Credit: Tony Stagge
A leaf at Juan Soloman Park. Credit: Anna Ward
A fountain in Woodruff Place. Credit: Alicia Baker
Edna Balz Lacy Family Park. Credit: Dawn Olsen

Aubade for Turning Leaves

It’s 81 degrees on October 28th
I had to remove my sweater in the voting line
nothing will ever be as it was
except the leaves turning
marigold, umber, auburn,
orange as the slumping pumpkins
on countless porches and stoops
which will be food for weevils and flies
which will be food for sparrows
lingering in the heat
gone by first frost
back again to sing their morningsong
calling us outside to see the leaves
now a million emeralds just above our heads

– Autumn Pryor, Indianapolis poet

Someone sits at a bus shelter on Vermont Street. Credit: Austin Gibble
The Cultural Trail on South Street. Credit: Dawn Olsen
FFA Members in Indy for the national convention plant bulbs and remove invasive species at Newfields on Oct. 24, 2024, as part of FFA’s Days of Service. Credit: Melissa Mattingly
Leaves line the sidewalk in the 800 block of Noble Street in Fletcher Place. Credit: Dawn Olsen
Credit: Beth Brandon
Credit: James Todd
(Left) A tree in Garfield Park. “I loved the ombré tree just as the leaves were starting to change. We love going for a walk every day or so to see how the park changes daily,” Brandon said.
The Indianapolis skyline Oct. 27, 2024, seen from Crown Hill Cemetery. Credit: Austin Gibble
Fall scenes on a warm afternoon walk in Woodruff Place. Credit: Alicia Baker
Credit: Martha Cortes
(Right) “Since the pandemic, I have lived on the west side, a couple of blocks from the main entrance of Eagle Creek Park. I am always in awe of the area’s beauty, but the fall makes it even more magical. This picture was taken while walking with my son at the Mary and John Geisse Soccer Complex,” Cortes said.
The main gate to Crown Hill Cemetery. Credit: Austin Gibble
Fall foliage behind a sign for St. Clair Street. Credit: Jen Bingham
Credit: Alicia Baker
The canal by Holcomb Gardens. Credit: Emily Wingate
A tree in Woodruff Place. Credit: Alicia Baker
A magnificent ginkgo tree at North Washington Boulevard and 42nd Street. Credit: Tami Coleman
Credit: Elizabeth Enas
Credit: Melissa Mattingly
(Left) “I love living in Irvington, especially in autumn. It is such a pleasure to take our dog on a walk and watch him be uncharacteristically dainty as he navigates the fallen leaves on the ground,” Enas said. (Right) FFA Members in Indy for the national convention plant bulbs and remove invasive species at Newfields on Oct. 24, 2024, as part of FFA’s Days of Service.
Trees along Fort Harrison’s Lawrence Creek Trail. Credit: Anna Ward
Leaves begin to change colors on a downtown road in Indianapolis on Oct. 25 Credit: Nathan Ensley
Gingko trees at Crown Hill Cemetery. Credit: Tom Davis
Credit: Hannah Locke
Credit: Tony Stagge

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