Northern Minnesota is ablaze with color at the moment, but there are spots of brilliance to be found in the greater Twin cities right now as well. I took a walk through the local Blaine Open Space preserve, and found numerous stands of deep, luscious red.
The forest here was hit hard in the storm a couple of weeks ago that produced an F2 tornado. In addition to the tornado, which hit west of here, 70-80mph downdrafts snapped many trees in the forest. But 95% survived, and the colors are beginning to show.
The forecast high for today, October 1st, in Minnesota, is 80 degrees. Either we're in for a warm winter, or Mother Nature is feeling sorry for us and throwing us a bone before we all get freeze-dried.
I'm a sucker for fall color. I must have MORE! MORE!
Some trees seem to change top down, like they're catching on fire.
And even in the darker parts of the forest, color flashes.
I saw some wildlife today, too--several woodpeckers having a ball with the multitude of dead snags from the last storm, and a bald eagle flying over my neighborhood, looking to make some nice little critter his lunch. And throughout the sandy soil of the colorful woods, hoofmarks. Smart deer. The open space preserve doesn't allow hunting.
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