You owe yourself a walk in the woods, not only to observe the natural beauty but because it is good for your health.
First, there is the view.
There are roads in Western Loudoun and the Region engulfed in forest, on either side and above, like the imagined course of the famed night ride of sleepy hollow’s headless horseman.
These local roads course through nature’s living “tunnels” and, this time of the year, the leaves change and fall. Continue reading
Vermont Maple Leaf
The orange gold of an autumn maple leaf by itself is something to behold, to watch anew with surprise and delight.
When a tree is fully clothed with these leaves seen in sunny stark contrast with spectral shifts of red and yellow leaves as well as lingering greens from other deciduous trees, this natural palette is so brilliant we can’t help ourselves, we seek it out, travel along tree-lined roads, sit on our back porches, looking and watching, to celebrate this recurring spectacle of nature. Continue reading