26 October 2023 – The windstorms of late fall are upon us and the leaves tumble down.
They carpet city sidewalks and forest trails (here, Sasamat Lake, Belcarra Regional Park).
But a few last leaves remain.
They cling to their branches, bright contrast to the predominantly coniferous forest…
or hang suspended, caught mid-tumble by a random twig.
We soak up the gold-and-green of this blustery day and predict, “There’ll be snow on Grouse [Mountain]” in a day or two.
And guess what? We’re right.
WALKING WOMAN 
Lynette d'Arty-Cross
/ 26 October 2023We had a dusting at the higher elevations, too. But I’m enjoying this (“this” meaning +6, even if the wind is rather bracing!) much more than -14, which a friend reported to me today from Yellowknife.
icelandpenny
/ 29 October 2023I so-very-slightly saw my breath this morning, which is nippy for Vancouver
restlessjo
/ 27 October 2023Oh, they’ve soon gone. Autumn is still thinking here.
icelandpenny
/ 29 October 2023and our “first snow” on Grouse Mountain melted – but it will be back!