It is fall. Our weather in Northwest Louisiana has been warm, dry, and somewhat windy. Leaves are dropping, but not in a particularly pleasing manner. Those characteristic and handsome shades of red, orange or yellow are mostly absent. At this time we mostly have crinkled brown leaves drifting to the ground. Our catalpa trees stand out this week for their shabbiness: large, brown leaves are littering the lush, green lawn near the Fitness Center.
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Some of our deciduous trees have beautiful fall foliage. Others do not. Catalpa trees fall into the latter category. While they have many interesting and useful traits, they are certainly not planted for autumnal color.
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What a mess! All these leaves on the ground have fallen from a single catalpa.
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There are plenty of leaves still attached. Admittedly, we see here and there a nice splash of yellow mixed in with the green and brown leaves.
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Even in the leaf litter, we see some of that pretty yellow color on these large, brittle leaves.
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| The underside lacks the bright splotches; we only have a pale and washed out underbelly. |
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Enough of all the unkind words. A push mower made quick work of those unsightly leaves. This season will bring us much better deciduous displays soon.
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