"The freedom of Autumn is best expressed in her annual October party, for no other time of year does Nature take her liberties so fully. Nearly every leaf invited to the party is granted the right to adorn themselves however they wish, tossing aside the customary greens of Spring and Summer, and choosing gaudy dresses of yellow, orange, and red." ~ Jack Mountain

Photographed along Workman Creek, of Arizona's Tonto National Forest.