Part I
If your up in the mountains the Dog Wood are the first to
welcome Spring and first indicators of Fall.
Their beautiful red leaves start to appear little be little as the days
cool and by the first frost they will be scarlet red, from top to bottom.
Like lace drapes that move with the wind, between the steadfast pines and firs.
Part II
On the valley floor, Fall is signaled by the rice harvest, and
in the Sacramento Valley rice is king. It starts with the draining of
the checks, and soon the emerald green field will be as dry and yellow
and the surrounding landscape. No longer supported by water, the rice
heads curve and the fields begin to lay down and dry,
awaiting the harvesters.
8 comments:
I love the reds of fall.....we get more yellow here. I've never seen rice.....does it get gold as it ripens?
I learn something new everytime I go here, I never knew rice was grown in California!
It seems so odd that the hills are dry and brown, and the fields of rice are so wet. Like two different climate, one natural, one man made.
great posts and i loved the 1st 2 shots in part II. My home state is one of the top in production of rice in India :)
Great pictures. Sure looks like Fall is underway.
Pretty photos, very interesting about the rice:)
Very calm valley floor!
These are gorgeous : ) Interesting info as well.
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