First, a quick update. Rachel just called from Venice (Sunday evening, there), where she's been for several days, and is spending her last evening in Italy. She had a great time with her friends, who have all moved on, by now. Her plane for Barcelona leaves in the morning. It seems she agrees with a widely-held perspective that Venice, indeed, all of Italy, is deeply enchanting and will be back...
I'm just going to post some pictures of the trees, around here. Really, autumn is quite wonderful, just about anywhere, but we're loving the air, the angle of the sun, the colors, and the rain (!), up here, especially, this year. Everything. Well, except that the deer seem way hungrier and are eating all my potted plants.
I'm working on that. These pics are of the view from the deck, down the driveway, and the area where the bank, market, drugstore, etc., are located.
Generally, I say that winter is my favorite season.
I like the cold, and that everything seems to take a breath. But, I'll keep you posted on that...