And I am so grateful for the little signs and symptoms of impending Fall. I once planted a sycamore tree just so I would have something to give me hope when I looked out the mildew-spotted window in September.
Sycamores are a godsend this time of year. One of the last to sprout new spring leaves, they're also the first to start letting them go in the autumn. They're natives - and one of the recommended shade trees for Florida (which God knows we also need in September).
In addition to the bronzing sycamore, I came across a row of river birches planted along one of the streets near our house that showed a little color.
And then this lovely tree, which I couldn't identify.
Okay, it's not New England. But it's something. And during these last clingy days of summer, I need something.
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