If you haven’t yet enjoyed our flaming fall review, by all means make it a point to do so.

We don’t have hill after hill and layer after layer of the kind of autumn foliage that lures leaf-peepers by the millions to other parts of our nation. Places such as New England and even the Missouri Ozarks are far ahead of us in terms of sheer volume.

But don’t sell our region short on the pleasant surprises our red, orange, bronze and yellow leaves can spring upon us. Various combinations in small sectors are stunning.

For some time now, we have been treated to sudden splashes of thrilling color in neighborhoods and landscapes. And even though a lot of leaves have begun to fall, there still are some wondrous sights to behold around the community.

Many in Lawrence have favorite sites that they check out about this time of year, often on a daily basis. For example, there is a pair of brightly colored trees at the intersection of Stratford Road and West Hills Parkway that seem downright proud and eager to show off their plumage. The Kansas University campus offers some major delights.

But these are just two of hundreds of marvelous spots around here this year. Eleventh and Mississippi always seems to come up with one or two magnificent tree spectacles. They have begun to diminish just a bit now, but they will be good for a while and they have been tremendous.

The wonderful thing about this is that everyone can look around and find a favorite spot to relish. Just about everyone has a special display, and none of them is bad. It is impossible to find a bad array of changing leaves here in most Octobers and Novembers. Some think this may be one of the best years yet.

While the more famed leaf-palette regions of America offer miles and miles of visual treats, our colorful displays are interspersed among less flamboyant plantings. Thus the brown, greens and in-betweens serve to accent their flashier kin. The contrast is great to behold.

It is difficult to believe anyone who has been out and about the community the past few weeks is unaware of our version of a flaming fall review. But for those who may have been diverted by other things, take the time to do a little looking. You won’t need to go far or look too long to find something to enjoy.

Our local leaves of autumn need not suffer from an inferiority complex because they are not as numerous as those in New England or the Ozarks. They may lack that kind of quantity but there is no need to apologize for their quality of appearance.

Things have been good so far and they are going to remain that way a little longer. Traveling around and seeing how blessed we are that such fall color can lighten the spirit and brighten a da