A peculiar virtue in wildlife ethics is that the hunter ordinarily has no gallery to applaud or disapprove of his conduct. Whatever his acts, they are dictated by his own conscience, rather than that of onlookers. It is difficult to exaggerate the importance of this fact. - Aldo Leopold

Monday, December 26, 2011

Fall Woods

The central Texas autumns are not known for their color, but the colors are out there. While not overwhelming, there are splashes of yellows, reds, and oranges.

These photos were taken about a week ago in the woods behind our house. The woods contain Live Oaks, Post Oaks, Blackjack Oaks, Red Oaks, Cedar Elms and Ashe Junipers.

The Live Oaks and Ashe Junipers are green throughout the fall and winter. The Post Oaks usually turn brown, but this year they seem to be redder. The Red Oaks turn yellow and red and the Cedar Elms turn yellow and orange.

You can see that there's quite a bit of leaf litter on the ground already. The Red Oaks leaves are just turning and some are still green.


Here's a close up of the Red Oak leaves.


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