Fall Colors at Home

I don't remember the fall colors ever having been so vibrant right here at home in the four years since we have lived here. These are the sugar maples that line the driveway next to the house.

I am very anxious to get some new trees planted for an even greater variety of fall colors in the future. These maples are the real motivator...quite beautiful this year, but they are also nearing the end. Some have already been lost to disease or storms. The majority of the shade trees on the property are maples that were presumably planted at the same time. Another reason that I am anxious to get more trees planted is that there is the risk of a sudden loss of most of the old trees in a very short time.

Our deciduous trees.