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This spectacular Japanese Maple is one of the few holdouts among the local tree world. Any day now, in one fell swoop, these leaves will be a red carpet on the ground.
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Oddly, the late afternoon sunlight brought out amazing color on this roadside bush.
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View from the bluff in an easterly wind - Stage Point at far left. Most of the beach is in shadow already.
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And now, for a winter preview, the leaves are all gone, and winter's favorite color is here to stay - gray.
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