Coming back from town I noticed my weeping birch was in full fall colors. With the bright sunshine and clear skies it was a sharp contrast to it’s surroundings. Most else had yet to really start turning.
Beautiful, Warren.
JimC.
Jim Carter said:It is. Was watching out the window at the train show today. Drizzle, sunshine, heavy rain, sunshine, hail, sunshine ... Oh, the trains ran well, me pintsized public was happy, and Friar Fred dropped by.
Beautiful, Warren. JimC.
What’s that small bright red shrub in the background?
Thursday we drove up to Julian, a small former mining town in the local mountains. It’s now known mainly for heavenly apple pies. Saw quite a bit of color along the way. So. Cal may not be as autumnally-endowed as other parts of the country but we do get a surprising amount of color in the fall, especially in the mountains. Once the weather gets a little cooler we’ll start to see some color near the coast too, from the native sycamores in the canyons and from the many non-native trees in people’s yards. The “liquid amber” trees are my favorites.
Don’t know what the red bush is. It belongs to the neighbor. 
Great stuff Warren,
I drove along the Coldwater Valley today, and later on up the Fraser Canyon. The colours were absolutely amazing.
No, I didn’t take pictures, the colours are burned in my brains. 
Hans-Joerg Mueller said:
Great stuff Warren,I drove along the Coldwater Valley today, and later on up the Fraser Canyon. The colours were absolutely amazing.
No, I didn’t take pictures, the colours are burned in my brains.
Did it hurt, HJ?
Left home Tues Nite for Miami, it was 85…got back Fri nite it was 47…fall fell with a dull thud here…
Leaves haven’t turned yet but it looks like they’re ready…
Steve Featherkile said:Hans-Joerg Mueller said:
Great stuff Warren,I drove along the Coldwater Valley today, and later on up the Fraser Canyon. The colours were absolutely amazing.
No, I didn’t take pictures, the colours are burned in my brains.
Did it hurt, HJ?
No, so far it never has.
<What’s that small bright red shrub in the background?>
It’s know locally as a “burning bush”. Euonymus alatus
Lots of 'em in my neighborhood.
TOG
I’ll vote for the apple pie. We haven’t gotten to eat any of it in several years. Did you get to Cuyamaca?
Doug Arnold said:We didn't take the Cuyamaca route, we went by way of Sunrise Highway, across Mt. Laguna.
I'll vote for the apple pie. We haven't gotten to eat any of it in several years. Did you get to Cuyamaca?
Ray Dunakin said:That is a great drive. I used to do that in my '58 MGA. That is a great car, if you don't mind 3 hours of tuning before each drive.Doug Arnold said:We didn't take the Cuyamaca route, we went by way of Sunrise Highway, across Mt. Laguna.
I'll vote for the apple pie. We haven't gotten to eat any of it in several years. Did you get to Cuyamaca?
Lovely photo, Warren. Oz doesn’t have the same beautiful autumns I grew up with in New York, and I do miss that. That said, I don’t miss the raking (or the snow shovelling)!!!
Hush now on that snow shoveling. We’re not getting enough snow this winter to shovel…
Warren Mumpower said:That ain't what the woolly caterpillars are telling us up here in Deer Park!
Hush now on that snow shoveling. We're not getting enough snow this winter to shovel...:P
Bring on that freakin snow!
I want a winter like the one of '68.
I’m ready!
Laid in supplies. Got the loader fueled up. Got the blower fueled up. Got the generator fueled up.
We haven’t had a decent winter around here in years!
TOG
John Bouck said:I will beseech the Friar to dedicate his next moondance to the cause of sending you all our snow.
Bring on that freakin snow! We haven't had a decent winter around here in years! TOG
Gots to get me some burnin’ wood fer the stove, an’ some buildin’ wood fer the shop, then I’ll be set.
Already got my skis waxed.
Hold it, damit…I have the splitter in the driveway, along side the wood, but my motivation is still directed towards hibernation practise sessions.
Give me three weeks more and I might be ready for wood splitting, but let’s not get carried away with all this mad chatter about snow…