By now, all the deciduous trees besides red oak, beech, and Norway maple have lost their leaves. The red oak and beech have many of their leaves left although they have all turned an orange brown color and some have fallen. The leaves of the Norway maples remain green although a good portion of them have fallen and the color has faded from a vibrant bright green to a more yellow green. Last time I was here, I could see leaves falling all around me with every gust of wind but today, despite the strong winds, I saw very few leaves fall. Like the Norway maples, honeysuckles also still have green leaves.
The fluctuating weather has been very characteristic of November as we had snow just a day or two ago and today it was up in the low 50s. The windiness today and over the past few days also indicated a transition into late fall. Despite the weather not having been particularly wet, the leaves on the ground beneath the top layer are wet and have a slight smell of decomposition.