Colours

I can't remember an autumn when the colours were so late!  On my drive to Barry's Bay and back I saw maybe 30% colour in the hills.  Sure, trees have changed, and there are some iridescent reds along the highway, but the long view is still very, very green.  The oranges are not showing (oak and beech), and even a lot of the yellows (poplar, willow, birch) are not on board yet.  The pine colour change, which is orange, is just coming on.  Pines lose 1/3 of their needles every year; those are the ones that turn orange.  Then they drop, along with the deciduous leaves.
 The tamarack have not turned yellow either.  Nature is definitely taking its time.  It looks like Thanksgiving weekend is going to be the colour peak.