Autumn abounds

Maple trees create a colorful backdrop for the dried field grass.

It seems like fall arrived overnight or at least within the last few days. Maples, oaks, sassafras and other trees create colorful displays across Pennsylvania’s rolling hills.
The DCNR’s fall foliage report says the best color for our region is expected now through Oct. 24. The report can be found at http://www.visitpa.com/sites/default/master/files/pdfs/Fallfoliagereport2016.pdf .

Despite a few frosts, some summer blossoms have survived and are feeding the hungry bees. Warmer temperatures are expected this week, but a change is in the air.

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Colorful leaves are reflected in a Pinegrove Township pond.

 

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A maple leaf is stuck on an apple tree branch.

 

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Maple leaves are scene against a colorful background.

 

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Autumn leaves float on a Pinegrove Township creek.

 

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A bumble bee feeds on some of the last blossoms in the garden.

Crazy Critters

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Kennedy and Kyle enjoy a misty morning at the pond.

 

(A Walk in the Woods contains photos from newsroom staffer Anna Applegate’s daily jaunts around her neck of the woods. Tagging along on the treks are dogs, Buford and Sherman, and goats, Kyle and Kennedy. Applegate manages the Good Times and can be emailed at bigdogs.thederrick@gmail.com)