When Robert Frost wrote the line “Nothing gold can stay,” one wonders if his heart was breaking because the late-autumn winds were whisking nature’s vivid color palette off the New England trees outside his window.

In Lawrence, we still have reason to smile and enjoy the scenery. It seems perfect conditions have conspired to turn our maples, poplars and sumacs the deepest shades of red, orange and yellow – and allow their leaves to cling for weeks on end.

We asked you to head out with your cameras and capture the spectacle, and you responded enthusiastically, sending more than 60 photos.

These are a few of the best. Hang onto them; in a couple of weeks, they may be the only remaining evidence of fall’s splendor.