The leaves are beginning to turn in The Piedmont. Sourwood trees had some red leaves in August. Now you see branches of red leaves on otherwise green trees. You see yellow on sycamore, sweetgum and tulip trees.
Muscadines are yellow to gold. Sometimes, you can pick out long vines by following the trail of gold on green high into the canopy.
We had a week of cool weather in August — lows in the 60s, highs in the 80s — but summer returned. Thursday was cool again.
We have walked around the upper end of Alexander Lake at Panola Mountain State Park many times. On Thursday, we went around the lower end, exploring. The trail disappeared along the way, but fishermen had made paths.
On the north shore, dandelions, sunflowers, vervains and late boneset were blooming. Butterflies were everywhere.
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