{"id":635,"date":"2025-11-05T10:38:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T15:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/?p=635"},"modified":"2026-05-10T13:32:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T17:32:27","slug":"fall-colors-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/2025\/11\/fall-colors-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Colors, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s easy to remember to have a camera handy in autumn when the trees show their colors. There are so many times, however, when the colors and light are transitory and I have to just sit or stand and watch the moment as it quickly passes. Here are some moments I caught.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_2676_450w.jpg\" alt=\"Setting sun through autumn leaves\" class=\"wp-image-638\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_2676_450w.jpg 450w, http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_2676_450w-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the sun is low in the west like in this photo the foliage behind me has a special glow where light hits it. The shack in the foreground in this photo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_2678_450w.jpg\" alt=\"Looking up into the autumn sky\" class=\"wp-image-639\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_2678_450w.jpg 450w, http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_2678_450w-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This photo is looking up in our yard and it&#8217;s possible to see where the sun brings out the colors where it falls on the trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"533\" src=\"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_2680_450w.jpg\" alt=\"There's always a spot of red.\" class=\"wp-image-640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_2680_450w.jpg 450w, http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_2680_450w-300x355.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There&#8217;s always a spot of red somewhere when I&#8217;m in the woods. That spot stands out in autumn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_2682_450w.jpg\" alt=\"Entering the garden in autumn\" class=\"wp-image-641\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_2682_450w.jpg 450w, http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_2682_450w-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This photo shows the view into the garden from the woods, from dark to light when leaves are still on the trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_2694_450w.jpg\" alt=\"At the edge of the garden in autumn.\" class=\"wp-image-637\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_2694_450w.jpg 450w, http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_2694_450w-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Autumn foliage on the perimeter of the garden catches the light. The trees at the edge of the garden are mostly hickory, red and white oak, and maple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_2688_450w.jpg\" alt=\"Autumn foliage at the edge of the garden\" class=\"wp-image-636\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_2688_450w.jpg 450w, http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_2688_450w-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More bright colored leaves in trees on the edge of the garden. The transition from a darker autumn in the woods to bright explosions of color at the fringes of the garden clearing are dramatic. Move just a few steps and there&#8217;s a whole new world to experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s easy to remember to have a camera handy in autumn when the trees show their colors. There are so many times, however, when the colors and light are transitory and I have to just sit or stand and watch the moment as it quickly passes. Here are some moments I caught. 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