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. November midday sun The first ice has formed on the lake Weather in Michigan Ore Mountain wood carving Red-breasted Nuthatch (Rotbrustkleiber) The red dot November midday sun Looking downriver at a coal freighter unloading A little pair for the little dog... Autumn is fading. Surprise this morning, November 9th. When winter meets autumn 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.