Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Changes coming

It rained yesterday and even a bit more over night but by noon today the sky was clear and the temperature was rising. The winds stayed quite light from the northwest. Conditions were quite pleasant for a ride after work.

There are several signs of fall about. Some of the trees that I photographed for their flowers in the spring are colorful again with a full load of crabapples. I pass a yard with a couple of female mountain ash trees with the characteristic orange berries. But most of the foliage is still green except for those trees which seem pretty obviously stressed. This maple has turned completely and is already dropping leaves.I don't think that is a healthy tree.

Our season ticket package for hockey arrived today. The fat package of tickets seems like a lot but the season goes by fast and soon the envelope is empty. I guess the same observation applies to bicycling.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I've heard that the dry summer we've had will put a damper on the fall color. Just a few isolated trees here, too. That tree doesn't look full and healthy like the one behind it. SS