Hurricane Sandy whipped through the northeast last night stripping hundreds of thousands of people of their homes and/or belongings. In CT we have now experienced three storms in just 14 months that have caused catastrophic damage to property. Storms of a magnitude and scope like we have never experienced. Mother Nature can certainly be a real bitch when she wants to be, that's for sure. My heartfelt sympathies go out to everyone who found themselves on the wrong side of Sandy.
In advance of the storm, I made a point to do a walk around and grab a few shots of fall color in the garden. As I suspected, Sandy hastened the demise of foliage season. What you see here is now a distant memory.
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| Beautiful fall color of the Sourwood (Oxydendron arboreum) |
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| Oakleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snowflake') |
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| Amsonia hubrichtii |
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| Enkianthus campanulatus |
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| Physocarpus opulifolius 'Summer Wine' |
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| Neighbor's maple |
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Acer palmatum 'Kinran'
Sue~
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