[Leica] IMG: Red Maple

[Jim Nichols]

Thanks for looking, Peter.  Credit for that one goes to my late wife.  
As the old Blackjack Oaks became dangerous and had to be removed, she 
selected replacements.  The Red Maple and two Tulip Poplars provide a 
lot of Fall color in my front yard.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 11/4/2017 3:30 AM, Peter Klein wrote:
> 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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