Fallen leaves: Acer palmatum ssp. amoemum and Parrotia persica

It's the day after Thanksgiving; four days of grey drizzle didn't net us a tenth of an inch of rain. We didn't really need rain but still... It cooled off this afternoon and the wind picked up. The forest is dreary and the foliage remaining on the trees lacks the brilliance of the week past. Cool dry weather is moving in from the west; the sun will come out tomorrow and the air will be clear but we're well on the way to winter.