Autumnal (late)

I took the family up to Prospect Hill in Waltham, Mass., for a late autumn walk. It wasn't as pretty as the walk I took with my son last October on the banks of the Charles. Still, among the dead leaves and brown bark were flashes of color and beauty as the forest prepares for winter.

Autumnal (early)

The experts said that the heavy rains throughout the spring and summer would lead to a beautiful autumn 2009, and they were right. Some shots from a walk we took last Sunday near our home. The waterway is the Charles. And no, we don't own the house.