Never in a hurry

When you have a good shot at living 300 years, you're never in a hurry.  Red oaks always leaf out late, sometimes not until Memorial Day weekend.  They are also slow to change color in the autumn. Most other trees have no leaves left, but red oaks hold out for a while.  Here are some pictures from yesterday and today, two days of glorious sunshine and pleasingly cool fall temps. The last photo shows an oak behind some lovely paper birches still retaining some leaves.