Late Fall, White Horse Beach, Manomet, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

I don't know what this species is but it doesn't seem to realize that all the other trees have dropped their leaves - either a slow learner or a stubborn holdout. This is probably my last post this year that shows fall leaves.  We have experienced two days of strong winds recently (gusts to 50 mph) that ripped the last few from their branches.

Everywhere else around here trees are totally devoid of any leaves - they are ready for winter and the single digit (Fahrenheit) temperatures are right around the corner.

I think this bench has been living outside in the weather for quite a few years. Lichen doesn't appear very quickly.