A nicely presented collection of squash for Halloween
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A black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa) leaf turning yellow in patches
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The North American "wilderness" was cultivated in indigenous fashion, which Europeans didn't understand or study.
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https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/how-tree-rings-challenged-the-myth-of-american-wilderness

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Autumnal witch hazel leaf
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A matter of POV

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Wile. E. meets carma
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h/t @anae

Tiny Parasola species (P. auricoma?), or inkcaps, in redcedar duff. These pop up in the morning, dump spores, and are gone by nighttime.
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Finally mushrooms. But in a watered area in the park. Some sort of Agaricus spp., possibly augustus, with its pleasant smell.
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Some autumn colors
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I persuaded Monty to be cute in autumn leaves. It involved a bribe. He really isn't into posing or looking at me when there's stuff to sniff.
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Red maple (Acer ribrum) can be counted on to provide yearly opportunities for trite photos that we love of beautiful colored leaves.
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Monty likes walking on ledges, parapets, walls and so forth. He'll walk on the edging even if there is a full concrete sidewalk
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Righteous spices
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Just a rosey rose all by itself on the bush
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I keep hoping it will rain for a bit more than a desultory hour a week. I miss the lichen, mosses and mushrooms.

A tapestry of autumn's jewel-like colors in the berry canes
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Puns are good, *not* inferior jokes; *intellectual*jokes. Plus wisdom!
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Just a rose in the garden, glowing in sunlight
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The Lion Rock at Arcadia Beach on a misty day.
I called it the Sphinx before I was corrected
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