Sunday, November 10, 2013

Fall Chill is in the Air

Morning dew is still on the grass at noon, and a chill hangs in the air all day. It's a good day to curl up by the fire.

The Japanese Maple dropped its leaves in a single blustery day. Vivid red against the pea green periwinkle makes a carpet of contrast.

The bachelor buttons continue to bloom, and somehow, they continue to evade the roving ruminants.

Red clover is working as a cover crop this winter to keep the weeds to a dull roar. It will be dug into the earth next spring for it's organic matter and nitrogen nodules that will nourish the next batch of pretty flowers. 

Horse Chestnuts hoping to fall on fertile ground; they will not find enough earth beneath them in which to sprout. 

Toadstools on the forest floor; the moist fall has resulted in thousands of fungus friends. 

A toadstool fit for a frog king. 

Puffballs have released their spores underneath the honey locust. 

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