Thank you for this lovely essay. When I first moved from Texas to Boston late in a summer over 20 years ago, everyone said I should go to Vermont to see the fall colors, but I was enthralled every time I ventured onto the sidewalks of Brighton that fall. And still am!
Right? There's so much happening all around us in cities, on ecological and aesthetic levels; I feel like every time I've turned down my street in JP for the last few weeks, there's been a new tree which has suddenly gone crimson or orange.
I’ve seen incredibly beautiful fall foliage colors all over NJ, PA and New England but one of my favorite places to see uniquely colorful leaves is on the block of Leroy St. in NYC just east of Hudson St. The entire block is lined with ancient ginkgos that turn a buttery deep yellow and all fall off in unison carpeting the street and sidewalks in lush gold. It’s magic.
As it turns out, Deirdre, I'm going to be in NYC later this week, and I'll have a little wiggle room for walking around. So I'l try to hit that enchanted stretch of Leroy Street. Thanks for the tip!
One place that has beautiful fall foliage is the Virginia Peninsula, It runs between the York River to the north and the James River to the southwest, and it's home to Williamsburg, Yorktown, and Jamestown, VA. I just returned from a weekend trip there, and the foliage was stunning!
Thank you for this lovely essay. When I first moved from Texas to Boston late in a summer over 20 years ago, everyone said I should go to Vermont to see the fall colors, but I was enthralled every time I ventured onto the sidewalks of Brighton that fall. And still am!
Right? There's so much happening all around us in cities, on ecological and aesthetic levels; I feel like every time I've turned down my street in JP for the last few weeks, there's been a new tree which has suddenly gone crimson or orange.
I’ve seen incredibly beautiful fall foliage colors all over NJ, PA and New England but one of my favorite places to see uniquely colorful leaves is on the block of Leroy St. in NYC just east of Hudson St. The entire block is lined with ancient ginkgos that turn a buttery deep yellow and all fall off in unison carpeting the street and sidewalks in lush gold. It’s magic.
As it turns out, Deirdre, I'm going to be in NYC later this week, and I'll have a little wiggle room for walking around. So I'l try to hit that enchanted stretch of Leroy Street. Thanks for the tip!
Hope you had a great time leaf peeping in NYC. We have had such a colorful Autumn!
One place that has beautiful fall foliage is the Virginia Peninsula, It runs between the York River to the north and the James River to the southwest, and it's home to Williamsburg, Yorktown, and Jamestown, VA. I just returned from a weekend trip there, and the foliage was stunning!