Custom Search

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Maples

I'm happy to be back in full color again, having recovered from last week's computer malaise. I went out to Thetis Lake Park yesterday to see if the rains of the last few days have brought out any mushrooms. I didn't find any but I did enjoy the brilliant yellows and browns of the Big Leaf Maples (Acer macrophyllum) in the park. These leaves, in a stylized version, are on our national flag, though the flag maple is not meant to represent a specific species. Big Leaf Maples are mostly found on the Pacific Coast. In the eastern part of Canada other kinds of maple trees are found.

4 comments:

Randy said...

I love the rich colors of Fall.

JoJo said...

We are seeing some stunning red leafed maples here in New England. I've been trying to preserve some of the leaves. I even made a Canadian flag out of cardstock and real red leaf.

Tugay Sarıkaya said...

amazing colors.

www.tugaysarikaya.com

Carola said...

Fantastic fall shot. I love the colors!