The North Kaibab Forest is dressing in fall colors for the Autumnal equinox.
I went out into the forest to break in the new tires and check out the fall colors. There’s a lot of dulling down and dropping off. Along with some brilliant golds and tiny splashes of a deep brick-red veined with yellow-green. The sunlight sure causes those aspen to glow no matter what color or season.
Besides a pair of coyotes who never wanted to get close to each other, and the multitude of ravens eating bugs in the meadows probably off the bison poop, I saw two grouse, one doe who crossed the road between myself and another car who also saw her, a hawk, kettling vultures and some bluebirds. Grouse are also called foolhens. I wonder if that has anything to do with them just standing on the side of the road watching you go by.
The Autumnal equinox marks the beginning of fall, a day when day and night are the same length putting the world into balance. Perhaps a good day to put your own world into balance.
A time for harvesting the bounty and preparing for the upcoming winter could also be a time for your inner harvest like looking at all the achievements and experiences felt during the past seasons.
If I didn’t have to be in uniform today I would dress with colored leaves in my hair tying boughs to waist, arms and legs. Then go out in the forest and dance in wild abandon with the aspen to welcome in fall.
How will you celebrate the day?
Love, love love the Fall Dancing Aspen photo; all of them are beautiful. Happy Autumn!!
Thanks. That’s actually a layered photo. I love the way the twisted trunks of the young aspen appear to be dancing. Happy Fall.
Very neat photos. The one taken looking up is very unique.
Thanks. I love looking up into the trees, and down into the forest too.
Gaelyn, what absolute wonders you bring, to dance with the aspens in gay abandon and regain ones balance. Well, today I dance with the magic of crabapple blossom and I have regained my balance, now for putting the rest of my house in order. I don’t know why but today I feel blissfully happy!
So happy you’ve found balance on this perfectly balanced day. The rest will come with time. And I love all your colorful spring flowers.
If it was warmer here I think I would dance naked amongst the aspen. 😉
Fall is showing up here too. Mostly with the Vine Maples showing bright red. I like the dancing Aspen. I must find my shot of the As[ens in the Yakima Canyon. We had a very nice day yesterday. Enjoyed a nice drive, took some pictures, made good soup for dinner and just relaxed. MB
Only a few scattered Vine Maples here and haven’t noticed them changing yet. But it went below freezing last night so I’m sure that will change it up a bit. I forgot there are aspens in Yakima Canyon. Haven’t been there in forever. Love to go for drives to take photos. Soup sounds good. Do you deliver? 😉
I would love to deliver. We made veggie soup and I had some sour cream enchiladas in the freezer and we chopped them up (only 2) into the soup and it was wondrous> Speedy Delivery on the way. Remember him from Captain Kangaroo???
Yes I do remember Speedy Delivery.
Our garden is covered with falling leaves. We have a had a real chilly week but suddenly summer has returned for a few days. 🙂 Enjoy your week. Diane
Last night dropped below freezing so the leaves will really start to go now. Enjoy that last of summer weather.
Wow! Just glorious!! I am in love with fall colors.
Nina
I love the colors bu not the coming cold.
Beautiful, Gaelyn, both in image & thought. Thank you for reminding me what it was like to live at the Rim in September. Wish I was there now, but I know I’ll make it back one day!
Thanks Lyn. I too know you’ll make it back.
Fall is such a beautiful season in aspen country! It makes me feel like dancing, too.
The aspens are just getting started here. Next weekend will be the prettiest time in the Uintas.
After the freezing temps last night I think the colors will just be getting better.
Gosh – I’m sorry you had to be in uniform! Those are mighty tall aspen. We got snow overnight. Very windy and cold today.
Thank goodness no snow, yet. Have days off coming so will try to get out and dance with boughs under the aspens.
Wonderful post Gaelyn reminding us all of this Equinox holiday. I’d love to be there dancing with you! Happy Equinox!! So wonderful to have two days of balance each year. And now the drive to winter begins.
As much as I like fall I am not looking forward to the cold of winter. Maybe you should be here next fall so we can dance together.
I hope you go out and dance on your next day off!! Beautiful beautiful colors! Wonderful place to be for the seasonal change.
Wed off just might have to be the day for dancing with the aspens.
I wish summer would start here, We had a week of extremely hot weather and now 4 days of freezing cold. I believe they had snow in the Cape. In September??? Unheard of!! If only we could get some rain, summer will start. Love your pics Gaelyn. Fall trees are so pretty there.
Hell, the prediction here says possible snow on Thurs. I’m not ready for winter and so look forward to the SA summer.
Well, if I didn’t have to work I’d of been out there with you dancing, except Heather says I can dance.
I’m hoping to go out into the forest again on my next days off and will try some dancing with the aspens. Everybody can dance, just in their own way.
I had the opportunity to celebrate an Autumn Equinox on the Equator. The evidence of balance on that day at that place is the absence of a shadow at noon. I didn’t dance however – clothed or naked.
That sounds like an interesting place to be for the Equinox. Plus it would be warm enough to dance naked.
Happy Fall to you!
And to you.
I celebrate this day with a bit more happiness than you cause summer is slowly coming. We don’t have your beautiful autumn colours though. I experienced it in Germany some years ago, but would love to do so with a camera with me.
I’m looking forward to this South African summer.
The first day of fall came and went and I forgot all about it. Odd, because I really love fall. I think your photo of the dancing aspens is superb.
Thanks Bibi. Well you can enjoy fall now.
Autumn. My favorite season always.
Might be mine if it wasn’t followed by winter.
Gaelyn, WOW! Your new Nikon sure does take some beautiful photos! I can’t wait to see if we have any leaves turning yellow up in our local mountains this weekend! Beautiful shots and thank you for sharing them with us!
Cheryl Ann
Thanks Cheryl Ann. I love this Nikon, more as I learn the camera better. Going out today for more fall colors. Hope you have some up in the mountains.