This last couple of weeks have seen the fall colors work down into the city. Whilst doing daily walks, I passed by some Sumac bushes that had started to turn. One bush had several flowers that had turned into a red fruit earlier during the summer. I found this Sumac fruit that was surrounded with a ring of green leaves.
Sumac typically turn from green to yellow then orange. Finally, when the leaves turn red, they are spectacular. In the image below, the fruit has a backdrop of bright red leaves.
There are several species of Sumac. The one that I had found was the Smooth Sumac. In the following image, I concentrated on the leaves.
I found another Sumac bush that had a branch with red leaves which was flanked by another branch with green leaves.
Often during walks, I cross Harvard Gulch where there is a spillway. Here I found some leaves with their fall colors that had fallen into the gulch. They were then trapped under running water that was flowing over the spillway.
During another daily walk, I found a Sumac branch where the leaves had turned to a striking orange color. Here I found an dark background that contrasted with the orange leaves.
Close by, was another Sumac bush that had started to turn from green to yellow. Sun light streamed through a gap in the tree canopy to highlight the leaves in this image.
Finally, crossing to Rosedale Park, I found several trees that were in the process of turning colors.
In the image above, one can see all the colors from green, through yellow, orange and red. These leaves were shiny, so I made sure to include the light shiny surfaces that reflected the sky light on the leaves.