October is over, and this Halloween was one of the warmest on record, and dry. That brought a lot of kids out seeking candy. But we noticed that they weren't crunching leaves like they usually do. That's because the leaves are for the most part, still on the trees! Today begins the first installment of the Arlmont Maple Watch for 2008. This was taken this afternoon from my neighbor's yard.
As I headed outside to take pictures this afternoon, I was intrigued by the way the porch framed the view to the street. This is the view from our front door.
Our neighbor Karen's two maples make a fiery display across the street. The smaller one is now molten yellow and it's possible to see the still mostly green leaves on the lower part of our ancient red oak outlined in front of them.
By our back yard, a row of bright red euonymous bushes glow in the afternoon sun. They look so much better since we removed the chain link fence!
Behind our garage, a neighbor's sassafras tree bursts into flame in brilliant orange. It's visible from our kitchen window.
Looking west down the driveway to the street, the full height of the red oak in front becomes apparent. The top of the tree has turned although the lower branches are still green. Meanwhile, the back yard maple is just now tinged with orange. Stay tuned for a daily update on the maple. We aren't sure if this is fall or Indian Summer or what, but with afternoons around 75 we'll take it. The mild dry weather is supposed to last through election day.
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