Because of this-that-and-the-other-thing, I didn't go on a long ride in search of fall colors, in the year 2012. I heard that the Talimena Parkway was in full color. Most of my northern friends reported that the leaves were on the ground. I had come to the conclusion that I was not going to get a "color-shot" this year.

We were expecting guests at our apartment for Thanksgiving dinner. I took out some garbage to clear the can for post dinner scrapings. I just happened to look past the fence at a wooded area that separates our apartment from the Frankford Middle School. To my amazement and delight, I spied vivid fall colors. I walked over to the fence and peeked over. That is all it took for me to turn around and race to the apartment, grab my camera and run back ...

This shot is the result of that dash.