Sunday, April 12, 2015

Photo a Day 74 - Mellow Yellow all around

I love Autumn in the hills. Although our autumn colours cannot rival those in the northerm hemisphere, we have some lovely gardens displaying the autumn colours.

Around this area at the moment, the grape vines are ablaze with gold, turning the hills yellow. This area of the Hills used to be used for apple orchards, which in themselves provided  lovely autumn hues, but with the upsurge in the wine industry, many orchards became vineyards.

 Previously it was thought to be too cold for most grape varieties, but the cold climate varieties that have been planted are producing outstanding wines. Unfortunately too many "would be" wine growers  hopped on the band wagon hoping to cash in on the demand for fine wines and a number of them have fallen by the wayside.


I must find out what that gorgeous flame coloured tree is. Never really noticed it before.

Liz Needle  -  linking with Monday Mellow Yellows








11 comments:

  1. Ah, your grapes have turned yellow while our's are still leafless. Tom The Backroads Traveller

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    1. One thing you can be sure about Tom is that yours will turn green then yellow soon enough. Ours will be leafless soon too.

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  2. Yellow landscape -so lovely!
    Thanks for dropping by.
    www.homezweethome.info/2015/04/yellow-duck.html

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  3. It also could be a summer picture here ! Very nice !

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  4. Beautiful pattern in the field.

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  5. This is beautiful...nothing is quite so heart-tugging as the autumn colors coming on.

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  6. In my area that flame colored tree would likely be a Sugar Maple. But, I don't know if you have those!

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    1. None of the deciduous trees are native to Australia. We do have sugar maples if we buy them and plant them. I must drop in on my neighbours and ask them.

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  7. Great shot! I don't know the name of your tree or mine!

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  8. Love seeing the vines in their golden gowns. Always a picture. Your tree may actually be called a flame tree. It can be quite a disnctive red or orange.

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