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Red Berries Red Leaves
Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida). Leaves that, in a subtle way, start to turn from green to red in late June. You have to look and be very aware. It is indeed quite a minuscule change at first. After all it takes months to reach this point of rich red. And those berries. The ultimate scarlet.…
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Red Maples
Red Maple (Acer rubrum). Up here in the mountains I’m seeing the peak of autumnal color. If you haven’t noticed, come on up. It’s ubiquitous. Even down below, in the lowlands, the colors are changing to knockout warmth and brilliance. Come, take a deep breath, slow down, let go of all that is making you…