That's an incredible shade of yellow - it almost looks like they are glowing rather than reflecting light.

Well, they did definitely glow. My poor photographic skills probably kept them from conveying anything near the real impact. This year, to-date, the best have been a few ashes, most of the locusts, and the Silver leaf poplars. We really haven't had a hard freeze yet and our reds and oranges have just been fairly pedestrian so far.