End of the Leaves–Ithaca

Yesterday the sun shone in Ithaca, and my brother-in-law took my suster and I for a drive to see the last of the autumn leaves. It froze hard last night, so leaves were falling fast, but there was a little color left. I took about half of the photos with my iPhone (for which I remembered to bring the cable) and half with my Cannon, for which the cable is back in Alaska. I thought I’d share a few of the iPhone photos.

Most of the iPhone photos were taken through the windshield while the car was moving.

On the streets of Ithaca. Notice how many leaves are on the ground.

Road on the west side of Lake Cayuga.

Fall in Alaska

Strictly photos today, to show how much variation there is in how the leaves turn. We’re at the point where the birches and aspens range from just starting to turn to having lost all their leaves (especially with the winds we had Sunday.)

The last to turn, looking East about an hour before sunset Sept. 17. Notice that many of the deciduous trees are nearly bare. Mostly only the non-native trees are still green.

Looking North, still about an hour before sunset. Most trees that still have their leaves are gold.