Fall in the Ozarks, 2013

The leaves turned the first of this week and the trees are beautiful.  Unfortunately we have had the rain and wind for the last two days and a lot of the leaves have already fallen.  The sun came out this afternoon so I got the camera and went out to get some photos to share.

The view out my back yard.

There were no leaves in my yard on Monday.  Now it is a see of yellow leaves from my neighbor's tree.

We get mostly yellow and russet but some understory trees are red.

View across one of the hills.

And another.

And still another.

We do have some maples that turn red but they are not native to here and are at business's and in people's yards.

Nimrod Dam - Arkansas Scenic Highway 7

Dam information.

It has been very dry and you can see how low the lake is looking at the back of the dam.

There is still water being released but even the rive looks low.

Fall color is beginning to show. 

I received a card telling me the engraving and vases had been completed on the headstone to my Mother and Father's graves.  I drove down to check everything out and put flowers in the vases.  I left the Inter-State at Russelville and followed Arkansas Highway 7 through Hot Springs and Arkadelphia.  7 goes through the heart of Hot Springs and the downtown was full of tourists.  On the way back I pulled off to see Nimrod Dam.  There is a lovely campground below the dam.  I did wish for the RV to stop and spend the night.  This part of Arkansas 7 goes through the Ouachita Mountains.

Fall Color

The reds of the maple are always eye catching. You see a lot of these trees planted in this area.