Fall Foliage from East to West

Not long ago I returned from a trip through New England at the height of peak fall foliage. Driving from Ontario through Quebec, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Maine gave a dynamic variety of scenery to drink in.  The colours lit up like neon signs when hit by the sun and changed so dramatically from the golden waves of black walnut, horse chestnut, and white poplar leaves, to fiery puffs of sugar maple and oak trees, to the stark white of the bare birch trees.  Still inspired upon my return to Vancouver I snapped a few more photos from within my neighbourhood.  We may not have sprawling hillsides of hardwoods, but we do have some amazing examples of season’s change that begged to be captured.  The photos below show a tiny sampling of what I thought was the best this fall had to offer, from East to West.
 
Birch Trees in Mackenzie King Estate, Quebec
Birch Trees in Mackenzie King Estate, Quebec
Amazing Fall Foliage
Amazing Fall Foliage
Fall Foliage in John Hendry Park, Vancouver, BC.
Fall Foliage in John Hendry Park, Vancouver, BC.

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Autumn at the ByWard Market

Woolly mittens, potted mums and pumpkins have a way of making you feel ready for autumn.  Forget the stunning foliage turning fiery colours, the ByWard Market in Ottawa was alight with signs of cooler days.  A few things caught my eye in our nation’s capital that day:

The beauty of such a distinct season is not lost on this Vancouverite who usually experiences a fall of shorter days much the same as the rest of the year, but a bit cooler at night, and often more rainy.  In the East, it is a distinctive turn of days, encouraging folks to wrap up the garden, get ready for a great harvest feast, and enjoy the fruits of their labours.

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