Just thought they were too plain. Didn't fit in with the rest of the pictures. You started with landscape pictures, then had a few close up leaves pictures, then went back to landscape pictures.
Also IMO, your Waterbury & Stowe Vt title page picture seemed out of place. While I get the using the one stowe signage. It's the only picture in the entire set that didn't have any changing of the leaves.
Again, just my opinion.