Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

Yesterday, even though it was cold and gloomy and rainy (fifteen minutes into my walk, I turned around, went back to the car, and got a hat and gloves), I went up to State Park. I get antsy if I go too long without getting out in the woods. The leaves are finally starting to change, but they've still got a way to go:

Last year, I went to another local park on October 6, and the leaves looked like this:

WTF, leaves? Let's get a move on, here, before it starts to snow!

Speaking of snow, there were moments yesterday when it did not seem that far off:

But then the sky would lighten, and it was fall again:

I'd enjoy fall a heckuva lot more if it wasn't followed by winter.