Ah, Autumn! If it weren't for the knowledge that winter will surely follow, Fall would be much more enjoyable. Still, I like this time of year. It's been in the 80's lately.
I checked out the Autumn colors while jogging yesterday. As dry as it's been (severe drought), the leaves aren't going to be as colorful as usual (so they say).

There are only a few trees that really produce colors: hard maples (not silver), oaks, and ash. Most others are bland: elm, walnut, hackberry, mulberry, locust, sycamore, catalpa.
Enough. I won't bore you with my knowledge of tree colors.

Pretty soon, I'll be raking leaves off the lawn and removing them from the gutters. I have lots of trees around my house, and it's quite a chore. Perhaps a wind storm will blow them all away!

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A couple of quick notes. According to my sister, our father "blacked out" at supper time last night. She couldn't arouse him, so she called for an ambulence. He had virtually no pulse or blood pressure. At the hospital, they ran all sorts of tests, but couldn't find the cause or anything else wrong, so they sent him home! I'm going in to see him in 20 min.

On a happier note, while jogging yesterday, I found a single anklet sock that will match a solo sock I've had sitting around forever. I thought its partner would show up, but it never has. Now, it's found a new "sole mate". Tee hee.