Black-eyed Susans

As the goldenrod fades, black-eyed Susans still decorate the roadsides with brilliant golds.

Photograph by Christine Weerts

Autumn at Valley Creek

The trees along Summerfield Road at the Valley Creek bridge are especially beautiful in autumn. The Selma city limits are within easy walking distance.

Downstream

After an almost constant two-year barrage of presidential election rhetoric, I'm ready for a break...a downstream view of Valley Creek, just above the spillway at Kenan's Mill.

Fall in Fairoaks Square

Some of the best variety of autumn color around Selma can be found in Fairoaks Square. The combination of maples and dogwoods really spins the color wheel. While many of our leaves around Selma are gold, green or brown, Fairoaks really ups the beauty of fall. Fairoaks Square is a neighborhood of renovated Victorian homes that were built between 1870 and 1920. A dozen homes, most in disrepair, were purchased by a local industry in the 1980s and returned to elegance.

Autumn Red

Autumn colors are peaking in Selma this week, and here is the brightest red I found. An inch of rain and a couple of frosts really seem to have brought fall in with gusto just before Thanksgiving.