The trees are found everywhere around here. As are the deer that eat all the fruit they can reach.

 

 

A boreal larch tree, also known as hackmatack, is a member of the pine family, it is one conifer that changes color every fall and loses its needles. The species grows in wet soil and withstands extremely low temperatures, reasons it’s found widely around here.

Its bright yellow autumn color is shared with birches, also found widely hereabouts.

And let’s not overlook the red punch of sumac.

All too soon, it’s over.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The color comes on in waves.