November’s Colors are Those of the Soul
November 30, 2012
“Now the last leaves are down, except for the thick, dark leaves of the oak and ghostly beech leaves that click in the breeze, and we’re reduced to a subtler show of color — brown, gray, and buff, perhaps a little purple in the distance, and the black-green of moss, hemlock, and fir. To my eyes these hues are more beautiful than the garish early autumn with its orange leaves — orange, the color of madness — and leaves the color of blood. Let hot life retire, grow still: November’s colors are those of the soul.”
— Jane Kenyon, “Season of Change and Loss”
“As fruits and leaves and the day itself acquire a bright tint, just before they fall, so the year near its setting. October is its sunset sky; November the later twilight.”
— Henry David Thoreau, “October, or Autumnal Tints”
These photos show the late November color palette in the Pacific Northwest:
November 30, 2012 at 6:44 am
Beautiful photos. Rose hips bring such interest to the winter garden. Also a good source of vit C for our bird friends!
December 2, 2012 at 7:51 am
I like the effect of the cedar tree rings with the leaves.
December 2, 2012 at 10:29 am
Simply beautiful photos as well as the sketch!
December 26, 2012 at 11:21 am
Japanse Maples have such beautiful colors. My favorite is called ‘Augustilobum’ because it has almost neon green leaves in the spring and the brightest oranges in the fall.
January 1, 2013 at 3:35 pm
These photos are gorgeous! They capture the season so well, as do the quotes, which just as lovely.