Good Fences - Ginkgo Tree Edition

Linking up today for GOOD FENCE hosted by Theresa (The Run-a-round Ranch Report.) -  Hope you are all warm and cozy where you are at today.  It's a COLD one today with (shhhh, snow is on the way) here.  I'm staying inside as much as possible. Snow and winter are not my friends.

Last week I went out and drove around for awhile looking for some new fences to photograph (planning ahead for those days when I can't get out).
Right down the street from us is a house with a nice wooden fence.  What caught my eye wasn't the fence so much as what was behind it....

 

Just look at those Golden Ginkgo leaves cascading over the fence.  Aren't they delightful.

 



Ginkgo Trees fascinate me.  To learn more about them click on this link.

I like the Cupola's on this fence. 

Isn't this branch pretty....oh the fence isn't to bad either!

This branch still had some yellow and some green leaves on it.

 Note these photos were taken on 11-6-2014 just one week ago.  So this morning I walked down the street in our wonderful 20 degree weather with my camera and snapped this next photo to show you how much difference a week can make.

Yep all the leaves are gone now and that poor tree is bare but you can really see the top of the fence line now.  My hands nearly froze off walking back home so I'm staying inside now and enjoying looking at all your fences.

The Golden Carpet of Autumn

This morning on my way to my dental appointment I spotted something that I just knew I wanted to photograph. And wouldn't you know it, I didn't have my camera with me.  (I know Debbie...never leave home without it.)   So I wrote down on a piece of paper where I saw what I wanted to photograph and when my appointment was over I went back home and got my camera so I could capture it.  CLICK TO ENLARGE

 It's a lovely Golden Carpet....

Of Ginkgo Tree leaves.  This is the oldest tree in existence.  Well not this particular tree but Ginkgo trees date back to pre-historic times.  They are so fascinating and so pretty when all the leaves fall (practically at once) forming a lovely Golden carpet.  -  I had a tree in mind to take a photograph of but when I went there the other day all the leaves had fallen and the people had already raked them up.  I was so disappointed but now I'm happy again having found this wonderful display.  I hope you enjoy it.

P.S. -  Had to drive back by this same place not more then 3 hours after this photo was taken and would you believe,  they had raked up the leaves!  So glad I got there when I did.