Fencelines once lost to syringa and gooseberry have reappeared and the rocky outcrop along the riverbank is visible once more. Brown ribbons of road wind their way along the edges of the corn field, now reduced to stubble.
There comes a time late in the autumn when all is exposed. After the foliage has fallen from the trees and before the first layer of snow, there's usually a week or two of nakedness.
The spikes of goldenrod and stands of wild geraniums are grayed and flattened by black frosts and pelting rains. In the pasture, the tall fescues and perennial ryegrasses are matted and bending low.
Continued at... December Exposure
Rural Delivery
The Nature Pages
Out of the Past: Thoreau
Artwork: Barren Tree.
