{"id":13200,"date":"2019-10-07T06:30:23","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T10:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=13200"},"modified":"2019-10-04T13:03:19","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T17:03:19","slug":"take-5-take-it-or-leaves-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-take-it-or-leaves-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Take It Or Leave(s) It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fall foliage is coming in slowly but surely across Massachusetts. Pops of red, orange, and gold pepper the forests and hillsides as nature begins to wind down for the impending winter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To help you enjoy the fall colors, here are five photos from our annual Picture This: Your Great Outdoors<\/a> photo contest featuring close-ups of leaves in full fall regalia. Get the most out of fall with our fall foliage guide<\/a>, including the timing of various tree species, great fall foliage hikes, and tips for capturing your own spectacular fall photography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Red
Red Maple Leaves \u00a9 Renee Sack<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Fall
Fall leaves and waterfall \u00a9 Michael Rossacci<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Fall
Fall Leaves \u00a9 Mariann Bucina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Sugar
Sugar Maple Leaves \u00a9 Derrick Jackson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Virginia
Virginia Creeper \u00a9 Joan Lacey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fall foliage is coming in slowly but surely across Massachusetts. Pops of red, orange, and gold pepper the forests and hillsides as nature begins to wind down for the impending winter. To help you enjoy the fall colors, here are five photos from our annual Picture This: Your Great Outdoors photo contest featuring close-ups of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":13201,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[158],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-take-5"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/10\/919Renee_Sack9853.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-3qU","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11729,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/a-guide-to-fall-foliage\/","url_meta":{"origin":13200,"position":0},"title":"A Guide to Fall Foliage","author":"Hillary T.","date":"October 16, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"All across Massachusetts, the landscape is lighting up with the brilliant colors of fall.\u00a0Get the most of the season from great fall hikes to photography tips. 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