Vote: Check. Trees: Check

G-rex pushed the buttons for me. Yay, G-rex! We also realized that Brad will be old enough to vote in the next Presidential election! On Nov. 6, 2012, he’ll be 18 and 6 days.

There were no lines at 3 p.m. The only delay was the poll worker who had it stuck in her head that my last name had a C after the S. She had to call for assistance to find my name because no matter how many times I said “S-H-A,” she chose to hear “S-C-H.”

Since it’s election day, the best time of year for tree color here in central New Jersey, here’s a little tree update. That’s an Armstrong maple planted by the township the year G-rex was born. I love watching them grow up together.

There’s the other Armstrong maple.

The tree that’s just now beginning to turn red at the top is my October Glory red maple. The green one is a Bradford pear. You can read about planting days for these trees and growth charts on my Tree Grower’s Diary.

The orange/red tree in the background is my sugar maple. Can you see Bradley standing below? He’s 6 feet tall if that gives you an idea how tall this tree is now.

The red sunset red maple is nicely red on the outside, but still quite brownish-looking overall.

I LOVE FALL COLORS!