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SITY: Beautiful Leaves, Beautiful Trees
It wasn’t hard to figure out what kind of tree this was. The pattern on the bark and the leaf shape pointed to ash, and the fall leaf color suggested white ash specifically. The identity of this tree actually cleared … Continue reading
Day 224: Happy Trails
Our driveway was covered in leaves. My husband cleared a trail for Livia to bike on. The kids liked it so much that they made more trails. Now I have all these routes to choose from as I walk.
Day 222: Leaves
We are so fortunate to be having a good foliage season this year. The caterpillars didn’t defoliate the trees during the spring, so we’ve got big, beautiful leaves like these falling in our yard. This is just a sampling of … Continue reading
Fall = Love
Having seen no ticks this year (just tiny tick-like things we now believe to have been mites), I finally decided to brave the woods behind the house. I have been up there many times in the last few weeks. Fall … Continue reading
Picture My Walk
I went for a walk in the woods yesterday. As usual, I brought my camera, but it was unusually hard to find a visually attractive subject. The landscape looked much the same as it had in the fall. The ground … Continue reading
My Honey, the Ghostbuster
I watched my Faithful Reader remove leaves from our driveway last week using a leaf blower. It was amazing, like Moses parting the Red Sea. But, with the hose in his hand and the pack on his back, he looked … Continue reading