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Most of the leaves are still green here, with splashes of red and yellow, especially on vines and some of the ailanthus and ginkgo trees.
But the weather is feeling autumnal: strong winds, and a brief but heavy rainfall this afternoon (after a night of lighter rain and an overcast morning). I went out to return a library book this afternoon, after the rain had passed. On my way out, I saw pavement covered with ginkgo fruits, most of them still intact and I'm guessing only recently fallen. (Yes, they smell bad when squashed or broken.) On the way back, while I was waiting for a bus, the wind gusted and large pieces of bark came off a tree trunk next to the sidewalk, some of them from several feet up. They looked and sounded quite heavy, enough that I wasn't the only person who wanted to be sure not to be under or otherwise close to that tree.
The high wind warning is through midnight; it might be a good weekend to go up into the hills again, and look for hawks, confusing fall warblers, or any other migrants passing through.
But the weather is feeling autumnal: strong winds, and a brief but heavy rainfall this afternoon (after a night of lighter rain and an overcast morning). I went out to return a library book this afternoon, after the rain had passed. On my way out, I saw pavement covered with ginkgo fruits, most of them still intact and I'm guessing only recently fallen. (Yes, they smell bad when squashed or broken.) On the way back, while I was waiting for a bus, the wind gusted and large pieces of bark came off a tree trunk next to the sidewalk, some of them from several feet up. They looked and sounded quite heavy, enough that I wasn't the only person who wanted to be sure not to be under or otherwise close to that tree.
The high wind warning is through midnight; it might be a good weekend to go up into the hills again, and look for hawks, confusing fall warblers, or any other migrants passing through.