PHOTOPAGE 356

   

   

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 Late November 2007

This year, we have had a short, but brilliant display of Autumn leaves. The iconic transformation began late this year such that October still showed mostly green. 

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356.11 Riverview

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356.12  Bur Oak? 

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356.13 Fire Bush and Maple Leaf 

   

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356.1 Sugar Maple   

Mostly skeletal trees >> now line the canal. Notice the branches leaning toward the open space created by the water.   

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356.2 Canal View 

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356.3 Touching

The Woolly Bear >>> caterpillar on the right is a species that has proverbially been able to predict the severity of the coming Winter by the relation of the brown band to the black. Here's more. 

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 356.4 Woolly Bear  

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356.5 Bud

<<Nearby the entrance to the park is an upscale private high school. I note that the bottles seem more arranged than scattered. Disclaimer: I have no knowledge of the incident or the identity of the partyers.

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 356.6 Sycamore Trunk 

Contrast on the left and on the right. A time lapse video might show the melting of the colors into a sameness of  browns- something to imagine.

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356.7 Silver Maple  

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356.8 Jogger 

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356.9 Wet Leaves 1 

Water adds to the painterly effect of the leaves. Here's a view of the path after a rain.

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356.10 Wet leaves 2  

 

 

   

 
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