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>I agree, Bev; it's much easier to "blend in" during a >summer meltdown. Now, folk tend to look at you >strangely when the cold northeast winds are blowing >and you are stripping down to a tank top that is 3 >layers under the hoodie!! We were 40 degrees last >night; today is beautiful but quite nippy! > > > > >>(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/Beverly4 >H >>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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