Rain has finally returned and made all the nice roll we experienced a distant memory.  The course has received over three inches this month.  Our greens continue to perform exceptionally and with the recent frosts top growth has all but stopped.  Fast greens are easy now!  Leaves and sod continue to be priorities.  Another half acre of sod is planned for the 16th hole the last week of November.  We will also be slicing fairways followed by deep tine aeration of the greens.  This aeration will not affect putting but is important as we prepare the course for winter.

A true sign that winter is coming.  Hooded Mergansers have returned!

Removing summer annuals and preparing to plant spring bulbs.  Do you remember where your bulbs are?  It's time to plant.

Fall color has been late and mediocre.  This is a Black Gum and normally one of the earliest trees to exhibit color-usually in early September but struggling in early November to perform.

Even our Ginkgo's have been disappointing.  This is the only one that showed much color but Saturday's freeze put a stop to that.

This young red maple can't decide what to do!

Daily headaches.

Edgar blowing leaves on the 1st hole.

The cool moist weather has been ideal for new sod.

The men working hard on the 7th hole.

Nice white roots pegging down rapidly.

A monarch butterfly enjoying our wildflowers.  Awesome!!

We have identified three flowering species in this bed so far.  This is Spurred Snapdragon.

This is Wallflower.

Lastly is this unidentified flower-anyone have an idea?