It turned out to be a good weekend for autumn walks, if you don’t mind a little bone-numbing cold. We took a little stroll along the paved walking/biking trail at Barnes Park yesterday. The sun came and went, the wind came and stayed, the rain held off mostly. Open spaces along the trail make it easy to see the changing trees.
One of the things I like about Barnes is the diversity of the landscape: sandy dunes, pine forest, stands of hardwoods, wetlands, bayshore. I always find the places where they come together especially beautiful.
When the sun popped out the color blazed.
The flaming leaves show to best advantage against the deep green of the pines.
The power line right-of-way is pretty scrubby, but sometimes the flashiest colors are there.
This looks pretty dry, and it is. Sandy soil drains quickly. But those dark clouds brought more rain, and even some suspiciously thick rain that we won’t discuss.
Torch Lake Views 
California Dreaming
October 11, 2009
Your pictures of all the beautiful fall colors makes me homesick for the beautiful places that have all those lovely fall leaves. We are lucky to have a very few Liquid Ambers here in Southern California. But I don’t envy your cold numbing winds and snow. I could use a little rain out here though.
Scott Thomas Photography
October 12, 2009
You have a lot more color than I do in upstate NY. While the trees have gotten colorful, nothing like your flaming leaves.
p.j. grath
October 12, 2009
Oh, Gerry, those are gorgeous, and you are absolutely right about red leaves against deep green pine needles. Don’t you feel sorry for our dogs, who miss most of the color? But then, we miss the symphony of smells that intoxicates them, so I guess it all evens out.
centria
October 12, 2009
What gorgeous photos, Gerry! The reds are lookin’ awesome. And the yellows and oranges too. I am feeling inadquate for taking pics of all this beauty for some reason. Seems like the expanse of the eye captures it better than the lens…