Autumn from above.
I've written about how much I like the autumn palette of the desert in general, Wenatchee in particular. How it has inspired a color palette. I feel like the colors this autumn have been more striking than usual. The weather, sublime.
Speaking of inspiration, I also got K a book called The Modern Garden for her birthday last week. In it is featured a lot of work by the mid-century architectural photographer Ezra Stoller. Holy cow. Yes, I was instantly inspired by both his striking compositions as well as the color grading of his half-a-century-old films. So this past weekend I sent up the drone to capture some shots of our house and gardens this autumn from overhead.
For fun, I laid out one of them like a spread from the book…
For more fun, a version like a Stoller black and white…
Though no Ezra Stoller, I liked the shadows and lines of the roof, the details of the sun shade, patio rug, and Ikea outdoor chairs near the fire pit. The captions are incredibly pretentious and only meant to mirror the credentials given to each photo in the book. Haha.
Evident over the years from previous looking-straight-down photos are all the changes that continue to happen in the yard and around the house. It's cool to see the updates. Most notably in the photo above are Katie's hillside of hand-built gabion cages. Impressive work and a project that took her three years to complete. We blame small children. The yard is still a mess, projects unfinished and strewn with tools and toys. A work in progress.
Then there's the autumn palette again. The sages and hydrangeas, dusty green and orange. Long shadows cast across our wild hillside.
Even the foothills, sprinkled with the distinct orange sage, are alight in the autumn afternoons.
Yes, it's really been a beautiful season. I'll be sad almost to see it go when the snow starts to fall.
