Friday, October 17, 2008

More Fall Colors

Fall gardening and other business have kept me busy this month--hence, the lack of posts. Meanwhile, Fall continues it relentless march, weaving a quilt of colors and ruffling up piles of leaves along the way. Overnight temperatures recently dipped into the upper 30's and several frost advisories already have been issued. The foliage in this part of the world is outstanding, and our wooded backyard is no exception:

A riot of colors on the ground...


and this glorious sugar maple is a likely suspect.


The red drupes of this Mohawk viburnum begin morphing to blue-black...


while this spring-blooming Dart's Duke viburnum seems confused!


Abelia chinensis is weighed down with honey-scented blooms...


while the glossy abelia's blooms are nearly spent.


This blackhaw viburnum looks hot to the touch!


A red-twigged dogwood has slipped into its winter jammies.

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