Dear Liza,
It is leaf season in Portland! After hanging around on trees all summer, tons of photosynthesizing bits are giving up the ghost and decorating our neighborhood.
We are now at that magical, all-to-short period between green leaves on the trees and slimy, slippery leaf mulch in the gutters. It makes me so happy that I dash about like a squirrel, taking pictures of the lovely, pre-mulch mosaic.
The city of Portland has major infrastructure dedicated to collecting these masses, and most (but not all) of our neighbors are very good about clearing them away. We appreciate this, even as we watch the color drive away, because wet leaves can really trip you up. No one wants to start winter off with a busted hip.
The Fall brings so many changes. Green leaves become brown and yellow. Brown branches, now blooming with moss, become green. Colorful flowers die back and are replaced by Christmas lights.
Transitions are sweet, kissing one season goodbye and welcoming another. Happy Fall.
Love,
Grandma Judy
Dear Liza 
BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thanks, Peeves! Iâm glad you like it. many times when we are out walking, I notice things and wish I could show them to you. That was the basis for this blog. Here are some more pictures.
Ken, as you can see, is doing well, getting stronger every day. I expect him to sleep all winter and shoot up like a weed some spring.
This wisteria has grown around its supports and will soon bust it, I think.
And these grape leaves growing up a guy wire for a telephone pole, showing that decay has its own beauty.
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Much warm love on these cold nights,
Jude
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