Foliage Face Off 4

Our last entry is the dark horse candidate, Los Angeles.  Obviously running a bit behind, though there are some peaking trees nearby.  These trees change very slowly, and tend to last a lot longer than east coast trees.  However there are fewer of them.

Foliage Face Off 3

Today's entry comes from Philadelphia, the skyline of which you can see in the background.   Some of these leaves were so brightly colored, they showed up as oversaturated in the pictures..

Foliage Face Off 2

Boston's entry comes from a tree outside of Copley Plaza.  Most of the trees were past peak when I visited last week, however this one was quite bright.  This was taken from the bridge over Harcourt Street.

Here is the same tree in the summer, from Google maps.

Foliage Face Off

Round One - Central Park NYC - October 30

NYC at a slight disadvantage being past peak and very overcast.

Vanilla Kreme Donuts

You may think the best thing about Philadelphia would be the Liberty Bell, or checking out places Ben Franklin lived, or even cheesesteaks.

But, in fact, the best thing about Philly is that they have Vanilla Kreme donuts.

You see, twenty or thirty years ago, when you went to Dunkin Donuts, you would see many, many varieties.  I'd venture 30 or more.  This was when all they made were donuts.

At some point, croissants, bagels, cookies, and other things appeared.  The donut choices dwindled to what are, I assume, the most popular kinds.  

Often, when you go to a Dunkin Donuts today, you only see 6 or 7 kinds of donuts, and not always the same kind.

My favorite kind was always Vanilla Kreme.

Each time I went back east, I discovered them harder to find, especially in the Boston area.

I happened across some in northern New England, and developed a theory that they were more popular up there.  But it was still very hit or miss.  When I say northern New England, I mean way up, almost near Canada.

Last week, I happened to visit Philadelphia, and was shocked to find that, no matter which Dunkin Donuts I visited, they actually had Vanilla Kreme.  And lots of them!  Apparently it is one of the 6 or 7 most popular kinds in that area.  

I noticed the donuts, though, are a lot smaller.  I suppose that is good, as a couple of the old Vanilla Kremes in a row could leave you feeling queasy.

Here is the delicious, rare Vanilla Kreme.