Early Autumn on the mountain - Greene County, Virginia

This weekend the air was clear and cool, and the first blush of autumn color is visible on the Blue Ridge Mountains. Depending on the weather, the colors will peak in a couple of weeks and then the cold winds begin to shake the dry leaves out of the trees. For now though, the first days of fall are serene and pleasant, with summer lingering in the afternoons, and cold mornings nipping the leaves.
 

 The Japanese maple is starting to turn red 

Leaves of native black cherry are already falling