After a cold and soggy September, we've been reward with a mild and pleasant October. No excuses then.
Let's take a walk.
While western Oregon cannot begin to compete with New England's fall color, we do have patches of nice color this time of year. This is a vista from the house off to the east - the color is provided by cherries and Big Leaf Maples.
Here's a reward for looking down - a nice moss covered stone.
I know this photo does not look like much, but close observation shows a sizable patch of matted down grasses. Someone, probably a deer, has been bedding down here.
October is mushroom time.
And Licorice Fern time.
Tiny, tiny bright yellow - a lichen? A mushroom?
A mystery.
On a blue sky day the Big Leaf Maples glowed.
Here's a close-up.
The September rains were very hard on the blackberries - most of the fruit got mildew and rotted on the vine. But there are still a few, a very few ripe berries for eating picking.
We'll end the walk with one of my favorite bits of fall color.
The rusty red of the Vine Maple.
What beautiful fall snippets you shared from your walk, Beth!
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