Autumn in Western New York is often spectacular. Due to the hot, dry summer of 2016, the predictions for fall spledor were dim. However, the colors are not.
If you can get to these places, you really should go before the inevitable changes spoil the fun. If not, please enjoy these images of great places on some lovely, late autumn days.
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| It's a well worth the effort to take a peaceful stroll in Durand Eastman Park. |
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| Ponds and small lakes dot the park, which nestles up to the north shore of the US of A. |
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| Just beyond these trees is Lake Ontario, and beyond that, Canada. |
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| Trails surround the water, with wonderful views around every corner. |
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| The trees are also beautiful up close. |
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| The sunlit weeds appear luminescent beyond the shaded cattails. |
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| Splendid, don't you think? |
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The trees and the sky, all the more attractive,
reflected in the still water. |
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| Just a fabulous place to walk. |
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Even the fallen leaves among the algae patterns
provide a colorful tableau. |
Durand Eastman Park is a wonderful place to take in the fall colors. There are many more. In particular, over 300 miles of the Erie Canal provide ample opportunities to walk, run, ride, fish, paddle, bird-watch, and enjoy nature.
Interesting that a man-made structure is so conducive to nature and those who enjoy its benefits.
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| Here's one who enjoys the canal. |
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| Do you think he or she is eyeing the bug flying just under beak? |
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| The canal towpath beckons. |
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| One of the staid heron's brethren cruises over the canal. |
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A remarkable tree aside the canal,
and the sky appearing more sky-like in the water. |
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Kodak colors?
I can't hold their beauty against them. |
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| One spectacular tree! |
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| No less amazing in tight. |
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If the number of photos of this tree indicate obsession, so be it.
It was well worth obsessing over. |
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Not a brilliant blue sky, but the sun and clouds provided bright, diffuse lighting.
All photographs are really light paintings,
and this palette was rich. |
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| Speckled detail worth noting. |
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| And just so you know that the beauty is not limited to the trees... |
