Sometimes nature brings us unending beauty in the Fall and sometimes it quickly reminds us that the season is a transition to a long, cold Winter. Kudos to the three or four trees that hung on to their color as long as they did.

November 18, 2012. Nikon D90 (DX sensor), 70–300mm Nikon zoom lens at 70mm (35mm equivalent: 105mm), f/9.5, 1/250, ISO 500.