FALL COLOR IS A BIT LATE THIS YEAR

RED MAPLES AND PAPER BIRCH

GRAY DOGWOOD (CORNUS RACEMOSA)

...CLOSER LOOK

AN OCCASIONAL SUGAR MAPLE

Thursday...posted late Wednesday evening.
   Signs of fall are still not very obvious around the state, even in far northern Bayfield.  A flaming swamp red maple, a subtle yellowing of leaves on birch and aspen, and an occasional orange or yellow sugar maple are hints of fall color among the ubiquitous green of the Wisconsin landscape.
   Fall color is a bit late this year, only streaks and smudges of color here and there for the most part, but as the night time temperatures plunge consistently toward freezing the color will suddenly appear, and it will be glorious.