Note: On October 13th I traveled to State College, catching the colors of the trees against grey skies from my seat on the bus.  I took pictures the next day of the “flaming foliage” on a chilly, but sunny day.  By Thursday, snow blanketed the town. Below is  poem I wrote with some photos to accompany the  dramatic change in weather.

FALL SNOW/SNOWFALL

October 15, 2009

Flaming Foliage —a treat for the eyes

Greeted me against cloudy, grey skies.

I came back to visit and enjoy the Fall

Trees all aglow, stately and tall.

Then, unexpectedly, snow blanketed the ground;

The trees turned white, not a whisper, not a sound.

Earliest snowfall in recorded State College history.

Fall snow in mid-October; what a mystery!

I came for the blaze of foliage bright

And left with the snow, a dazzling white!

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