<![CDATA[Last of the Leaves Again]]>My earlier post had iPhone photos only, as I forgot to pack the connecting cord for the Cannon. Here are a few photos I took November 4 near Ithaca, New York, walking or with the car stationary.

These are in the order they were taken, and all the New York photos were taken November 4. 2013.

These are in the order they were taken.

Lake Cayuga

Lake Cayuga

Lake Cayuga closer

Lake Cayuga closer

Leaves 2 11:4:13

Lakeside park

Leaves 1 11:4:13

Again, Lake Cayuga is in the background.

Back yard 11-14-13

Back yard 11-14-13

In Alaska it’s above freezing (rare for this time of year) and we had mixed rain and snow last night — enough that schools are closed again today, driving is extremely hazardous, and power is out rather spottily throughout the area. (Mine went out around 1 am and came on just before 7. ) My regular station is off the air — lacks power to broadcast, according to their e-mail  — and the ones I could get were intended to be music. I did manage to get a bit of news around 7 which was all I heard about school closing, the fact that many traffic lights were out, and the widespread local power outages. I’ll add an up to date shot of my yard with the current storm when it gets light enough to take a picture, just for contrast and “Why did I fly home?” The water content of the snowpack has actually increased a lot more than the relatively minor increase in depth would suggest, and the wind and the warm temperatures (it was actually above freezing when I took the picture) have pretty well removed the snow from the bushes.

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