Yesterday, K and I took the Hoary Ones out onto the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Last year we did the same, but the autumnal colors were dim, to say the least — a dry summer and a drier early autumn meant that the leaves just turned dark and fell off.

Parkway Autumn II

This year, there was some color. Nothing like what’s possible in New England, but colorful all the same.

Parkway Autumn VI

More pictures available at our Flickr account.