The red ochre of autumn.
Boston Ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) turns the walls red as the days shorten and we move into autumn.

The days are getting shorter.


Leaves lose the green pigment of chlorophyll.

Anthocyanin levels rise giving the red ochre of autumn leaves.

Red leaves of a Japanese Acer tree in Autumn in Oxfordshire

Red leaves on an autumnal day captured by MrPKalu
