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The Garden in late January
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December felt warm, January not so much. It's been wonderfully sunny since
our return from California, but cool and rather windy—the wind makes
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Nice photos indeed! Our fall appears to be particularly NON-colorful this year. Leaves drying on the trees to a muddy color, then falling off. I may take a ride through town today to find ANY fall color...
I think our Fall (in south central Iowa) was more yellow than red ... but I'm going out tomorrow to see if my camera will pick out all the red you saw there, today. I am wondering. Will I find more yellow or red? Thanks for the post.
You have captured the different shades of red for a brilliant Fall.