Fall Color

The Most Beautiful Red Maples in All of Portland (Up Close)
Originally uploaded by Rozanne.

Maybe I'll write an actual blog entry one of these days. For the nonce, please enjoy this photo of the Most Beautiful Red Maples in All of Portland™.

Almost Pretty

I took these photos during a lunchtime walk last week on a balmy blustery day. I snapped them quickly when there were breaks in the onslaught of traffic. Everything looks so much better when cars, trucks, vans, and SUVs are not present.

The Beautiful and the Bizarre

The branches of the beautiful and bizarre* monkey puzzle tree are ideal for snagging maple leaves that happen to be dropping in their vicinity. This monkey puzzle had dozens of maple leaves neatly slotted between its prickly pointed leaves.

I love autumn!

*As characterized by the Iowa State University Extension News.