On Tuesday of last week, Dave and I managed to get out for a day of thrifting. We went down to Chatham, where there’s a whole bunch of thrift stores we don’t often get to visit. The drive there is a nice one – all country roads that go through a few small towns. And I noticed how gorgeous the fall colour was. Unfortunately, as I was driving.. there are no pictures to show you. I’ve tried to make up for it with pics from my walk to the post office instead.

There are a lot of old maples in town, and they really seem to give the best colour.

This house has a couple of very old maples (my guess is over 100 years old) and they turn the most gorgeous shade of bright red every year. They absolutely glow in the sunshine. The owners also tap these trees each spring.

This Maple is just down the street from us. Its not as old as the red one, but it’s much fuller and lusher. And you can see it’s leaves are more orange than red. I think it’s just as pretty.

Our only tree is a purple Norway Maple. It’s leaves are beautiful in the summer, with it’s red/green/purple tints… but they just turn brown and fall off in the autumn

They do give a satisfying crunch underfoot though! They also provide a nice bit of insulation for the plants and critters in my Woodland Garden.

The colour will probably only last another week or so. A couple good windstorms, or a really hard frost, and all the leaves will be stripped from the branches.

At least I can enjoy the view out my sewing room window until then!