What a difference a few days make. After a fairly substantial 3 inches (7.6 cm) of snow on Sunday, the temperatures finally stabilized at a comfortable and slightly crisp fall-like 60℉ (15.5℃). Combine these temperatures with the changing of the foliage and I'm finally getting into the Fall spirit.
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A red tinged leaf with morning dew on the trail in Indian Cave S.P. |
Over the past three or four weeks I have been going to Hitchcock Nature Center and Indian Cave State Park and over this period I have watched the trees turn gold, yellow,orange, and red.
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Indian Cave has the most colorful foliage. |
In the past I have always been either too early or too late to see the Fall colors in 'full bloom'. Hiking a couple times a week has given me the opportunity to admire the change. Hitchcock's colors are predominantly gold and yellow. Small bushes add pops of dark red and parasitic vines added orange.
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Orange leaves of a parasitic vine. |
I wish the colors would stay all winter but the leaves will soon be falling. On a walk earlier this week I walked on some sidewalks covered in green leaves that fell after the Sunday freeze, never getting the chance to turn colors.
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A pop of yellow at Hitchcock Nature Center. |
Fall has always been one of my favorite seasons. This year has been a bit strange with the higher than normal temps and rain. The Fall has also taken on some melancholy hues with the memories of 2016. Nevertheless, I still have a warm place in my heart for this change-filled time of the year.