The high winds the last several days have completely stripped the trees of their colorful leaves. The trees are bare now. While the leaves were not as colorful this year because of the severe drought in Nebraska, what color there was was beautiful – especially in the late afternoon sunlight.
This tree (a cottonwood) is in our yard between the house and the lake. It is the same tree that holds my squirrel feeder. Not sure where this squirrel was headed, but when I stepped out on the deck to take his picture, he froze in place. Since I am usually chasing him and his buddies from my bird feeders he tends to adjust his behavior when he sees me.
THAT IS A GOOD PERCH FOR THAT SQUIRREL . WE STILL HAV E ABOUT 80 % OF OUR LEAVES BUT THEY ARE FALLING FAST