Can't wait for winter

The heat and humidity of summer have kicked in.  On average, a July high up here is only 78 degrees.  Notably warmer than that now.  The very wet air seems to draw out all the mosquitoes and ticks imaginable.  Can't wait for winter as a result.

Even with the heat, summer walks can provide aesthetic value.  Such as:

Two cousins together, yellow birch and paper birch.

Another paper birch that loves to peel.

A baby sugar maple. There are many really young sugar maples on the forest floor.  Thanks to great shade tolerance and long life, they'll dominate a good chunk of the property in a few hundred years.  The fortunate person who owns the land then may make a bundle each year on maple syrup!