Another set of days without the internet sent us on a walk in the middle of the day. When virtual life isn’t accessible, try real life.
The star of autumn in Three Rivers is the Chinese pistache tree.
Excuse me? This is indeed a peculiar sight.
The Remoria*l Building has tremendous Chinese pistache trees.
This is the largest flowering pear tree I know of. It is the first to bloom (usually mid February) and the last to turn in the fall. There are a couple of tiny hints of red near where the big cable emerges on the right.
Rumor has it that this former playground for children will become a playground for grown-ups. (You can’t see in this photo, but the sparkly thing I hung on the gate last week is still present.)
I commented to Trail Guy that the abundance of acorns is rather remarkable this year. He said, “Oh yeah? You ought to look behind our work shop!”
So, I did.
We hear them hitting the metal roof and rolling down at night.
Finally, here is the largest buckeye tree I know of. It turned bronze in late June, or maybe early July. These native trees run on a different schedule.
Simply Home
*Remorial is how our neighbor taught us to say “Memorial” when she was 9.
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Those wool slippers (?) are quite an odd sight!
What gorgeous foliage. Fall colours are my absolute favourite natural display in the entire year.
Welcome, Elisabeth! I forgot to see if those slippers are still there when I went past this morning. They are like velcro for all the grasses and leaves. So peculiar. I wonder if they fell off the garbage truck. . .
Elisabeth, just so you know, “remorial” is the way our neighbor taught us to say “memorial” when she was 9. The Veterans’ Memorial Building is in our neighborhood; it is where you go to remember veterans, so obviously it is the “Remorial Building”.
I’m enjoying all the beautiful pictures.
Thank you, Kathy! We are having a beautiful fall here in Three Rivers this year.
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