Pumpkin pickers search for the perfect jack-o-lantern Sunday afternoon at a farm near Four Mile Road in Traverse City.
The waning days of October signal the approaching end of the fall harvest, including this orchard of fruit trees off Garfield Road.
Sue Bernard uses a high-power blower to escort leaves from her Sixth Street front yard out onto the curbside for city pickup. Bernard says she still uses the more traditional method of raking to clean up the back yard.
Crimson red and burnt orange colored leaves, along with a few puffy clouds, are reflected in the waters of the Boardman in the Grand Traverse County Natural Education Reserve off Cass Road in Garfield Township.
The face of this decorative scarecrow lights up on a sunny fall afternoon - an expression brought on by thoughts of apple cider and pumpkin donuts or simply a permanent marker smile.