A hint of winter

The frost on the ground and the soft rich colors of autumn both caught my eye this morning. It's probably the last photographs I'll take of fallen leaves; there isn't much color left, and the leaves are quickly disappearing.

Our weather is improving, warming into the mid-30's today. I think it's the warmest it's been for a week or more, all those days of temperatures in the teens, and even plunging nearly to single digits. Way too cold for the west side; is this a hint of what winter will bring?