This year’s Fall colors in the mountains of SW Virginia and North Carolina hardly compare (to me at least) to what I saw exactly one year ago. I know this to be a fair comparison because I saw photos our daughter just made around Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina where I was a year ago. This year’s colors seem far less vibrant and generally dull. Why this is the case I can only speculate and I won’t. I’ll just show two photos I made last year near Grandfather Mountain. What a difference one year makes. I certainly hope better views lie ahead for us this year because I’ll definitely be out looking.