Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: California Black Oak

I am enchanted by glowing leaves, so when autumn rolls around, I find myself taking endless pictures of these colorful masterpieces. There's no end to the colors, patterns, and combinations! This particular leaf is from a California Black Oak tree, which can be found as far north the Umpqua Valley in Oregon. Most of our trees are Oregon White Oak trees, which have rounded leaves. By the way, I've uploaded two other pictures today and I hope you'll visit them too! Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :)

Today there is snow everywhere, celebrating Winter Solstice and the beginning of winter, but I thought I'd share another image of Autumn in all of its glory, and share a quote as well! “Autumn is a fleeting season, melancholy by nature. Its ghostly beauty cultivates a fertile atmosphere for memories that wrote their history on a tablet of fallen leaves ― I recall them with the greatest clarity... Whatever else autumn may be, it is the prophet of winter. Winter lasts forever.” ― Brian P. Easton, Autobiography of a Werewolf Hunter Thank you all so much for the visits, comments and favorites! I appreciate them so much! I apologize for not visiting your streams in this very busy time, I look forward to saying hello in the next few days when things slow down a bit! Explored on December 21, 2012. Highest position: #98.