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>(I sooo sympathise, with the hot flash vs cold snap, >Marianne!!) I hate the way I break into a sweat, then >chill, because the air is so cool, now. It's not as >bad, in the summer, because I'd be sweating, anyway, >and can always cool off with a spray from the hose! >lol! > >The Elk River Ranch (and Raccoon Refuge) is in Elkton, >Maryland. The colours peak in the last week of >October/first week of November, in this area. We had >it a bit dry here, too, and some trees did shed a bit >early. The drought did have an effect on the black >walnut production -- it's a 'bumper' crop. I seem to >remember reading somewhere that a tree's reaction to >drought is to produce more, not fewer, nuts -- as a >strategy for survival of the species (the more nuts, >the more saplings, in the spring, it the idea ...). >We're supposed to get down to freezing, or a bit >lower, tonight. I'll be bringing the horses in after >the 11 p.m. news. I try to leave them out as much as >possible, as it means less work, on the stalls, in the >morning! > > >>This picture is awesome.......where do you live? >>Here in southern New England,the colors have not been >>as intense as in previous years.....I think it was >>because we had such a dry October,the leaves died and >>fell off the trees before they had a chance to >>change....then we had quite a wind storm last >>weekend,so what was there blew off.......It was also >>the warmest Oct on record.......today was the first >>truly chilly day we have had since Feb or March,I >>believe........and let me tell you,you dont really >>appreciate that cold snap untill you are in the throws >>of a major hot flash!!!!!! >> >>>I'm not all that good with trees, to be honest. I >>>know the 'major players', but not many of the >>>'understory' trees and shrubs. Still, it's not >>>because I've never been told 'what's what', it just I >>>don't have a retentive brain ... sigh. >>> >>>Here's a photo of two of my three Chestnuts -- >>>'Quogue', and my mare, 'More Frills': >>><center><img >>>src="<a rel=nofollow target=_blank >>href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v121/Beverly4H >e >>a">http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v121/Beverly4Hea< >/ >>a> >>>ther/DSC01683.jpg"></center> >>> >>>As one can see, what this area lacks is the brilliant >>>oranges of a sugar maple ... sigh. The Sweet Gum is >>>the main player, in my woods -- it gets some yellow, >>>and a bronze red, but no bright orange. >>> >>>Cathy, I've never had a photo phone, so really have >no >>>idea, at all, how to transfer the photos to a pc ... >>>hope someone else can help you with that techie >stuff! >>> >>> >>>>I envy your knowledge Beverly! I wish I was good at >>>>identifying trees and nature. I currently have a >>>>working camera. Does anyone know if, when I take a >>>>pic with my cell phone and put it on the computer I >>>>can enlarge the pic a little bit to make it easily >>>>viewable? >>>> >>>>Cathy and her little Poo Puff. >>>> >>>> >>>>>Here on the Northernmost Eastern Shore, the colours >>>>>are finally 'full' -- the sweet gum turns bronze, >>the >>>>>swamp maples have gone red, and where the sugar >>maple >>>>>can be found, the glorious gold and orange. I >spent >>>>>the day at Dawn and Greg's Poplar Hall, raking up >>>>>black walnuts -- I filled a large plastic garbage >>can >>>>>with them, and brought them here to the Elk River >>>>>Ranch. My hope is that my outside grey squirrels >>>will >>>>>plant some throughout the woods, here. Now, I'm >>>>>giving thought to calling Bella the beagle in, and >>>>>going over to the Y for a nice soak in their hot >tub >>>>>... >>>>> >>>>>Cathy, I fully sympathise with your decision to >>>>>reclaim your room! Mine, I can't do, until such >>time >>>>>as I've the balcony aviary built -- not likely to >>>>>happen before spring, at best ... sigh. >>>>> >>>>>Well, take some photos, everyone! I'll try to get >a >>>>>photo here (although it began to drizzle, late this >>>>>afternoon -- and the rains will take down the >leaves >>>>>rather fast, I'm sorry to say.) Bye for now!
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