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Post by BuckSkin on Nov 6, 2021 9:02:11 GMT
I stepped out on the porch to find the bright sun shining high and from the South-West. (I am facing almost straight East) It made these trees look ablaze with color. I tried to replicate what I saw, but didn't have much success at it. Thursday_04-November-2021_11:15AM   |
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Post by Lillias on Nov 6, 2021 10:07:26 GMT
Gorgeous...
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Post by cats4jan on Nov 6, 2021 10:59:10 GMT
That’s about all I miss since moving from the snow belt to FL. We get cold weather, but there is no transitional seasons, unless you consider acorn falling season. I really need to get some photos of the acorns - the quantity is amazing.
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Post by BuckSkin on Nov 6, 2021 11:16:13 GMT
That’s about all I miss since moving from the snow belt to FL. We get cold weather, but there is no transitional seasons, unless you consider acorn falling season. I really need to get some photos of the acorns - the quantity is amazing. Interesting....If those same trees were down there in Florida, would they not turn colors and drop their leaves ? What about tree rings (growth rings); with no winter, will trees still develop a ring for every year ? |
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Post by cats4jan on Nov 6, 2021 12:08:18 GMT
We have little change of colors. There are deciduous trees, but they seem to lose their leaves without color change. We have an abundance of Live Oaks (thus the acorns) planted by the community. A poor choice since the roots get invasive and ruin sprinkler systems and require major pruning to remove low lying branches that interfere with traffic and even walkers.
Because it’s a planned community, we don’t see much of the natural environment which was, unfortunately, removed to make way for development.
After the rain ends, I’m going to need to get out there with the goal of finding color. I just haven’t been taking photos lately.
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Post by BuckSkin on Nov 6, 2021 17:03:57 GMT
it’s a planned community, we don’t see much of the natural environment Thanks for explaining the seasonal tree changes. I am sorry that you live in a planned community; Leavenworth and San Quentin are planned communities as well and residents there don't get to see the natural world either; how long are you in for ? Your Live Oaks sound like our Yellow Locusts. Years ago, the Soil Conservation Department gave them away by the millions to farmers and land-owners, and even had programs where if you planted a certain amount per acre, you got a big check (how do you think that went in cash-strapped KY?); the idea was that their wide spreading root system would stop erosion caused by years of scratching away at the steep hilly ground with mules and plows. If you have a Locust tree anywhere on your property (and most around here have them by the thousands), Locust sprouts will come up hundreds of feet away; and, if you don't bush-hog and mow every year, what was an open field (or front yard) will soon become an impenetrable Locust thicket. The feeder roots will seek out septic-tank leech lines and fill them up, plugging them completely; the only defense against this is periodically dumping large amounts of salt and root-killer poisons in the tank in a politically correct environmentally friendly manner. Mimosa trees will do the same way, spreading all over the place and taking over; I believe they are in the Locust family; they have many attributes of the Locust. There is one advantage of Yellow Locust; they grow straight as an arrow and fence posts cut from Locust will last forever. However, you have to use them as soon as you cut them; as, in a few days, they will become so hard that it is impossible to drive a nail or fence steeple in them. |
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Post by cats4jan on Nov 6, 2021 20:25:31 GMT
I am sorry that you live in a planned community; Leavenworth and San Quentin are planned communities as well and residents there don't get to see the natural world either; how long are you in for ? You are funny. I grew up in a metro area with 1.5 million others - a couple of miles from downtown - with houses on top of each other. When we moved on, we lived in subdivisions adjacent to the city - on 1/4 to 1/2 acre lots - with housing that was planned - houses that were similar. And now, living in a 55+ community, it's even more 'planned' But, I like the sameness, I like the rules about what you can and cannot do to your property (which guarantees the value of my property is not affected by the neighbor from he--) I love looking at beautiful natural surroundings of other people's property, but I don't want to live on 10 acres. I want neighbors within 'shouting distance' I think it's all about how you were brought up.
- Live Oaks are natural to this area, so this community and many others around here seem to love them so they are all over the neighborhood. You would think they would know better. I think they plant them because they grow fast - but that is the problem - they grow fast. Live Oaks do not drop their leaves, do not turn colors. They are susceptible to Spanish Moss which is incredibly ugly. It's not supposed to kill the trees, but I have seen some pretty sorry specimens.  |
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Post by cats4jan on Nov 6, 2021 20:35:13 GMT
Our 'fall colors' - photos taken in our neighborhood
The weirdest part of living in Florida is Christmas. Not the lack of snow - the look of summer while you decorate your tree and yard - with snowmen... (fake, of course)  |
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Post by BuckSkin on Nov 6, 2021 22:08:31 GMT
Live Oaks do not drop their leaves, do not turn colors. They are susceptible to Spanish Moss which is incredibly ugly. It's not supposed to kill the trees, but I have seen some pretty sorry specimens. That is interesting about the Live Oaks and Spanish Moss. I have read and heard of Live Oaks my entire life and never really knew just what they were until now. And, until now, I had sort of thought Spanish Moss was the whole deal, tree and all; now I know better; the moss is a parasite on a host tree. Thanks. |
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Post by BuckSkin on Nov 11, 2021 8:35:22 GMT
The Big Hickory This is the big Hickory that resides inside the graveyard. Clear skies and the bright late evening sun make it look almost as if it were afire. I did my best to replicate the way it looked; but, my photographic efforts fail to portray it as impressive as it was in reality. Monday_08-November-2021     |
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Post by whippet on Nov 11, 2021 19:47:44 GMT
What a lovely sight to see, BuckSkin.
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Post by BuckSkin on Nov 11, 2021 19:57:18 GMT
What a lovely sight to see, BuckSkin. Thanks; the pictures don't do it justice. The conditions were just right and the timing as well. That tree stands alone on a high place with nothing to obstruct the sun; and, when the sun gets in the right place on a clear day, it floods brilliant light through the leaves, making the whole tree look ablaze. In Kentucky, there are maybe at most three or four days that this will happen; as a general rule, it's too humid, damp, or just downright wet otherwise. Today, those same leaves are a dull brown. |
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