Beneath a deep blue October sky with streaky white clouds, we are standing beside a large marsh surrounded a small, placid pool of water covered with lily pads. The water grasses and other aquatic plants of the marsh have mostly turned a deep golden brown. A large swath are sporting bright white blossoms, and several taller shrubs scattered throughout are decked out in vibrant red foliage. Tall, stately pines, hemlocks and hardwoods border the far side of the wetlands, the latter with past peak foliage in rust, golden brown and brick red.