It is a lovely time of year colour-wise and the peak should come in the next few days.

Here are some of the reds that we saw today:

and some orange:

Other botany:

Species list: turkey vulture, red-tailed hawk, herring gull, belted kingfisher, hairy woodpecker, downy woodpecker, blue jay, common raven, black-capped chickadee, white-breasted nuthatch, American robin, ruby-crowned kinglet, northern cardinal, American goldfinch, song sparrow.  (15 species)

Park scenes:

10 a.m. group:

1 p.m. group:

NATURE POETRY

When on the ground red apples lie
In piles like jewels shining,
And redder still on old stone walls
Are leaves of woodbine twining.         – Helen Hunt Jackson (1830–85)

Miles Hearn