Leaves are already starting to fall, littering the woods and my driveway. Last night’s rain proved heavy enough to knock down many of the leaves that had already dried and turned color, though the driveway is not yet completely covered. By the time the last of them fall, the leaves will be at least ankle deep. As yet, spots of driveway and forest floor are still visible, so what I see today is only the beginning of that yearly ritual.
It is normal for some leaves to fall before others, though I always find this a bit disconcerting. For some reason I’m afraid that means there won’t be much to the blaze of fall colors, that little will be left to see. I probably know this isn’t true, but the fear is there anyway. I keep expecting that all the leaves will be at their peak on the same day and that none of them will fall before that day. This never happens; it’s only in some perfect vision of fall that would be the case.
Today’s photo was taken last evening in the valley off the mountain. I tried to get one of the road up to my cabin this morning—the colors have really come along in the past few days—but the dense fog and rain so washed out the shades that I will wait for better light. I just hope the leaves don’t fall before I can get that photo!
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Hi, I know you are a birder and live just north of me and I wanted to share that I have been hearing geese honking overhead late at night. I love that sound, it is the sound of fall for me. I enjoyed your photo and comments.
Squirrel: i've been hearing geese at night, too. Well, I did before the rain anyway. They were really flying when the moon was full. Thanks for visiting!!
Very pretty! I had almost given up hope that we would have a colorful autumn in northern NY, but almost overnight it came on gloriously. I've come to crave that compensation for summer's ending, and when fall just fizzles out, I sure feel cheated.
I'm cursing the rain this week!!! It's pretty much peak here and it's raining. Next chance of a decent day will be sunday, by then a good chuck of the leaves might be gone .
Looking forward to a long weekend in my Ozarks woods. I hope I can see a lot of the seasonal change there.
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