Olivia O’Neall, left, and her friend Keegan O’Connor help pick up leaves for a neighbor in Denver on Oct. 19. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)
Our autumn this year was long, relatively calm and beautiful. Trees, shrubs and plants had the time, moderate temperatures and relatively mild winds that allowed them to develop, hold and show their changing colors for the past several months. Flowers that were pruned back after each bloom blossomed repeatedly from early spring through summer and far into fall. Precipitation exceeded the norm and arrived at relatively regular intervals usually as moderate rain with fewer days of hail and less violent winds than in previous years. A late frost this spring robbed us of some flowering tree blossoms, but cold weather held back until Nov. 10, suddenly and decisively ending the garden show with the arrival of an expected week-long freeze and our first significant windblown snowstorm.
May the memories of colorful autumn leaves and bright flowers warm our hearts and help us endure the end of moderation.
Robert J. Lorenz, Denver
This letter was published in the Nov. 12 edition.
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