FALLING LEAVES 2023, Episode 3. This week I mostly return to my traditional format with the view of the pond from our rear deck.

The tree is the foreground is entirely without green leaves and I fear is mostly dead. We'll probably have to have it taken down over the winter. It isn't clear from this picture, but many of the trees in the background are losing leaves as well.

Skipping for a moment my usual fire pit photo, I look across the road to the west where winter is clearly setting in. The larger trees are mostly dying, a result of last spring's hard freeze, and even the more hardy smaller trees are already losing their leaves. The grass and roses along the driveway and road seem to be thriving, though.

Some good news on the south side of the house -- the dogwood trees appear to not only have survived, but thrived. They're green, turning purple with the cooler weather and plenty of berries to pass on to the squirrels (of which we have plenty).

Going down to our pond, it's still mostly green, but there's obvious browns showing in the canopy. It's somewhat surprising that the leaves are turning this early, but the pond in protected somewhat from the weather so I don't expect much change over the next few weeks.

But then maybe I'm too optimistic. This picture is of the trees along the back side of the dam, and while they do change sooner than along the opposite side above, are now a dappled light green/yellow. Maybe it will yet be a harsh winter (for Georgia).

Finally on the brighter side I return to the fire pit/barn. The grass is gone due to the colder weather and lack of rain, but the trees are still almost entirely green.

Until next week.