Eco-Diary: Day 39

Here's what the creek looked like on October 8:

It's starting to get really colourful, but it's still surprisingly green compared to the rest of the trail, which is festooned with scarlet sumacs dancing all along its length like a burlesque carnival of wanton shrubs. 

Compared to their showiness, the subtle colours of the creek leave room to catch one's breath. 

Here's the colour change beginning in the mystery tree on the north side of the creek:

This is, or was, the turtlehead:

It seems that it has become deer browse after all.