Fall leaves of the Maidenhair Tree (Ginkgo biloba)It has been a strange foliage season here in Connecticut. The timing just doesn’t seem to be following our normal routine. A lot of the leaves just turned brown and fell off and some other trees are more beautiful than ever. While walking around the Estate yesterday I was struck by how beautiful some the fallen leaves looked. I knew I had missed the Ginkgo Tree by a matter of a day or two because of the several inches of leaves that completely covered the area underneath it. The Ginkgo gets beautiful yellow color and after a few days almost every leaf falls off the tree at once.
These are from one of my favorite trees in the garden. There are actually two specimens of Fernleaf Fullmoon Japanese Maple (Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium') growing but since this one is in full sun it gets better color. That is a big name but it is a tree that is big on attributes. I will have a post that deals with this tree in a couple of days.
I bought a new electronic keyboard and have been practicing a lot. It replaced some really old keyboards that I had. It is a miracle how far these things have come since the 10 years that my last one was built. I am thinking of trying to join a band so I am trying to learn some new songs. I am scraping the rust off. I don’t really have to practice a lot of guitar as that comes a bit more naturally to me and I have been doing some of that all along. Forgive me if the upcoming posts are a little brief, you will know that I am practicing. A friend gave me a live CD of The Band and I have decided to try and figure out every song it.
