soupy morning mist
drapes across mountain valley
peaks play hide and seek
ready to party
decked out in finest attire
looking pretty posh
but a smattering
golden against balding rock
fall makes its entrance
fragile cacti blooms
here today gone tomorrow
transient sunshine
lifeless silvered pine
marks endless passage of time
stubbornly erect
ice encrusted world
makes for treacherous footing
cardinal needs YakTrax
sea of impatiens
churns up waves in the garden
orange tide incoming
decay underway
perennials past their peak
flowers bid adieu
when first freeze arrives
foliage starts to lose vigor
brown and shriveling
dappled in sunshine
river courses far below
singing off the rocks
