On Saturday, I found myself driving my daughter to Fen Yang and spotted a brilliant red glow to my right as we passed Seaside Park. I had decided to drive to Spray Avenue for the moonrise but had time so I circled back and parked to try to capture this maple tree at peak color.
I found this angle from the base of the stairs at Our Lady, Star of the Sea across the street and waited for a break in the traffic to get this shot.
There is another maple near the water fountain that I last captured at peak foliage years ago and which seems to have become more stressed and frail as the years have passed. I was thrilled to find this new spot of bright red color and use it to frame the distant bleachers of Seaside Park.
I used to drive to the Northeast Kingdom for shots of foliage but am even happier finding these spots of peak color inside the confines of Marblehead, Massachusetts.
Beats the Hell out of my Poinciana trees????