It’s been quite a weather year. Warmest March in memory, shirtsleeve weather. A normal May through June. Then July hit and we went seven weeks without rain, temps mostly in the 90’s, quite a few days over 100F. The grass burned and died, trees were stressed beyond belief, gardens faltered. And then the fall. Dry, cool nights, warm days, and against all expectations, the colors just took off. With half the trees yet to turn, some species put on a show. Here’s what it looked like:
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