Autumnal Beauty

The trees, resplendent in autumnal garb, glow like burnished copper and gold.

I have been stunned by the colors this fall  and have been turning the opening sentence over and over in my mind every day this week on the way to work.  I choose a word, look for a better word, rearrange the sentence, fantasize how I'll use it in casual conversation.  

I'll miss the the riot of color when the leaves are done.  But it will make for safer driving.