When the sun comes from behind the leaves at Burns Creek, the colors are intensely rich, bright, and beautiful. If you stand in the shade of the tree trunk, you can look at the leaves without the sun in your eyes.

Can you feel the excitement of the stream as it enters from the left? Does the quiet, calm of the stream as it pools in the center bring you peace?

Do you long to follow as it exits to the right over a little waterfall, turns the corner, and flows on down the valley?

I was pleased that I was able to preserve all the feelings I savored and the panoramic view I experienced while enjoying this backlit scene. You are welcome to linger here with the butterfly at Burns Creek. Meditative painting creek woods fall colors in forest.