Asks Jerry Melaragno, who sends along this picture to make his point:
Jerry writes, “Fall color in Deer Canyon Preserve provided by the common native shrub three-leaved sumac (Rhus trilobata).” Pretty good, eh? And we still feature green hillsides and blazing blue skies daily.
We‘ve had lovely weather this week, into the 70s and clear each day. It‘s a touch breezy outside, but not too bad; the sun is warm enough that a bit of breeze is welcome. The birds are numerous and happy. We have sparrows, gold finches, house finches, pine siskins, towhees, bluebirds, juncos, jays of course, and flickers nearby almost constantly. Today the birds have been bathing and splashing in a most frolicsome manner. The hummingbirds do at last seem to have left the area, but I still see butterflies in my garden. Today there are a few clouds, enough to make the sky interesting.