LifeSavors: Sun-drenched trees in full color

Spectacular! Unbelievable! I was very glad I was not driving as we navigated the busy two-lane street. I could give my full attention to drinking in the annual color festival of northern arbor specimens.
Look at that vivid red, that tree is bright yellow, there is an orange tree, that one is half-orange and half-green! God’s autumn midday sunshine–maybe it’s the angle–intensified the colors. Why is that one deep purple? What kind of tree is that? Have you ever seen a maroon that brilliant? Of course I have–last year, but that seems a long time ago.
Because of yesterday’s rain, in some places the ground has accumulated the bright color that was displayed on the trees only yesterday. Ground color doesn’t last–the leaf blanket will soon be brown. For that matter, the the color on the trees will not last either–the wind and the rain will soon enough bring bare branches hibernating during their six month nap.
For today, I savored life–and it was more spectacular than ever!