Photo: A red carpet for Ridgecrest Elementary

Ridegecrest Elementary with a carpet of leaves.
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Steve Robinson took this shot of Ridgecrest school grounds covered in a carpet of bright red leaves.

Street trees. Photo by Steven H. Robinson

It's not often that we have the kind of fall weather where the leaves turn color.  Usually the rain pounds the leaves off the trees while they are still green, or they turn brown and blow off in the wind.  This year we are rivaling New England for the amount of local color.

Deep red leaves on a street tree in Ridgecrest
Photo by Steven H. Robinson