The Start of Color #SkywatchFriday

I visited a local park on Wednesday to see the entries in the annual Halloween Scarecrow contest.  On the way there, I saw some trees that were turning, but the best is yet to come. 

These skies with puffy clouds and blue will be increasingly uncommon as the month progresses.  We've already had some gloomy days recently.  Gloom is the color of winter and late fall skies here.

In the meantime, I'm enjoying the color as I see it here and there.

It will be a while longer until we hit peak color.

As we walked along this pond, I viewed what I think is the Hickory Tussock Moth caterpillar (Lophocampa caryae).  They are common in the fall where I live in the Southern Tier of New York. 

Speaking of the scarecrows, I'll be featuring some of them from time to time on my blog.  I normally post on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.   

Joining Yogi and other skywatchers on Fridays for #SkywatchFriday.