101719 Fall Folliage (MA)

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The early morning sun pokes through the clouds and through the leaves of a Norway Maple at Veterans Acres park on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 in Crystal Lake.

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The early morning sun pokes through the clouds and through the leaves of a Norway Maple at Veterans Acres park on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 in Crystal Lake.

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White Snakeroot waits to release its seeds to the wind at Wingate Prairie on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 in Crystal Lake.

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Cattail, left, and Prairie Cordgrass, right, dance in the wind as foliage shift to an autumnal spectrum at Veterans Acres park on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 in Crystal Lake.

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A Norway Maple leaf at Veterans Acres park shows its brilliant red and yellow hues on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 in Crystal Lake.

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Fallen Cottonwood leaves decorate a puddled path at Veterans Acres park on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 in Crystal Lake.

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Duckweed, Illinois' smallest floating plant, according to John Fiorina, manager of Nature Center and Natural Resources for the Crystal Lake Park District, covers the ground and most of a log at Veterans Acres park on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 in Crystal Lake.

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A bridge is reflected in the pond at Veterans Acres park on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 in Crystal Lake.

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New England Aster, which blooms in the late summer and early fall, directs its buds toward the early morning sunlight at Veterans Acres park on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 in Crystal Lake.

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A fallen red Silver Maple leaf offers a contrast of colors at Veterans Acres park on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 in Crystal Lake.

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A goldfinch feeds on the seeds of a boneset plant at Wingate Prairie on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 in Crystal Lake.

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Big-toothed Aspen trees at Wingate Prairie seem to glow in the early morning light on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 in Crystal Lake.

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A Norway Maple leaf shines in the early morning light at Veterans Acres park on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 in Crystal Lake.

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Canada geese take a swim through the pond at Veterans Acres park on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 in Crystal Lake.

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A Norway Maple leaf shines in the early morning light at Veterans Acres park on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 in Crystal Lake.

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A fallen Norway Maple leaf floats in the duckweed covering the a portion of the pond at Veterans Acres park on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 in Crystal Lake.

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A bench is partially submerged at Veterans Acres park on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 in Crystal Lake.

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Phragmites dance in the wind at Veterans Acres park on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 in Crystal Lake.

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A cluster of driftwood breaks the reflections of colorful Swamp White Oak at Veterans Acres park on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 in Crystal Lake.

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Red Maple trees decorate the edge of a pond at Veterans Acres park on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 in Crystal Lake.