Fall Into Sunday 10-25-15

Copyright 2015 AJ Horton

Hello and happy Sunday.  Look what happened while a I was gone for a few days.  It turned Fall!!  What's up with that?  Well, I guess I should settle down now - it is, after all, the 25th of October. People more north of us have already seen Fall foliage.  I went looking for beautiful fall foliage last week in the nearby mountains, didn't find much of it and look -  all I had to do was wait a few days and Fall came right into my front yard.  My maple tree usually doesn't turn this early.  I guess I can blame the early turning on the drier than normal summer.  I love this tree!  Always have.  We have neighbors who, when walking along the street, if we're outside, stop to comment on the beauty of this tree.  In our view, this is the best tree on our long street.  Apparently, most of our neighbors agree.  

I hope you had a beautiful Fall Sunday.  I thank you for looking.  See you tomorrow.

Saturday's Colt Creek to Pearson's Waterfall 10-17-15

Copyright 2015 AJ Horton

Hello and happy Saturday.  This weekend was supposed to be a great fall color weekend in the mountains of North Carolina.  Well, as far as I'm concerned, it's going to take a few more weeks.  Or, maybe we didn't go up high enough in elevation.  Even so, I do still have a few more weekends to go back and chase some great pictures with fall colors.  On the way to looking for great fall colors, though, we checked out Pearson's Falls and Glen in Saluda, North Carolina.  The Tryon Garden Club has owned and maintained this 228 acre property since 1931.  What you see here is Colt Creek, and, if you follow the path along the side of this creek - about a quarter of a mile "moderate hike" - you will see Pearson's Falls.  I'll share a photo of Pearson's Falls with you later.  In the meantime, please enjoy Colt Creek on the way to the Falls as the sun begins to set.

I hope you had a superior Saturday.  Thank you for looking.  See you tomorrow.