FALLING LEAVES, 2020: Week 7:

It's been an 'interesting' week in that we had a rain/windstorm that took out massive numbers of trees. We had 4 down in our tiny neighborhood, including a pine tree section that landed on our carport, crushed the satellite antenna, and took out about 12 feet of gutter. The storm also took down massive number of leaves as well; it's as if it were already winter.

With that, let's look at some pictures.

Here's my traditional view from the deck. Where last week there was some red and brown, today there's nothing but bare branches and 'bitter clingers'.

Here's the house, looking back from the property line. The little bit of green that you see are pines; the deciduous trees are all bare. The green at the bottom is the remains of the pine tree that landed on the carport, now confined to the 'future mulch' pile. The carpet of leaves that you can see is, in some places, several inches thick.

Here's our southern forest, which I call a jungle since the vegetation is usually so dense one can hardly see anything farther than a few feet. Not this year. So much has fallen and blown away by the winds that one can almost see the creek down below. And the hill beyond is visible, which is unusual to say the least.

Here's the pond itself. Being low and between the hills, it was less affected by the storm. There are still some reds and yellows visible, but mostly autumn is setting in -- leaves are turning brown, they're just not falling yet.

And finally, just for grins, here is a photo of that pine 'branch' that fell on the carport. Metal roofs are sturdy. I still haven't been able to clear all the detrius from the roof for a good view of possible damage, but so far I've only seen 2-3 tiny dents.

Last week's pictures are here.