THE HUNT FOR RED (...and yellow, and orange, and maybe some purple) OCTOBER

We are having a glorious Autumn here in 

the American Midwest.  We live in an area

known for beautiful leaf color in the Fall but

this year seems to be particularly beautiful.

I have heard that it is a combination of 

temperature, sunlight and soil temperature

that makes the leaves so vivid.

In this area, people who go out to see the

Autumnal color are called "leaf peepers".

For the past two weeks we have been trying to

figure out when the "peak" of the color will be.

On our days off we would make plans to go

out for a drive to see the foliage but each time

it was very overcast or raining and that doesn't

make for good photos.

I hike in these woods every day and for the 

past week I have forgotten to bring my camera

on my hikes.

Today we were off and the sun was out finally.

It was a perfect Indian Summer day, the temperature

reached 75 F!

But sadly, we missed the peak time, many of 

the leaves are off the trees already.

So no sweeping vistas of trees of many colors...

And with the breezy weather we had today,

the leaves will all be down soon.  They were

falling like snow today.

So enjoy these photos of the color I could find 

on my hike today.

The sky was so blue.  As my old friend

Lucie Anne from England used to say,

"that beautiful American blue sky".

From our American Homestead to wherever you

may call home, I hope you enjoy the show from

Mother Nature.

Enjoy Autumn, Winter is coming soon enough.