110810: When you live in an area where there is four seasons, you learn to always be aware of forthcoming weather. Especially during season 3 and season 4 - that would be Autumn & Winter! Several days ago the forecast called for wind and rain this week and if I was going to have any chance of capturing any photos of the fall colors and leaves on the ground I had better get out before the wind blew it all away.
The cottonwoods on the beach by #50.
Holy moly, look at the leaves! And the colors! And the happy doggies!
The 'front row' Red Oaks and Honey Locusts.
Colt playing 'King of the Picnic Tables.'
Red Oaks! If you look closely you can see some acorn caps still attached.
Acorns! The Red Oaks don't produce acorns every year, but it has been explained to me that when they do it is a sign of a good winter ahead. Apparently trees bare their 'fruit' in abundance when there is a good chance of reproducing or producing. Hmmm....how do they know?
Honey Locusts. Why honey? They certainly don't produce honey, so is it the color? Looks more like mustard or squash in color to me. Squash Locusts.
See the storm coming in? Our beautiful Cottonwoods and Squash Locusts.
Storm a-brewin'! See all those leaves? 
The wind and rain has come and gone. We watched the leaves dance in the wind during the storm. Now they are all conveniently packed up against the rock walls where they will stay until we clean them up. David has been trying to convince me for years that we need a goat to get rid of all the leaves and weeds. I'm an animal lover but I do have my limits. However, after years of back breaking clean up I have relented. I have broke down and David now has a goat.
Photos and more on our new goat later.....
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