Fall getaway, 2014
This past weekend it was off to the North Carolina Mountains at the invitation of friends to join them in their mountain cabin. It’s a little less then a three hour drive
Forest floor give away
The last couple of weeks on my morning walks I’ve noticed clear signs of fall, not in the trees but on the forest floor. Viewing the trees/forest from any distance and you can’t discern much change but the leaves falling from certain trees giveaway the season quickly approaching.
Leaves, after the fall
Crunching about in the woods this last week with a crisp carpet of fallen leaves beneath my feet I was remembering how much I use to enjoy playing in the leaves on fall days as a child — wonderful play. I’ve noticed I wasn’t the only one enjoying the fall woods and it’s fallen leaves, as attest by the beautiful photos of Mark Graph.
Autumn Oak
The rusty reddish brown’s of an Oak Tree in late Autumn on a rainy day.
We can always talk about the weather…especially these days
This has been a protracted Fall. It seems to be happening in stages with some nice foliage colors at each stage — not the impact of when they all turn at once, but still nice.
Perhaps it’s the weather. Week to week, or even day to day, I’m never certain what to expect so why would trees be any less confused.
A ride before winter
“People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy.” ~~ Anton Chekhov
During one of my recent visits to a local park, on a warm day, this young lad was burning up the walking/riding path on his two-wheeler.