Monday, December 1, 2008

Falling into fall


The temps around here are getting a bit cold and the rain is making it hard for us to mow the leaves this week. They are very pretty though, so I took a few photos today. The Bradford Pear trees usually have very red leaves, but this year, they didn't really change colors significantly, just sort of yellowed and dropped. We also have a couple of gorgeous maples that have bright yellow leaves, one that has red and one that has an orange-red tint to it.

We've been mulching the leaves as much as possible, adding them to the compost pile and chopping them up. I am quite fascinated by my observations of the cycle of decay and rebirth. Making dirt is cool.

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