Signs of Autumn

Autumn arrived late here in San Ramon, much later than usual. Warm temperatures, soft breezes, and sunny blue skies prevailed day after day. It seemed that proud Summer would never give way to her patient sister, Autumn. The leaves on the trees changed colors very slowly and only now are they beginning their earthbound journey. Here are a few captures of some of my walks around the neighborhoods in San Ramon as I searched for signs of my favorite season, autumn...

Hiking trail in the western foothills...

Blue and Gold, the colors of California...

A family of liquidamber leaves...

Mulberry leaves enjoying the late afternoon sunshine...

A row of golden Sycamore trees...

A lone leaf casting a giant shadow...

Decomposition...

Fun at the baseball diamond on a warm afternoon...

Changing leaves against the brilliant blue sky...

Wispy clouds passing by...

Interesting cloud formations...

Dreaming of faraway places...

How is the season unfolding in your neighborhood?

Crazy Skies of San Ramon

Here's what the skies looked like over Summit View Trails in San Ramon late last Friday afternoon ...dramatic, wild, and crazy!

The rain was just getting ready to start back up again as I was leaving.

Skies around Contra Costa County

We've been having interesting and varied weather around here lately which has resulted in some wonderful skies this weekend...

Foggy skies...

Blue skies...

Sunny skies...

Painted skies...

Skies with a touch of soft sunlight...

Rain soaked skies...

Threatening skies...

Gray skies...

And heavenly skies...

What will tomorrow bring?

Autumn Scenes around San Ramon

The other day I went out to shoot some photos around the neighborhood that capture the flavors of autumn - pumpkins, colorful leaves, clear blue skies, and homecoming - all signs that autumn is here. Come take a look...

I started out at Forest Home Farms

to check out the annual pumpkin patch...

Then I walked down the road to the David Glass House

and along the way, found the path littered with pretty leaves...

The recently refurbished David Glass house

looked spectacular against the bright blue skies...

Then as I headed to my next stop,

I looked up to admire the trees and found these lovely ornamental leaves...

The ground was blanketed with pretty leaves too...

My next stop was Summit View Trails where the views were enhanced

by the final stalks of flowering lavender...

And there were lots of fallen leaves on the ground too

in various shapes and colors...

Then in the afternoon the Homecoming Parade passed right

by my street - another autumn tradition put on by our local high school students...

A lone leaf soaking up the afternoon sun graces my sidewalk...

Have you checked out the autumn scenes in your neighborhood lately?