maddmaxx ★ Posted September 30, 2020 Share #1 Posted September 30, 2020 My trees suddenly began turning from green to yellow. The winds last night put a lot of leaves on the ground. On the drive to the grocery store I saw a lot of slippery leaves laminated to the roads as yellow goo. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted September 30, 2020 Share #2 Posted September 30, 2020 My wife’s aide helped me put the winter cover on the pool Monday so I got it on before the pool filled with leaves. She is such a sweetheart, I mentioned that I have to get in the pool to put the cover on since I don’t have anyone to help and she volunteered. I don’t like to leave leaves in the pool all winter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted September 30, 2020 My worst evar bicycle crash was a relatively low speed dump on wet leaves while turning a corner. The wheels washed out so fast I went down like a sack of potatoes. Somehow I didn't break anything but I had contusions the size of basketballs that turned purple/black. Ouchie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted September 30, 2020 Share #4 Posted September 30, 2020 No real change here yet - nor at elevation last week - but the ones that are showing some signs now are the maples turning reddish on parts of the trees, so it is coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted September 30, 2020 Share #5 Posted September 30, 2020 17 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: No real change here yet - nor at elevation last week - but the ones that are showing some signs now are the maples turning reddish on parts of the trees, so it is coming. East of you in Seventown, trees in the yard are starting the seasonal change. Some leaves have dropped. The leaves still up are 95% green but 5% have changed over. Nights in the 50’s will speed things up. Might be a good weekend to drive through the Shenandoah Valley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted September 30, 2020 Share #6 Posted September 30, 2020 13 minutes ago, Old No. 7 said: Might be a good weekend to drive through the Shenandoah Valley. Try a weekday instead. It has been a zoo up there on weekends, but also, the clouds have been socking it in in the AM (to and past noon). We've camped a couple times up there in the past few weeks, and both times, the clouds made headlights a must and visibility ~100' or so from pretty much 1500' and up. Considering we camp there quite often over the years, this is actually relatively "new" behavior for me to see repeated so often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted September 30, 2020 Share #7 Posted September 30, 2020 @Razors Edge I was going to go up Fort Valley Rd from Front Royal to Luray and over to New Market. Skyline Drive is to be avoided at all costs. Get some BBQ in Luray and stay on backroads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted September 30, 2020 Share #8 Posted September 30, 2020 We have some trees (our walnut trees) that have already lost a lot of their leaves. I'd used the leaf blower twice now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted September 30, 2020 Share #9 Posted September 30, 2020 4 hours ago, maddmaxx said: My worst evar bicycle crash was a relatively low speed dump on wet leaves while turning a corner. The wheels washed out so fast I went down like a sack of potatoes. Somehow I didn't break anything but I had contusions the size of basketballs that turned purple/black. Ouchie. Congratulations on having strong bones. Every time I go down bones break. I’ve been tested for brittle bones and they say my bones are good. They say I’m just crashing too hard. I get the contusions too so maybe they are right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted September 30, 2020 Share #10 Posted September 30, 2020 9 minutes ago, Longjohn said: Congratulations on having strong bones. Every time I go down bones break. I’ve been tested for brittle bones and they say my bones are good. They say I’m just crashing too hard. I get the contusions too so maybe they are right. You're not underweight, you're over tall! You can't trust them and their euphemisms! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted September 30, 2020 Share #11 Posted September 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Razors Edge said: You're not underweight, you're over tall! You can't trust them and their euphemisms! When I was racing dirt bikes in my twenties I never broke a bone and too many crashes to count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted September 30, 2020 Share #12 Posted September 30, 2020 Leaves are definitely changing color here! I don't have my usual commute since I'm still working from home, and it was amazing to see how much theleaves had changed in a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share #13 Posted September 30, 2020 1 minute ago, Kirby said: Leaves are definitely changing color here! I don't have my usual commute since I'm still working from home, and it was amazing to see how much theleaves had changed in a few days. One cold snap with temps down into the 30's was all it took here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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