AUTUMN LEAVES V: Here's today's picture of the leaves no longer on the trees in our yard. We've had some rain and high winds; and the difference between this week and last week is dramatic.

Like last week, here's a shot taken from the front porch. The leaves are gone. Gone, gone, gone. When it rained (lightly) Thursday, every raindrop that hit the ground brought two leaves with it.

Here's an expanded version of the picture above. Note that most of the yard has been cleared, except at the bottom left. That is what the whole yard looked like early Friday morning before I started blowing leaves.

Winter is arriving.