Here is a little collection of photos from Edmonton, Canada on November 5, 2021. We have had a pleasant autumn this year – mild temperatures and no snow yet. The leaves were very colorful but alas, they have all fallen now, leaving a gray haze of skeleton trees across the river valley. Those fallen leaves and grasses have faded to dormant golden brown and we are left with a very subtle beauty. Of course a bright blue sky (and its reflection in the river) adds a dramatic burst of color.

The north bank of the North Saskatchewan River in Dawson Park always looks dramatic in its barren autumn cloak:

Even with minimal landscape color at this time of year I am still attracted to the forms, textures (and occasional burst of colors) from the tree trunks:

Even without color (excepting the occasional hanger-on) the forms of the trees are worth noticing:

The ice has just started to form on the edge of the North Saskatchewan River. In a month it will be frozen over until it breaks up in March.

Different seasons, different beauties.