On Sunday afternoon, Michael and I took a leaf walk. It was about 80 degrees out, which feels very incongruous with fall colors, but the air was clear and the light was good. I have 5000 photos on my computer and countless film photos in my studio, but when it is this pretty out, it is imperative that I take advantage of it. There is always something new to photograph, which means new ideas for painting. If I could paint like my friend Diana Moses Botkin, instead of a camera, I’d have a pochade box! But alas, I rely on my photos. Here are some of the sights we enjoyed:
There is one red tree blazing in the distance as we look downstream the middle fork of the Kaweah River, most likely a liquid ambar. (yep, that’s how it is spelled!)
The pink leaves are persimmon, the next tree down the fence is pomegranate, (finally got that pomegranate jelly made on Sunday evening, but not from this tree.) and the furthest red berries are pyracantha. 
The brightest trees in Three Rivers are usually Chinese Pistache. Weird name – not “pistachio” but “pistache”, and I didn’t see any in China!
This is a sycamore. The photo was enhanced a bit for your viewing pleasure. It was pretty in real life, but not quite this pretty!
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