Color season so far

Red maples and white ashes are the main trees to turn so far.  Birches, sugar maples, and red oaks will start the annual color show in earnest soon, with oaks the last to go.

This red maple is near the house

These two younger red maples are showing the variety of color the species displays in October.

One of our great ashes has lost many leaves already

Another red maple not far from the house, perhaps the best of the species on Hardwood Hermitage, has a crown looking truly grand against the totally clear sky.