As I understand it, in mature forests, most of the trees are of the same kind, and so in the fall they all change color at the same time, leading to brilliant displays covering entire mountainsides. But in the suburbs, people have planted many different kinds of trees that change color at many different times. In this area, at any point in the autumn one can find trees of different species anywhere on a continuum from fully green to completely leafless.
To whatever extent there can be said to be peak color around here, it would likely be found in the first week of November.
Here is some foliage from the weekend after Halloween.
Two weeks later, it was all gone.
Ultimately, there is nothing remarkable, or even worthwhile, about my observation; I am just impressed with myself for taking before and after pictures that line up as well as they do.
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