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Nothing Gold Can Stay

Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.

--Robert Frost

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Autumn is my favorite season and watching the leaves change from green to yellow to orange and red, is one of my favorite parts.  I took a photo of the tree behind our apartment a few weeks ago.  The colors of the leaves were just staring to change, mostly greens and yellows with a pop of red and orange.  I kept forgetting to upload it and a few days ago I was struck by the contrast of the fiery orange with the blue sky and snapped another photo.  Comparing the two I realized how drastic the change was in such a short time.  It's hard to believe it {its been so unseasonably warm here the last few days} but winter is just around the corner.  The blanket of color is thickening daily, and soon the final leaf will begin its descent.

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