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 Oakland County, Michigan My friend Elisabeth is showing how red these leave… Golden Maple we saw today. The last sunny colorful day of Autumn... Oaks in Oakland County, Michigan A pair of Trumpeter Swans with one cygnet American Bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) At the abandoned apple orchard Giants among oak leaves are from White Oaks (Querc… When the last leaf fades away A path through the old apple orchard. Oak leaves high above me. The tallest Red Oak I have ever seen. Maggie is urging me on... Maggie doesn't like water... Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) 24 Hrs later on the bridge. Walking Maggie this morning. Just discovered in our local park. Every maple produces a different color combination Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) Colors of the summer Preserving colors for the winter Maple trees behind our local library. Autumn traversing through space The red dot at the base of the trunk... The color palette of Autumn October at the river A garden decoration on private property. I am now fully charged! 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…