Surprise this morning, November 9th. Autumn is fading. A little pair for the little dog... Looking downriver at a coal freighter unloading November midday sun Riverfront St. Clair City, Michigan Locally grown 'Empire' apples The last leaves holding out Winter lace Maggie playing 'hide and seek'. A gull in line with the freighter. Coast Guard Cutter "Hollyhock" is also an icebreak… City block in Port Huron, Michigan. A 'Salty' coming up the river on the way into Lake… Leaf of a Chestnut Oak ? Leaf of a Black Oak Thanksgiving day in our family's backyard. Bittersweet berries Magical light The old oak in its final glory A White Pine seedling, will it survive the harsh w… A magical path through nature. Winter surprise November wind... Ornamental Pear trees in November Ornamental pear tree leaves. November sky Reds and yellows of ornamental pear trees. Ornamental Pear Ornamental Pears A few hundred years old... A forest I knew as a child Old house in my hometown, Northern Germany Clickety-clanc travel in the country Giant Horse Chestnut Raking leaves, a thing of the past. Shadows The last October colors. Leaves I will store in my memory... Halloween eyes are following you, boooh! Crab apples Burning Bush (Euonymus) Stripes, all natural. All on one maple tree.