It"s that time of year in the Northern Hemisphere when the hills shed their summer greens, unveiling a blaze of colours that lights up the season. The change usually begins in September and early October, with higher slopes turning first, followed by the lower valleys. Among the stars of this display are the aspens, whose leaves shimmer like gold coins in the sunlight. The magic of aspen colours, however, isn"t guaranteed year after year. Their golden glow depends on many factors—tree health, local weather shifts, soil moisture and where they grow in terms of elevation and latitude.
Autumn colours below Mount Sneffels near Ridgway, Colorado, United States
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Mount Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia
-
Methoni Castle, Messinia, Greece
-
Llyn Padarn lake, Snowdonia, Wales
-
Wahclella Falls, Oregon, USA
-
Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, Brazil
-
Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States
-
Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
-
Sea lion in a kelp forest, Baja California, Mexico
-
Plum blossoms, China
-
Duckling in a water meadow, Suffolk, England
-
Andean cocks-of-the-rock, Ecuador
-
Tsavo East National Park, Kenya
-
Village of Santa Maddalena, Dolomites, Italy
-
Sunrise at a vineyard in Bordeaux, France
-
Asian swallowtail butterfly
-
Tulips at Emirgan Park in Istanbul, Türkiye
-
Clark Range, Yosemite National Park, California, United States
-
Hungarian Parliament Building, Budapest, Hungary
-
Sørvágsvatn lake, island of Vágar, Faroe Islands
-
Polar bear mother and cubs
-
The ruins of an ancient monastery, Skellig Michael, Ireland
-
A male chaffinch in a crab apple tree
-
Giant anteater
-
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Brazil
-
Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy
-
Eltz Castle, Germany
-
Whale shark
-
Dubrovnik, Croatia
-
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA
-
Svolvaer, Lofoten Islands, Norway
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

