A garden decoration on private property. October at the river The color palette of Autumn The red dot at the base of the trunk... Autumn traversing through space Maple trees behind our local library. Preserving colors for the winter Colors of the summer Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) Every maple produces a different color combination Just discovered in our local park. Walking Maggie this morning. 24 Hrs later on the bridge. Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) Visitors in our parking lot October sky Shaggy Mane (Coprinus comatus) Autumn in Michigan Autumn in Michigan Oaktrees in Oakland County, Michigan American Bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) A Bolete...but which... One of the last days with so much color Sunlight at the end of the day. Goldfinch portrait King of the pond October contrasts Stretching for the last warm ray of sun Grasshopper and a hundred or more aphids This groundhog (Marmota monax) paid no attention t… October at the nature center I found an army of martians today... Warm colors. A cedar was saved from collapsing Wild pink roses produced these rosehips Northern Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon) Puffballs the size of soccer balls American Painted Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) In a hurry to cross the concrete walk... October days Autumn fields A double rainbow above our complex. ...and this was the end of the dramatic performanc… One bird has finally discovered the seeds... Windblown grapevine leaf