fall color

i love the vibrant reds of the maple trees in the fall!

here are some pictures of the last few days of "fall color" here in hilversum. for several days last week - the forest had what looked like a yellow glow to it. last weekend we had a lot of rain and wind - so the leaves are pretty much gone from the trees now. winter has settled in for the next few months. i am hoping that the "costal climate" proves to be much milder (and significantly less snow!) than the chicago winters we are used to!

the last picture did not come out very good... but i was trying to show that the leaves were up almost to the top of the tire on my bike! that's a lot of leaves!!!