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Welcome to Autumn 2018
elagache:
Dear WeatherCat observers of the seasons turning,
Time flies when you have way too many things to do and so we find ourselves around another change of season. The Autumnal Equinox will occur Saturday or Sunday depending on your location. Here is the webpage with all those gory details for the curious:
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20180923T0154&msg=September%20Equinox%202018
Unfortunately, Autumn comes late to California since there is abundant sunshine. Only a few trees have started to turn at this point. Here is an example of a tree that must a be at least a relative of the Chinese Pistachio:
This is another tree that loses it leaves early:
In fact in August 2015 it was losing its leaves as was reported in this posting:
http://athena.trixology.com/index.php?topic=1717.msg16144#msg16144
On the other hand, the Crepe Myrtles are still in bloom:
And beyond any cultivated region the earth looks like this:
The dry barren land will remain this way until the rains really come and soak the dried grasses - assuming those rains come at all!
Of course da' trusty wagon will always try to find a way to get get into da' act. This time though it is a different kind of photo. Our garage faces due East, so at the equinox the sun rises almost in line with our cars. That afforded this interesting photo:
It might be a stretch to call it "wagon-henge" but it is a different take on Autumn and classic cars.
Like it or not, Autumn has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere. Make the best of it!
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
xairbusdriver:
The first image looks like a Sumac. Almost a ?weed? tree around here. But it does have nice autumn foliage. ThU32:-)
https://www.thespruce.com/plant-sumac-trees-for-fall-foliage-2130930
Blicj11:
You can't tell it's fall here by this security camera photo, but this family of mountain lions strolling through the neighbourhood look like they just broke huddle and are planning something big.
xairbusdriver:
That explains the metal conduit on the electrical wiring! "Cats" love to chew on wires... :P
elagache:
Dear X-Air, Blick, and WeatherCat users caught up in the changing seasons,
We do seem to be caught up in the changing seasons!
--- Quote from: xairbusdriver on September 23, 2018, 03:39:44 AM ---The first image looks like a Sumac. Almost a ?weed? tree around here. But it does have nice autumn foliage. ThU32:-)
--- End quote ---
Hmm, I just double-checked and the Chinese Pistache looks more likely. Here is the Wikipeda article on the Sumac:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumac
Here is the Wikipedia article on the Chinese Pistache:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pistacia_chinensis
The latter looks like a closer match.
--- Quote from: Blicj11 on September 23, 2018, 05:49:27 AM ---You can't tell it's fall here by this security camera photo, but this family of mountain lions strolling through the neighbourhood look like they just broke huddle and are planning something big.
--- End quote ---
Yipe! We have wild critters around here and supposedly even the occasional mountain lion but that's quite a crowd to bump into in the middle of the night! Definitely check your security camera before stepping outside at night!
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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