Red Berries Red Leaves

Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida). Leaves that, in a subtle way, start to turn from green to red in late June. You have to look and be very aware. It is indeed quite a minuscule change at first. After all it takes months to reach this point of rich red. And those berries. The ultimate scarlet. Waiting for birds, squirrels, to come, to eat, to distribute their seeds.

Autumn. I love it.

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.

2 thoughts on “Red Berries Red Leaves”

  1. It’s so delightful to be back in the East and enjoy the Dogwoods after 50 years in the west without.

    1. Theresa! Welcome back home! I can imagine your feelings. I am totally in love with my husband’s place of birth and where he was raised – New Mexico but, oh what a difference there is between the two areas!

      Thanks bunches for reading my posts – and for reaching out to me. I love hearing from you!
      Bren

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