aspen

The lighting was not perfect for this picture, but it was nevertheless wonderful to see those bright orange aspens out there.

Ski lifts idled above aspens, their leaves just beginning to show a tinge of yellow.

The willows and aspens were bursting out in young buds. Shrubs and vines were putting on fresh grabs of green.

Known for tolerating poor soils and cold climates, aspens flash yellow against their white bark in an unmistakable sign of coming winter.

Shooting from a building slightly above the aspens made for an unusual angle for glowing gold autumn colors.

Then I noticed these aspens leaves and snow at my neighbor's cabin.

A stand of aspens, green coins for leaves, rattled softly in the beginnings of an evening breeze.

And that was a problem for Johnny beaver, because without the aspens he couldn't dam the rivers and streams.

A cluster of tall aspens in a neighborhood in Green Mountain Falls, Colorado.

There are a wide variety of tree pollens, too, from aspens, spruce and other trees, both coniferous and deciduous.

but most of the color is given by the ripe grasses, willows, and aspens .

Aspens at their autumn peak in early October in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.

Sheltered by thick but bare bluffs of aspens, stood a large house, built of logs, White-washed, solid.

And those aspens have those gold leaves in the Appalachian Trail in the fall.

In the endless forest of Colorado, I was attracted to the rhythm of aspens.

I love it when there are entire hillsides with colorful and bright aspens.

They crossed the river by a ferry, and rode long time in silence, while the twilight slowly fell behind the aspens.