Fall Comes To Kansas, Finally

Fall, in Kansas, this year has been very green and warm. The trees have been reluctant to change color, the grass keeps growing. But finally, this last week the nights have started getting cooler. We even had one night where the temperature dipped into the mid 40s. As a result, we are starting to see the changing of the season. A few weeks later than normal, but better late than never.

In our front yard we have a couple elm trees that have changed into their autumn shades of yellow and purple.

Some of the oaks have also start to show their fall colors while others still hold onto their summer green.

We also have a couple types of maple trees in the area. The silver maples have not begun to change yet.

But the sugar maple down the street has begun to transform into a magnificent red.

Fall has always been my favorite season, a large part because of the colorful display of the fall foliage. Often when we have an unseasonably warm fall the colors never manage to show up in abundance. The leaves turn from green to brown and drop without much to admire.

While it was slow in coming, the early indications are that we will indeed have a beautiful fall after all. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we will not have a hard frost any time soon and mother nature will be able to deliver on this promise.

Until next time...