{"id":7397,"date":"2022-10-22T05:58:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T10:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=7397"},"modified":"2022-11-01T23:47:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T04:47:58","slug":"a-fifth-of-fall-colors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=7397","title":{"rendered":"A firth of fifth of fall colors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/10\/autumn_trees_8942-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/10\/autumn_trees_8942-4.png 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/10\/autumn_trees_8942-4-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/10\/autumn_trees_8942-4-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I know we&#8217;re reaching that dreary point where so many leaves have fallen, turned brown, or both, but hopefully these photo posts can prolong the autumn beauty for a little while until the snow arrives.  It isn&#8217;t the dread of bleaker scenes which caused me to use the Genesis song title for the title of this post, though.  I just needed a Fifth reference, and there isn&#8217;t any water in this post to make Firth relevant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve never been a fan of Spring because everything&#8217;s still so barren and brown, even when the nice, warm temperatures arrive.  Fall is where it&#8217;s at, even when it begins to get really cold overnight.  And then there are the photos.  Instead of pining for the fjords, let&#8217;s bask in the photos of autumn beauty&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/10\/autumn_trees_8972-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/10\/autumn_trees_8972-4.png 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/10\/autumn_trees_8972-4-150x101.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/10\/autumn_trees_8972-4-448x300.png 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>Taste the rainbow.  I actually saw this in my rearview mirror and pulled over to point my camera back at it.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/10\/autumn_trees_8963-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/10\/autumn_trees_8963-5.png 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/10\/autumn_trees_8963-5-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/10\/autumn_trees_8963-5-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>What a spread!  I&#8217;m so blessed to have caught this.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/10\/autumn_trees_8969-71.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/10\/autumn_trees_8969-71.png 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/10\/autumn_trees_8969-71-150x101.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/10\/autumn_trees_8969-71-448x300.png 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>A smorgasbord of color, with dramatic skies overhead.  Just what a fella needs to destress and relax with a camera.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/10\/autumn_tree_8870-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/10\/autumn_tree_8870-2.png 333w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/10\/autumn_tree_8870-2-100x150.png 100w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/10\/autumn_tree_8870-2-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><figcaption>I thought this tree was cool simply because it&#8217;s so darn gnarly.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/10\/autumn_trees_8981-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/10\/autumn_trees_8981-3.png 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/10\/autumn_trees_8981-3-150x99.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/10\/autumn_trees_8981-3-453x300.png 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>One more super colorful hill.  Isn&#8217;t it spectacular?<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/10\/autumn_trees_8984-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/10\/autumn_trees_8984-6.png 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/10\/autumn_trees_8984-6-150x99.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/10\/autumn_trees_8984-6-455x300.png 455w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Okay, here&#8217;s some advance notice: we&#8217;re heading down the road to some different fall photography, and colors I never expected to see.  Y&#8217;all come back real soon now, ya hear?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I know we&#8217;re reaching that dreary point where so many leaves have fallen, turned brown, or both, but hopefully these photo posts can prolong the autumn beauty for a little while until the snow arrives. 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