We had pounding rain and significant wind gusts last night and this morning. We need the rain, but could do without the wind. Many of the trees that were in full, colorful leaf last week are now showing their bones. Below you can compare two maple trees and a katsura tree as they were last Wednesday with their disheveled appearance this rainy morning:
Yet, we still have maples and other trees that remain full of green leaves. Perhaps we’ll be having a prolonged fall this year; perhaps a series of frosts or ice-rain will do these trees harm. I’ll conveniently blame the uncertainty on Climate Change, but I’ve seen this before. (Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on October 12 and 18, 2022.)