Bradford pears display last of colorful autumn leaves

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOGi1n6qjCysGaLXmNKi4ISrLYGRxK6F-IQUMrR5-wJOyar63VLBXELN_w7QvkjtLNKQFizVAU_XtScmFn39H6WCTdQQ1a_elXsasNVMg0eWyB_o_jS4VBB3V2KVUTl_gUwKsn7yHM8bc/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOGi1n6qjCysGaLXmNKi4ISrLYGRxK6F-IQUMrR5-wJOyar63VLBXELN_w7QvkjtLNKQFizVAU_XtScmFn39H6WCTdQQ1a_elXsasNVMg0eWyB_o_jS4VBB3V2KVUTl_gUwKsn7yHM8bc/s640/3.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">As cold wintry winds blew through the Shenandoah Valley Tuesday, I bundled up and took a stroll around the yard. Autumn leaves that have fallen and are covering the ground beckoned for us to grab rakes and get to work. Not just yet, however, because the Bradford pear leaves are just now turning. With bare trees around them, the Bradfords with their perfect shapes have the autumn palate all to themselves before shedding the last leaves of the season and <i>then</i> we can start raking.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNJ73l5lu_MpewrCXwfl31xFusi1VVXalmPLKpDtw78aXOEfVKJR8uqpx8aCjpNxRt3bBHi4n3kvfCUbJntjMM1NIZCaGjumlC4T1NTxn_r_w-zNE6F8Mf0L3An85JGchUhoP4yGUcycC/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNJ73l5lu_MpewrCXwfl31xFusi1VVXalmPLKpDtw78aXOEfVKJR8uqpx8aCjpNxRt3bBHi4n3kvfCUbJntjMM1NIZCaGjumlC4T1NTxn_r_w-zNE6F8Mf0L3An85JGchUhoP4yGUcycC/s400/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tuesday's overcast, gray, blustery day was the Valley's first taste of winter weather as temperatures fell from the 40s at sunrise into the 20s by evening. While other areas of Virginia saw snow squalls throughout the day, none were spied in our corner of Augusta County. It's late fall in the Shenandoah Valley.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell<br />November 12, 2013

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As cold wintry winds blew through the Shenandoah Valley Tuesday, I bundled up and took a stroll around the yard. Autumn leaves that have fallen and are covering the ground beckoned for us to grab rakes and get to work. Not just yet, however, because …

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National Parks are OPEN

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUR9yeUig7mgL1-Bq7qxxM9WOF3UnJ8HJksaXGNvSMeXKDQQ27Iv3l7mOU-O5oxEocsB_dzUFAvtt-aL4TTSwK5chmgKuAhdEB3ZRC8a_4r0yOWNQ-0N2q__YVKVMn97C7KUhJicqETEy/s1600/National+Parks+are+open.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUR9yeUig7mgL1-Bq7qxxM9WOF3UnJ8HJksaXGNvSMeXKDQQ27Iv3l7mOU-O5oxEocsB_dzUFAvtt-aL4TTSwK5chmgKuAhdEB3ZRC8a_4r0yOWNQ-0N2q__YVKVMn97C7KUhJicqETEy/s400/National+Parks+are+open.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>After sixteen days of locked gates, the national parks throughout the country reopened Thursday. The month of October is prime leaf season for much of the country including Shenandoah National Park. For all the latest for the remaining days of fall foliage, check this <a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?shva=1#inbox/141c81797f3ae9d1">Virginia Is For Lovers website</a>. <br /><br /><br /><br />

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After sixteen days of locked gates, the national parks throughout the country reopened Thursday. The month of October is prime leaf season for much of the country including Shenandoah National Park. For all the latest for the remaining days of fall f…

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