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I'll try to show the fall development in South-East Estonia.
09-09-13 A Maple tree in our farmyard, some early leaves already on ground...
Image is taken with wide lens (24mm), so tree seems quite small, but actually is of about 65cm trunk diameter. In the background some Oak, Ash and Birch trees, and the furthest tree in right, behind old barn is Lime tree (seems also small?) where Tawny Owls nest. Weather is fully cloudy today. View direction is to NE.

Don't know how regular I can be here, but:
09-09-16


and some of Mapples are red, like that tiny one:

Your big tree lost a few leaves and gained quite a bit of colour in just a few days!

You are right, Alice. I remember Olga saying that their trees can change almost overnight.
I think Harald is the most northerly member who is recording his trees for us. Will the Norwegian trees change faster than the Finnish and Estonian trees?

It will be interesting to see. Norwegians have the big see there, and the Gulf stream( ) in the see brings warm water and air ... I propably can't say right in English what I mean. The Gulf 'stream'(?) makes our climate too not that cold as it could be without it, we are quite close to the 'arctic' climate here in Finland.

Olga, you are saying it exactly right = Gulf Stream

My trees (still locked in camera) look like Urmas' tree - a few red leaves, some have fallen. The glorious color here is in mid-October.

It depends on the wheather, if it is cold and dry - not too much rain - the frost can go to - 5-8.. in the 'early' fall, leaves can change colour fast. It changes every year a bit.

Seems try weather is over by now. Yesterday we finished harvesting.
Images of yesterday. Familiar trees:



Here still no cold nights have been, therefore so few colors on trees...

A week later. This night in our area here was first frost at night - some more colors should appear now. Here are added couple of familiar views, plus couple new ones:



the same tiny Mapple in wide view, in background of tiny is bigger Mapple, being a bit late in coloring.


the mornings proof of minus degrees at night:

The little tree is now so beautiful! And the frost is lovely, too.

Thanks, Urmas.
Great photography from you, as always

the frost picture is just great, Urmas!
you were up early?! at what time did you take the picture?

Kuremari -- that thought did run through my head.

As you noticed there is not dark anymore - so I was not early up...
But after some sun shine all the white disapeared. I was these 10 minutes before.

Winter is showing its power, probably temporarily... yet!



Images of yesterday, today here is a bit less snow, but its lightly snowing again.

The beautiful little tree is all barren!

Nice to watch how the nature change when time is going on and winter reach.

that last picture, is the plant Kortsleht (Alchemilla) ? i just made tea out of this, looks the samt, pretty good tea.



Those pictures are really nice, i am in south-east estonia too. And its finally snow here jee.