More color change for fall foliage seekers around state
Photos by Tom Rivers: The leaves in a tree in Boxwood Cemetery in Medina have partially changed color. A silo for a farm across North Gravel Road is shown in the background.
There is more red, orange and yellow on the trees this week locally and around the state. I Love NY posted its third fall foliage report on Tuesday and the map shows nearly the entire state has leaves changing color.
“Beautiful fall colors continue to arrive across New York State, with near-peak leaves expected to make their first appearances this weekend in parts of the Adirondacks,” according to the report.
Spotters nearby in Batavia say the foliage change is about 20 percent, while in Niagara and Erie spotters say the percent change is about 5 to 15 percent.
This group from both the Albion and Medina cross country teams cheers on runners during Tuesday’s race at Boxwood Cemetery. Most of the leaves on the trees are still green. Pictured from left on a sandstone retaining wall at the cemetery include Madeline Mark, Ariel Smith and Faith Baker-Austin of Medina, sisters Mia and Maggie Olles of Albion, and Evan Steier, the assistant varsity coach at Albion who was calling out times for the runners at the 2-mile mark.
The map from I Love NY shows leaves are changing in most places throughout the state with some areas, especially the Adirondacks, getting near peak color change.
