freeze

An early snow storm caught us by surprise but what a wonderful contrast of white on fall-colored leaves.

germs

During the weekend, I visited Centralia, PA.  Sometime during the early sixties, a rubbish fire ignited an underground anthracite vein which had been mined in the area for decades.  The fire spread throughout the surrounding hillsides like an infectious germ, forcing residents to flee.  The fire still burns there today.