Fall Colors

Leaves are falling.  Mild breezy days.  Autumn is here!
I like Autumn however I don't care for what comes next-Winter.  So I'll continue to enjoy the beautiful fall colors and be grateful for each and every day that I am healthy and alive and upright and walking!

 This is one of our neighbor's driveways, lined with crepe myrtles in all their fall glory.

 The contrast of a blue/green cedar tree and the brilliant yellow of an elm tree.

 Our "backyard park" is sporting a blanket of perennial rye grass, a faithful winter arrival.

 As the sun is setting, the trees lining the hay meadow behind our house become a blaze of color!

I love the splash of red from the crepe myrtle in our back yard with the yellows in the background.

We have this bird visit our yard regularly.

As you can see, it really disturbs "Tex" when the bird is present.

  Not sure what it is, some kind of crane or heron?  Maybe my good friend, Pigeon, who is my "phone-a-friend" expert all things in the bird kingdom will be able to identify this bird for me. Hello Pigeon!  Are you there?  Help me out here.
I sneak out quietly to try to get a little closer to "Tex's" new friend. 

And a little closer----settle down Tex, it's just a bird. 

Uh-Oh!  The bird is obviously camera shy.  There he goes, over the gate into Tex's pasture, flying off into the wild blue yonder.