gorgeous color.

Yesterday I took the road through the Biltmore Estates to get home and I had to do a quick U-turn to go back and get some photos of these beauties that are turning a brilliant red.  They were all clustered together in a little median strip in the center of the road.

I don't get to see too many that turn this color here in the desert so I had to stop and walk around under their crimson branches.

I took this shot facing east so you could see the stormy looking skies we've been experiencing the past few days.  It's been quite a change from the sunshine we had earlier this week.

I have a new post on Sharon's Sojourns today.  A glimpse of fall colors on the other side of the country is on hand.