Another Memorable Fall Season

   Every year Cheryl and I go to some favorite spots to check out the color in the neighborhood. Last year was not a good year for color but this year produced some beautiful views that we would like to share with you. They say that 'wet' years are not as colorful as 'dry' years and I would have to agree with that, as this year has been 'dry' and last year was 'wet'. Most of these were taken on Veterans Day but some are earlier, the peak was probably 10 days later this year than last. I still have a golden maple in my back yard that has not even started changing yet.
   We look on this season as a gift from God, a colorful interlude before the harshness of winter sets in. The North Carolina piedmont produces pale yellows to bright vivid yellows to deep goldens to orange to red-orange to bright red to deep reds to purple. Combined with the blues in the sky, we are treated to a rainbow of  pleasant hues to color our palates in our mind's eye.  We are grateful and thankful that we live in an area that provides so much rich natural beauty.