The poignant end of autumn's beauty lingers in the roadside palette.
Rain soaked leaves vibrate with their
remaining colour,
dribbling and dropping splashes from an artist's palette, 
until there is a 'Jackson Pollack' style painting on the road's
dark canvas. 
Brown, the quintessential colour of age and decay dominates now.
Leaves, once colourful, have shrivelled
and fluttered in despair to the ground. They lie sadly in puddles or
ruffled to the side of the road where, with other aged leaves, 
they rim the road with a strip of multi-hued brown.
they rim the road with a strip of multi-hued brown.
Red, the colour associated with this
season, no longer brightens the trees. Faded red leaves can be found
on the road verge, adding a dull tone to the predominant browns.
Occasionally a bright sparkle 
catches our eye, and leads to a smile
on our lips as we remember the array of colours on the trees 
just
days earlier.
catches our eye, and leads to a smile
on our lips as we remember the array of colours on the trees just
days earlier.
Yellow lingers the longest. 
It creates
a visual display of tints and shades 
ranging from the saturated
chrome yellow
to the palest straw yellow. 
Yellow reminds us of the warm sun of summer 
that during autumn fades gently into the
bright chill of winter.
It creates
a visual display of tints and shades ranging from the saturated
chrome yellow to the palest straw yellow. Yellow reminds us of the warm sun of summer that during autumn fades gently into the
bright chill of winter.
This year we have enjoyed a
determinedly pedestrian autumn. 
It is November, and the weather remains
pleasant, Swatches of colour remain 
on some trees and bushes, 
and speckles the road.
on some trees and bushes, 
and speckles the road.
A
long autumn, like this, is a joy and a blessing. 
It's a time to be thankful for our warmer seasons, and gives us time to prepare for our cold season. In the midst of it, we can enjoy a multi-hued landscape.
It's a time to be thankful for our warmer seasons, and gives us time to prepare for our cold season. In the midst of it, we can enjoy a multi-hued landscape.