Not your typical fall colors light up the afternoon on the mountain.




Not your typical fall colors light up the afternoon on the mountain.
Fall arrived earlier this week, and fall color is appearing everywhere in the Ouachitas.
Last year, there was so much rain, none of the grape vines twined around the trees was pollinated. No grapes. Anywhere. This year, there were grapes, but the hot dry summer caused many to become raisins on the vine — which is why it was so surprising to see these plump muscadines ripening.
Muscadines are a hardy grape and often wind up in jellies and wine.