Celebrating autumn early. A small tree that I depend on to create the colors of the season. Not many but enough to know what is coming. Red and green. A few of the leaves of Winged Sumac (Rhus copallina) jump ahead of other leaves starting the color change.

A tree that enchants me, not only with red and green but with flowers during the summer that attract large numbers of pollinators. Bees so busy they seem to make the trees hum with glee.

So many favorites. This is one.