Leaf Peeping & More: October 2012

A Riot of Color

(Leaving Saratoga Springs for Lake Placid & Lake George)
Oct. 6, 2012

 

Leaving Saratoga Springs with its sculptured horses and Victorian mansions
and its porches and domes
We have a greater appreciation for the beauty of both Nature
and beautifully built homes.

Heading North towards Canada, the colors are running riot;
Tall trees dazzle us with their full palette “diet.”

Houses disappear as we leer at the trees
Blue sky reappears, its beauty bringing me to my knees.

The road is a ribbon flanked by orange, yellow and red.
Dazzled by it all, what can I do instead?

Just enjoy the fall in all its glory.
That says it all; end of story!

 

P.S. The race track is a big draw in Saratoga Springs, with life-sized horses made from different materials & painted different colors, such as the one above in front of the race track entrance There was also a carousel near our hotel & I took a snapshot from the car: