Rose-Colored View

A recent walk at Devil's Lake State Park revealed breathtaking autumn color in the early evening sun.  Shining against the east bluff, the sun lit up the pinkish rocks and the vegetation in all its brightness.  The scene reminded me of old 35mm color slides that turn color so that everything looks red and pink.  That day at Devil's Lake, the rocks were pinker than normal and the reds and russets stood out over all other colors.  Others out taking a walk had brought their cameras and, one by one, they asked Larry and me to take pictures of them with beautiful fall color in the background.  Digital cameras fortunately prevented me from taking a sour picture.  Larry, the better photographer between the two of us, took the camera when a foursome requested a shot of them underneath a brilliantly red maple.  I tended to only catch a portion of the tree, while Larry, with his artistic eye and still hand, captured the foursome and the entire beautiful tree.  It was an evening cast in a rosy shade for everyone who had the good fortune of being there.