Shining Sumac reds contrasted against Tulip Poplar pale yellows have suddenly appeared after some showers and much cooler mornings for our hometown where fall is running late where forests are in no hurry to shed their leaves for winter.
Many times over the past year and more I have driven along East Highway 25/70 past where used to stand the Wood Products manufacturing plant and saw bales and piles of what looked like assorted plastics.
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