That, my dear friend, is my drive home from work this week. The first two photos were taken on the top of the ridge where I pulled into a farm drive. The rest are taken on the road down the ridge to our house. It had just started raining and the colors were sooooo vivid. I would have taken more but my camera quit!
The last week has just been breathtakingly beautiful. It makes me fall head over heels in love with this region, all over again!
I hope you are enjoying your part of this gorgeous world as I send you these pictures of mine!
thecourseofourseasons 
Glorious colours, Kathleen.
Oct afternoon 6 has such lovely forms from the dark tree trunks. Beautiful.
I like the word Ozark!
Thanks, Karen Just came back home from another drive – this time took my mom out to see the colors. The trees in 6 are sassafras – they always remind me of the trees in japanese wood block prints – very sculptural. I think that Ozark is maybe a word from a Native American tribe – I will check and let you know what I find out! K
Well – what would we do without Google nowadays! The word Ozark maybe from the French Canadian (!) settlers – ‘Aux Arcs’ or the Quapaw Indians in the area may have referred to themselves as Osark.
Ooh! You’ve gotten some gorgeous color this fall out there. Ours are still in the process of turning, but I just love watching the progression into brilliance 🙂
It really has been an exceptional fall display – but we are having very high wind – so maybe all blown away in the next day or two. I love the ephemeral beauty of nature and life! K
I loved looking at your photos and lingering for a few minutes. How very pretty!
Nancy
Hi Nancy – we were all rather surprised at the gorgeous fall after having such a hot dry summer – but nature will choose without any input from us! Thanks for tagging along on my way home – always happy to have you! K
Nothing beats a commute like that! Happy Fall!
You are so right – would much rather drive an hour across Ozark ridges than the concrete canyons of the city – K
soooo happy I was just there to see that!!!!
Me too! Love you
How beautiful! The trees were pretty when we were there, but not this pretty! Guess we were just a couple of days early!
So good to see you Sat! Love you!!! K