Fall Colors II

Fall Colors 2

秋天的顏色 II
11/11/2020 (rev. w/additions from previous postings)

一葉知秋
The first fallen leaves announce the arrival of autumn

秋樹上的紅葉

Autumnal color

五彩落葉入畫

Watercolor painting 

A page from my coloring book 

Illustrator: Lisa Congdon 

Coloring by: Grace Liu

秋天的景色

Five adult quails stood guard

on the fence w/ an

Autumnal scenery in the background 

今秋收成的果實

Fruits of your effort 

(A plateful of Fuyu persimmons)

做柿餅的風乾過程

Drying the persimmons 

For hoshigaki, however, you will need to use hachiya persimmons. These are longer and pointed. When unripe, they are firm, but as they ripen, the flesh becomes gelatinous. Unripe hachiyas are not edible. The flesh is intensely tannic and bitter. To make hoshigaki, though, you want them still unripe and quite firm. ( from TheSpruceEats )

For those interested in the whole process of making dry persimmons 

here’s a YouTube link for you

https://youtu.be/W4XRuE9fCv4

褪盡葉片的秋樹

Autumn Trees

Japanese maple

Leaves*and winged seeds**

*Brown leaf edges on maples and other trees are symptoms of scorch. This occurs when the tree loses water from its leaves faster than it can absorb it from the soil. Drought, windy conditions, and root damage or restrictions are often the cause. ... Occasional scorch will not kill the tree - 

Edges of Maple Leaves Turning Black :: Melinda Myers

**Maple seeds More commonly referred to as “helicopters,” “whirlers,” “twisters” or “whirligigs,” samaras are the winged seeds produced by maple trees. All maples produce samaras, but red, silver and Norway maples often produce the largest quantities.May 11, 2012

**Maple seeds  A pair of the winged fruits, called samaras, with a seed embedded at the ends, are attached together near the seed-ends 

Maple seeds dropping in soon - MSU Extension

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靜物

Still Life

Down the street on a clear day

right after a stormy night 

seeds and seed pods from nearby trees scattered around

in various shapes and form abundant 

amidst piles of fallen leaves on the roadside 

Unlikely to join in cycle of reproduction 

Just a few of them from the ground

into a small lacquer bowl

Only for enjoyment

of their unique 

and simple

beauty

Grace