Changing and Falling Leaves

I've been keeping track of the leaves changing and falling this year. Here's a time lapse in photographs over the last 6 weeks. 

Falling Leaves

 Tuesday, November 11, 2025

The leaves started falling around the middle of October. 

They fell very slowly and steadily. 

They seemed to start accumulateing a bit more by Halloween. 

Dale raked the day after the above photo was taken. 

We had a hard freeze early morning of the next day. It brought a lot more leaves down. Dale's gonna mulch what's still on the ground. 

Mums

Thursday, November 6, 2025

Took some of the potted mums and planted them in the ground. They should come back in the spring. 

Leaves Are Changing but the Trees Aren't Too Willing to Give Them Up Yet

 Friday, October 31, 2025

Walked up to Walgreen's today to pick up Halloween candy. 

Dale and I are both amazed how many trees haven't lost their leaves yet. 

Anyway, the colors are pretty to look at. I just hope they're down before they start doing street sweeping and stop doing yard waste pickups. 

I got lots of pictures of what I'm seeing around the neighborhood. 

Great Afternoon for a Cigar

Thursday, October 2, 2025

Cleared all the dying fern leaves out today. Ada came over from next door and asked what I was doing. I told her. She asked if she could help so I asked her if she could put the fronds I was clipping into the leaf bag in the garage.  She was so happy to help. 

She asked what these things were so I told her a wasn't sure other than being part of the fern. I thought maybe they were once leaves or maybe seeds. I'll have to look into that. 

Still so nice out. Sat out back with a cigar. 

Made note of how much of the yard was in shade at only 4:30.

So:"No, ferns do not produce seeds and therefore cannot seed themselves; instead, they reproduce using microscopic spores that are released from the underside of their fronds (leaves) and are carried by wind or water to new locations. If a spore lands in a suitable, moist environment, it can develop into a tiny plant called a gametophyte, which then produces sex cells that fertilize to create a new sporophyte—the mature fern plant." (Info from AI)

Well I guess they're not seeds then. Maybe they're just short leaves? I'll have to look more closely at them next year. 

Messy Backyard

Sunday, September 24, 2023

First day of fall yesterday. Today sat in the yard with a cigar. 

As mentioned in the previous post I've had a broken fibula just above my ankle. I'm still in my boot but it'll come off this Thursday. I'm going to have to put some time getting all of this cleaned up. It's really gotten overgrown since my surgery. 

The pine tree is shedding needles galore. They are such a pain in the neck to clean up. 

Walking Without Athena

Sunday, November 7, 2021

We lost Athena on October 29. Walks are lonely without her.

MEA Weekend

Saturday, October 17, 2020 

MEA weekend. Dale and I were supposed to go to Madeline Island but decided not to. Mostly because Dale's workload this past week was much higher than expected but also somewhat due to the wind advisories for tonight and tomorrow night. We didn't want to risk the possibility of not getting off the Island.

Although it would've been fun to make the trip to Madeline, it's warmer here which is more conducive to a cigar in the yard. 

Cigar Time

 Sunday, October 11, 2020

Long Week - Cigar Time

Friday, October 9, 2020

Exhausting but by no means bad work week. So appreciative that it is Friday. 

No, that is not gin or vodka in the bottle. It’s water. I’m taking a break from drinking. It’s something of a practice run for another dry January in a few months. I was successful this past January so I have confidence I can do it again. However, a warm up can’t hurt, right? Truth be told my goal for October is only three weeks alcohol free. Twenty-one days sounds manageable compared to the 31 day I did this past January. Hard liquor really goes well with cigars though...