Trees, like human beings, become more interesting as they suffer more misfortunes.

Our first substantial snow of the season left wet snow in the woods, but not on the roads—just the way snow is best appreciated.

A subdued October has given way to the most gloriously colorful November in recent memory.

There’s something impressive about a mushroom bigger than a soccer  ball. These giant puffballs (Calvatia gigantea) appeared on a wooded hillside in Mount Lebanon, near a pile of decaying wood.  Squirrels or chipmunks seem to have been nibbling at them as they grew, which gives them pockmarked surfaces that make them look like asteroids.

A country road near Wexford, not yet lined with townhouse developments and strip malls. Milkweeds are turning yellow and maples are turning red.

Sunlight filters through yellow leaves on a wooded hillside in Mount Lebanon.

The fruits of a Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina) often persist after the brilliantly colored leaves have begun to drop off.

A pond near Wexford reflects the autumn leaves.