Autumn in the Sierras

Autumn in the Sierras

I think if I had to pick my favorite season it would have to be fall. Although if you ask me right as spring was ready to come I might say it was spring. I love the changing of the seasons. Living in Northern California our seasons can kind of run right into one another. We have such mild temperatures that sometimes we can be hot in spring or in the fall. But I do love the colors that fall brings to the trees and the vineyards. Here are a few pictures from last week.  

Autumn Leaves

Fall

I love Fall and all that it brings. Changing leaves, falling leaves, cooler days, crush time in the nearby vineyards, afghans and my kitty on my lap. Strange how that when it is time for the seasons to change that I too am ready for that change. Here are a few of my favorite fall images. 

Lodi Grape Festival Entries

Since I am a new resident in the town of Lodi, Ca. I thought I would enter the Lodi Grape Festival this year. Here are my 6 entries that I will be entering. I was able to do 3 color and 3 B&W entries. I chose these 6 mostly because I already had 4 of them printed, matted and framed. So wish me luck! 

Umbrella's, Las Vegas

Lodi, Vineyard

Lady Baltimore, Juneau, Alaska

Aspen Trees, Hope Valley

Giraffe, Safari West, Santa Rosa, CA

Golden Gate Bridge

Hope Valley

Hope Valley is one of my most favorite places to go in the fall. It is amazing when the aspen trees all change colors. I took this picture back in 2006 on a little Kodak CX6330 I have returned to this location several times trying to get this shot again with my very expensive camera gear that I now own, but it has not happened yet. I will keep trying to capture this again.