[Leica] IMG: Red Maple

[Peter Klein]

Thanks for posting, Jim.  The red maple is beautiful. As a transplanted 
New Englander, I always smile when I see red trees in the fall.  Around 
here, the native trees turn mostly yellow. There is a low-growing "vine 
maple" that is red, but you don't see much of that in the city and 
suburbs.  I'm very thankful that whoever planned my neighborhood planted 
a bunch of non-native maple trees that turn fairly red. There's a bit of 
orange in them, but close enough for out here.  And we have exquisite 
Japanese maples, some yellow, some red.

I snapped a few red ones myself, but I was preoccupied with some B&W 
work all week.  I'll post them soon.

And would you believe, it snowed much of Thursday night and Friday 
through about 2:00PM here in Seattle. It was above freezing at ground 
level, but cold enough above to snow quite a bit.  It didn't stick after 
sunrise, but it sure told us that summer was definitely over, in case we 
had any doubt. It is presently 33 degrees F.

--Peter


 > Most years, this Red Maple is fully turned by October 31, Halloween.?
 > This year, it is about three days late.? But, on this Friday, even after
 > a rain shower, it is glowing.? Here is a typical branch, shown against
 > the background of my neighbor's award-winning landscaping.
 >
 > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20171103-PB037210.JPG.html
 >
 > And here is how my yard now appears.
 >
 > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20171103-PB037214.JPG.html
 >
 > Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
 >
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